Flounder Magazine

We're the new indie magazine that has had enough of toxic positivity. If you're feeling worthless, unsuccessful or lonely, come #flounder with us.

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🎉NEW ISSUE ALERT🎉

Not only are we happy because it's Friday, we're also happy to announce that it's the release day of Flounder Issue 3!

This is our wellbeing issue, where we discuss post-lockdown stress, toxic masculinity and more

Have a read here!
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From fake poets to unlikely viral superstars, we've had the pleasure of chatting to some brilliant guests on our #podcast recently.

Here's some of our favourite insights from recent episodes.

@emma_tindall2 @jackieweaver @AndrewDidATweet

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Do you ever find yourself lying awake at night whilst the unfinished tail end of your to-do list burns a hole through your brain?

We talk #toxicproductivity and why comparing yourself to others is a habit we just can't seem to break

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Public Service Announcement: Your sourdough might well be rubbish. And that's OK.

We're all living through a pandemic – it's absolutely fine if you didn't become a high-achieving go-getter overnight.

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"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a romance film in a possession of a happy couple must be in want of a trope."

We all love to hate ridiculous tropes in romance movies – here's our picks of the worst

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From the total lack of a plan for social care, to absurd potential voter ID restrictions, here's six things in this year's Queen's Speech that had us screaming at the TV

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Happy #NationalLimerickDay!

Can you guess who this one is about? We're a little stuck.

There once was a man called Elon,
Whose power was nothing to sleep on.
He shattered his dreams, with endless rock memes
Outing himself as a con

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Proposition: We burn Linkedin to the ground and pretend it never existed.

[🐢✨America Is Musty✨🐢 @DragonflyJonez]

I think about this hero all the time. The bravery to post this on LinkedIn. The courage to fight the corruption of the lying ass LinkedIn influencer industry from within. He's an inspiration.

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"I was definitely terrified of failure"

Have you listened to our new podcast yet? We had a chat about failure with our guest Emma Tindall, host of 20 Not Something.

https://t.co/MGOqSQfCf0

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Come in, sit down. We're having an intervention.
It's... it's your internal monologue. It's got to go.

@FittesJack on why it might be time to break up with your toxic internal monologue.

https://t.co/nPKKkIvOA5

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Joining the working world in 2020 was terrifying enough even before you had to make small talk via Zoom

How do you build real relationships with people you've only met through a screen?

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Contrary to what Bridget Jones suggests, being single doesn’t necessarily mean permanent spinsterhood.

More and more people are actively choosing to be single, and thrive with their decision.

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@jackieweaver When it comes to barnets, you have all the authority here Jackie Weaver.

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When head office reminds you about "looking after your mental health" in between 17 emails demanding you do more work for less money

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Mental health awareness week!

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When they ask you to explain the gap in your CV

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We've all been there – you've messed up pretty massively and you're too scared to let anyone know. It happens all the time at Flounder HQ.

But if that mistake lets an actual leopard secretly roam wild for over a week, perhaps it's time to own up.

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"What 20 Not Something taught me is that everyone goes through shit – you just have to find the gold in it."

In our latest #podcast we speak to @emma_tindall2 about achievement, expectation, and meal deals. Check it out on our Soundcloud!

https://t.co/IAUIjNBdQK

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Happy #NoDietDay everyone. Here at Flounder we don't believe in diets. We think you're doing great just as you are.

As once stated by the great Julia Child:

"The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook"

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With people returning from working at home, here are the things we haven't missed about every office:

1) Waking up before 7am
2) Commuting
3) Petty teacup politics
4) Spending the GDP of a small country on a flat white from Pret every lunchtime