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TUESDAY, 24 MARCH 2026
Every Monday you swear this week will be different.
You've sworn it nine hundred times. The week stopped listening.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Growing old is mandatory. Growing up was optional. You ticked "later". This is later.…
- Your friends' group chat went quiet. It didn't. They made a new one. Same…
- Be yourself. Everyone else is taken. They were picked first. You're what was left.
- Your fitness journey started on the second of January. It ended on the fourth.…
- Your birthday cake now needs a risk assessment. The candles are outnumbering the years…
- The in-office lunch is optional. The man with the clipboard and no sandwich is…
- Nobody notices when you do your job well. Everyone notices when you leave at…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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