ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
You call it "quiet quitting".
Your manager calls it "the same as before". Nobody can tell the difference. That's the bad news.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You swore you'd never sound like your parents. You just said "because I said…
- Your fitness app's AI coach called a four-minute walk "incredible progress". It said the…
- The return to office is completely optional. So was the badge-swipe leaderboard, and yet…
- You started saying "oof" when you sit down. That's the countdown, out loud.
- You've been "about to start the gym" since January. It's October. The gym has…
- He vanished for five months, then texted "haha so true" like he'd just popped…
- Monday is a core collaboration day. As, it turns out, is every day ending…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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