ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
It's not a career ladder.
It's a hamster wheel. The hamster has a LinkedIn and more endorsements than you.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- There's no I in team. There are two in "invoice still unpaid". And one…
- You got the ick because they ran for a bus. You've been single three…
- Kids grow up so fast. Except between 5pm and bedtime, when time stops and…
- You "romanticise studying". You've filmed it, lit it and soundtracked it. You haven't studied.
- The update is 200GB. Your free afternoon was smaller.
- Step outside your comfort zone. It's raining out there, everything costs more, and nobody…
- 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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