common intimate phrases ft. hozier

it's not "i came here just to see you"
it's "i slithered here from Eden just to sit outside your door"
it's not "I'm in love with her soul"
it's not "sweet and right and merciful, I'm all but washed
in the tide of her breathing"
it's not "you're funny"
it's "you're a giggle at a funeral"
it's not "I'm sorry, i wasn't there for you"
it's "i couldn't utter my love when it counted,
ah, but I'm singing like a bird 'bout it now"
it's not "kiss me!"
it's "honey just put your lips on my lips,
we should just kiss like real people do"
it's not "i think i know you"
it's "honey you're familiar like my mirror years ago"
it's not "baby you're mine"
it's "give your heart and soul to charity, cause the rest of you, the best of you
honey belongs to me"
it's not "she's sweet"
it's "she gives me toothaches just from kissing me"
it's not "we'll never be apart"
it's "when my time comes around
lay me gently in the cold dark earth
no grave can hold my body down
I'll crawl home to her"

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Defining a "productive day" is crucial.

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Separating your life and work is key.

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Delicious tacos, presentation you crushed, a moment of inner peace. Write it down.

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“We don’t negotiate salaries” is a negotiation tactic.

Always. No, your company is not an exception.

A tactic I don’t appreciate at all because of how unfairly it penalizes low-leverage, junior employees, and those loyal enough not to question it, but that’s negotiation for you after all. Weaponized information asymmetry.

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And by the way, you should never be worried that an offer would be withdrawn if you politely negotiate.

I have seen this happen *extremely* rarely, mostly to women, and anyway is a giant red flag. It suggests you probably didn’t want to work there.

You wish there was no negotiating so it would all be more fair? I feel you, but it’s not happening.

Instead, negotiate hard, use your privilege, and then go and share numbers with your underrepresented and underpaid colleagues. […]