ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
Monday is a perfectly normal day.
You've got about two thousand more of them. Count them.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your therapist said set boundaries. You set one. Then texted them at 2 a.m.…
- No pain, no gain. You chose neither. Your heart has noted it in your…
- Your fitness app's AI coach called a four-minute walk "incredible progress". It said the…
- You sent "lol" to avoid having feelings. It worked. You feel nothing, said nothing,…
- Move fast and break things. You broke the coffee machine, the budget and your…
- Your savings account isn't empty. It's a memorial.
- The first email you open on Monday is a reply-all from Friday. Forty replies.…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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