What Happens to Your Body During One Day of Work
You might want to take this standing up.
You stagger in. You drag yourself out. But a lot happens to your body in between inserting your Starbucks-branded IV drip and your triumphant flounce out the doors at 5 6 7:34 p.m. Below, get a truly desolate snapshot of how a full day of what you're doing right this minute not only drains your soul but also breaks down your body. Yay!
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Chelsea Peng is a writer and editor who was formerly the assistant editor at Marie Claire. She's also worked for The Strategist and Refinery29, and is a graduate of Northwestern University. On her tombstone, she would like a GIF of herself that's better than the one that already exists on the Internet and a free fro-yo machine. Besides frozen dairy products, she's into pirates, carbs, Balzac, and snacking so hard she has to go lie down.
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