ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
Wisdom comes with age.
So does standing on the landing with no idea why you came upstairs, or exist.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You "don't do small talk". You also don't do big talk, phone calls, emails…
- Consistency is key. You've said "I'll go tomorrow" for three years. It's the only…
- Your startup is an app that replaces a phone call. With a waitlist, a…
- The update is 200GB. Your free afternoon was smaller.
- Wildflowering means letting the relationship grow naturally, with no timeline. It has the growth…
- Your friends' group chat went quiet. It didn't. They made a new one. Same…
- You're "chronically online". Chronic means long-term. You've been online so long your eyes have…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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