Dave Tarnowski

From the wildly popular Instagram account, Disappointing Affirmations hilariously counters the culture of relentless toxic positivity with a realistic take on a disappointing world where failure is always an option, but that’s okay. Pairing lovely vacation photos taken by the author himself with sayings that are amusingly self-critical, encouraging, disillusioned, or all three at once, Tarnowski […]

Cross out toxic positivity with these high-quality graphite pencils for a low-quality, disappointing world from the creator of the wildly popular @disappointingaffirmations Instagram account. The Disappointing Affirmations pencil set includes ten eraser-topped graphite pencils. As stylish as they are functional, these standard HB / No. 2 pencils make excellent desk accessories. Featuring realistic and subversively […]

From the wildly popular @disappointingaffirmations Instagram account, here are thirty hilariously realistic affirmation postcards for a disappointing world where failure is always an option. The Disappointing Affirmations postcard set offers a funny take on the inspirational language of a culture that insists that everyone try to remain upbeat in the face of a world that’s […]