ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
"Let's take this offline" means "let's never speak of this again."
That's also the plan for your job next quarter.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Beach body ready? The beach has been ready for four billion years. It isn't…
- You negotiated your broadband bill down by $3 a month. The call took 94…
- You got a houseplant to "take care of something". It died. Even the plant…
- Passive income takes a surprising amount of active effort. Mostly explaining it at parties…
- You "can't do mornings". You also can't do afternoons, evenings or emails.
- Your Duolingo owl has stopped threatening you. It's not proud. It's given up. Even…
- Some meetings could have been an email. You'll spend four years of your one…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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