scene:

you are dead

in a stunning surprise, saint peter appears in front of you, outside what appears to be a modern, glass walled, airily lit and expansive conference room

saint peter invites you in

saint peter: hi dan. can I call you dan? we’re going to do a retrospective.

dan: uhhh—

saint peter smiles beatifically

saint peter: fantastic. call me peter.

saint peter gently slides three stacks of differently colored

dan: these are uh-

peter: yes, you’re right. post-it notes. they’re very good! we’ve tried other brands and methods of course but these always turn out best.

dan: uhhhhh

a whiteboard appears. confusingly, it is both very big (i.e. infinite) and yet also fits in the conference room

peter: okay dan, let’s get started. what do you think went well about your life?

silence

dan: i’m in the bad place, aren’t i

a beat

peter: oh no, not at all! this is most definitely the good place, dan

dan: but-

peter smiles even more beatifically

peter leans in and whispers: dan, they do it with jira there

Okay, thanks everyone, I’m here all week!

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