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![[HERO] An overwhelmed person with messy hair and bags under their eyes stares in horror at a ringing phone surrounded by bills and laundry.](https://cdn.marblism.com/hRZh5oVDmuC.webp)
![[HERO] An overwhelmed person with messy hair and bags under their eyes stares in horror at a ringing phone surrounded by bills and laundry.](https://cdn.marblism.com/hRZh5oVDmuC.webp)
Adulting 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Mastering the Art of Not Feeling Like a Failure Every Tuesday
If you woke up today, looked at a pile of mail you’re too scared to open, and realized you haven’t eaten a vegetable that wasn’t on top of a pizza in three weeks, welcome. You’re adulting.

Ordinary Jackass
May 255 min read


Adulting Secrets Revealed: Why Every "Real" Adult You Know is Actually Just Faking It
Here is the truth you won’t find in a "7 Habits of Highly Effective People" seminar: Nobody knows what they are doing.

Ordinary Jackass
May 186 min read
![[HERO] The Ultimate Guide to the Unopened Mail Pile: Relatable Life Advice for People Drowning in Paperwork](https://cdn.marblism.com/sU84S287MxZ.webp)
![[HERO] The Ultimate Guide to the Unopened Mail Pile: Relatable Life Advice for People Drowning in Paperwork](https://cdn.marblism.com/sU84S287MxZ.webp)
The Ultimate Guide to the Unopened Mail Pile: Relatable Life Advice for People Drowning in Paperwork
The secret to conquering the unopened mail pile sitting on your entryway table is simple: stop treating it like a personal failure and start treating it like a very boring game of Tetris.
ordinaryjackass2
May 186 min read
![[HERO] Are You Making These Common Life Mistakes? 5 Disasters That Prove Adulting is Hard](https://cdn.marblism.com/Y-C-kdY9Z_0.webp)
![[HERO] Are You Making These Common Life Mistakes? 5 Disasters That Prove Adulting is Hard](https://cdn.marblism.com/Y-C-kdY9Z_0.webp)
Are You Making These Common Life Mistakes? 5 Disasters That Prove Adulting is Hard
Adulting is basically just a series of expensive mistakes you make until you die. If you’re waiting for the day when you suddenly feel like a "real adult" who knows how to fold a fitted.
ordinaryjackass2
May 186 min read
![[HERO] The Ultimate Guide to Faking Being a Functional Adult: Everything You Need to Succeed (or Just Survive Monday)](https://cdn.marblism.com/tgTKsn2MMdb.webp)
![[HERO] The Ultimate Guide to Faking Being a Functional Adult: Everything You Need to Succeed (or Just Survive Monday)](https://cdn.marblism.com/tgTKsn2MMdb.webp)
The Ultimate Guide to Faking Being a Functional Adult: Everything You Need to Succeed (or Just Survive Monday)
The secret to being a functional adult isn't actually having your life together, it’s just getting really good at convincing everyone else you do.
ordinaryjackass2
May 186 min read
![[HERO] Are You Making These Common Adulting Mistakes? Why Everyone Else is Also Just Winging It](https://cdn.marblism.com/ZKCDJ8tAGgb.webp)
![[HERO] Are You Making These Common Adulting Mistakes? Why Everyone Else is Also Just Winging It](https://cdn.marblism.com/ZKCDJ8tAGgb.webp)
Are You Making These Common Adulting Mistakes? Why Everyone Else is Also Just Winging It
Yes, you are. You’re definitely making mistakes. But here is the secret: so is the guy in the tailored suit, the mom with the perfect Pinterest cupcakes, and your boss who pretends to.

Ordinary Jackass
May 185 min read
![[HERO] Adulting 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Mastering the Art of Pretending You Have It Together](https://cdn.marblism.com/p9flDlxq91N.webp)
![[HERO] Adulting 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Mastering the Art of Pretending You Have It Together](https://cdn.marblism.com/p9flDlxq91N.webp)
Adulting 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Mastering the Art of Pretending You Have It Together
Adulting is mostly just a high-stakes game of pretend where the winner is whoever hides their "mountain of unfolded laundry" the best when guests come over.
ordinaryjackass2
May 186 min read
![[HERO] 10 Reasons Your](https://cdn.marblism.com/NEYeUC2JJqa.webp)
![[HERO] 10 Reasons Your](https://cdn.marblism.com/NEYeUC2JJqa.webp)
10 Reasons Your "Simple" DIY Fix Turned Into a Disaster (And Relatable Life Advice for the Non-Handy)
DIY culture is a scam designed by home improvement stores to sell you $400 worth of power tools for a $10 problem.
ordinaryjackass2
May 186 min read
![[HERO] The Best Adulting Advice You’ll Ever Get (For People Who Still Don’t Have It Figured Out)](https://cdn.marblism.com/J-onZnj_a6g.webp)
![[HERO] The Best Adulting Advice You’ll Ever Get (For People Who Still Don’t Have It Figured Out)](https://cdn.marblism.com/J-onZnj_a6g.webp)
The Best Adulting Advice You’ll Ever Get (For People Who Still Don’t Have It Figured Out)
Adulting is a scam. It’s not a destination where you finally arrive, put on a blazer, and suddenly understand how interest rates work.
ordinaryjackass2
May 186 min read
![[HERO] Are You Making These Common Adulting Mistakes? (Relatable Life Advice for the Messy Among Us)](https://cdn.marblism.com/u-BAzbRRMxQ.webp)
![[HERO] Are You Making These Common Adulting Mistakes? (Relatable Life Advice for the Messy Among Us)](https://cdn.marblism.com/u-BAzbRRMxQ.webp)
Are You Making These Common Adulting Mistakes? (Relatable Life Advice for the Messy Among Us)
Are you making common adulting mistakes? Yes. All of them. Probably right now. If you’ve ever found a half-eaten bag of spinach that has turned into a green swamp in your fridge, or if.
ordinaryjackass2
May 186 min read


7 Mistakes You’re Making with Basic Adulting (And Why Your Laundry Is Still on the "Laundry Chair")
Adulting is hard because nobody actually taught us how to do it; we just sort of aged into it and expected a manual to arrive in the mail.
ordinaryjackass2
May 186 min read


The Laundry Loop from Hell: Why Your Clothes Never Reach the Dresser
Laundry isn't a chore. It’s a toxic relationship. You put in the work, you give it your time, and in return, it leaves you staring at a pile of wrinkled t-shirts at 11 PM while you wonder.

Ordinary Jackass
May 105 min read


I Thought I’d Have This Figured Out by Now: The Adulting Scam
Let’s be honest: Adulthood is a subscription service that we all signed up for as kids without reading the terms and conditions, and now the "free trial" is over and it’s way more.

Ordinary Jackass
May 106 min read
![[HERO] 10 Reasons Your ‘Productive Weekend’ Plan Failed (and Relatable Life Advice for the Rest of Us)](https://cdn.marblism.com/TGsJ7qAEtsm.webp)
![[HERO] 10 Reasons Your ‘Productive Weekend’ Plan Failed (and Relatable Life Advice for the Rest of Us)](https://cdn.marblism.com/TGsJ7qAEtsm.webp)
10 Reasons Your ‘Productive Weekend’ Plan Failed (and Relatable Life Advice for the Rest of Us)
Friday at 5:00 PM is a dangerous time. It’s when your brain decides to lie to you. It whispers that you are actually a high-performance productivity machine who just happened to be.
ordinaryjackass2
May 107 min read
Why My House Is Never Clean and I’ve Finally Stopped Caring
Let’s be real for a second: the dream of a "Pinterest-perfect" home is a scam designed to make you buy expensive baskets you don’t need.
ordinaryjackass2
May 95 min read
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