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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
SUNDAY, 15 DECEMBER 2024
You said you're "so busy" this week.
Your screen time says eleven hours a day. Busy is one word for it. Scrolling is the other.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You said you'd "touch grass" this weekend. You took a photo of grass, posted…
- Your Duolingo owl has stopped threatening you. It's not proud. It's given up. Even…
- Move fast and break things. You broke the coffee machine, the budget and your…
- Work smarter, not harder. You've chosen neither, and HR has a folder.
- You call it a "situationship" because "relationship" would mean someone has to commit to…
- Doom spending is buying a heated eye mask because the news was bad. The…
- You say "it's not that deep" a lot. Your Notes app has 300 entries…
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