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A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
SUNDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER 2023
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
- Your 5am routine went viral. You did it once, filmed it, and have slept…
- Things will look better in the morning. No. They'll just be better lit.
- Your favourite music is now called "a classic". So are you. It means old.
- You "don't believe in labels". You believe in being kept as an option.
- Monday is a core collaboration day. As, it turns out, is every day ending…
- Your financial advisor is a spreadsheet you opened once in January. It's been screaming…
- Somebody, somewhere, is checking their phone hoping it's you. It's a debt collector.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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