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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
WEDNESDAY, 30 SEPTEMBER 2026
You say "it's not that deep" a lot.
Your Notes app has 300 entries and every one of them is that deep.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You're "on a gap year". It's your third.
- Some people run marathons. You run late, and you still come last.
- You've been "about to start the gym" since January. It's October. The gym has…
- Your birthday cake now needs a risk assessment. The candles are outnumbering the years…
- Your friends' group chat went quiet. It didn't. They made a new one. Same…
- Someone laminated an "Acceptable Behaviour" poster for the office kitchen. It will still be…
- The first email you open on Monday is a reply-all from Friday. Forty replies.…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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