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FRIDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2023
It's not a career ladder.
It's a hamster wheel. The hamster has a LinkedIn and more endorsements than you.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
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- Running clears your head. Mostly of the idea that you're a runner.
- The in-office lunch is optional. The man with the clipboard and no sandwich is…
- Doom spending is buying a heated eye mask because the news was bad. The…
- You don't have a spending problem. You have an income problem, and it's terminal.
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