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DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
You negotiated your broadband bill down by $3 a month.
The call took 94 minutes. You break even in 2031. They put it back up in 2027.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You "work best under pressure". You don't. You just only work under pressure.
- Clear-coding means stating your intentions up front. Hers was "I have a hard stop…
- You put "open to work" on LinkedIn. Six recruiters viewed your profile. Five were…
- Money can't buy happiness. You'll never have enough to check.
- Strangers online have voted you "not wrong". The same strangers once voted to give…
- You have 2,000 followers and nobody to help you move. Your audience is very…
- A budget is a list of things you're about to do anyway. Written down…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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