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THURSDAY, 18 DECEMBER 2025
You can do anything you set your mind to.
Your mind has set itself to lying down. Permanently. With snacks.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Children are a blessing. They're also why the remote is in the bin and…
- It's not a career ladder. It's a hamster wheel. The hamster has a LinkedIn…
- You put "open to work" on LinkedIn. Six recruiters viewed your profile. Five were…
- Abs are made in the kitchen. So are toasties. The toasties are undefeated.
- You have an eleven-step skincare routine. Your sleep schedule has none. The serum is…
- Not all who wander are lost. You are. The map gave up.
- They say sweat is weakness leaving the body. Yours has decided to stay.
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