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DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
You put "open to work" on LinkedIn.
Six recruiters viewed your profile. Five were bots. The sixth was your ex, checking you're doing worse.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Find your purpose. It's in the drawer with the takeaway menus and a key…
- You call yourself "a bit of a foodie". You've ordered the same chicken 64…
- Not all who wander are lost. You are. The map gave up.
- Things will look better in the morning. No. They'll just be better lit.
- The first email you open on Monday is a reply-all from Friday. Forty replies.…
- You "can't do mornings". You also can't do afternoons, evenings or emails.
- 2026 is the new 2016. Your knees did not get the memo. Your knees…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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