ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
You are a valued member of the team.
So was the last person in your chair. Nobody knows where she went.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- "It's only Monday" is the most threatening sentence in English. It will be only…
- He vanished for five months, then texted "haha so true" like he'd just popped…
- Kids grow up so fast. Except between 5pm and bedtime, when time stops and…
- The return to office is completely optional. So was the badge-swipe leaderboard, and yet…
- You don't skip leg day. You skip every day. The legs know. The legs…
- Kids grow up so fast. Except between 5pm and bedtime, when time stops and…
- Your fitness app's AI coach called a four-minute walk "incredible progress". It said the…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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