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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
THURSDAY, 24 JANUARY 2019
You said you're "so busy" this week.
Your screen time says eleven hours a day. Busy is one word for it. Scrolling is the other.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Be your own boss. Your new boss naps at 2pm, can't pay you, and…
- You're not getting older. You're getting closer. That's worse.
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- Your therapist said set boundaries. You set one. Then texted them at 2 a.m.…
- The light at the end of the tunnel is someone asking, "Can you see…
- Your boss hasn't taken a sick day in ten years. He has, however, given…
- Age is just a number. So is your cholesterol, and it's climbing faster than…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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