{"slug":"0-days-without","name":"0 Days Without","url":"/templates/0-days-without.png","w":619,"h":403,"top":"","bottom":"","description":"Generate a 0 Days Without meme. Lenny resets the counter back to zero because it happened AGAIN. Fill in what keeps happening.","keywords":"0 days without meme, days without meme, simpsons meme, lenny meme, reset counter meme, zero days meme","year":2016,"origin":"Taken from The Simpsons, this scene shows a worker (often Lenny Leonard) resetting a safety counter sign that reads \"DAYS WITHOUT [incident]\" back to zero. The original gag mocked workplace accidents, but online the format evolved into a way to confess recurring failures, bad habits, and things you just cannot stop doing no matter how hard you try. For another \"I keep doing this\" confession format, see Clown Applying Makeup (escalating self-deception) or This Is Fine (denial of consequences).","format":"template","textBoxes":[{"label":"The Incident","x":53,"y":27,"w":45,"h":20,"placeholder":"What keeps happening","fontFamily":"Arial","fontColor":"#000000","strokeWidth":0,"isBold":false,"isAllCaps":false,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":45,"opacity":1},{"label":"Bottom Text","x":35,"y":75,"w":30,"h":18,"placeholder":"Extra context","fontFamily":"Arial","fontColor":"#FFFFFF","strokeColor":"#000000","strokeWidth":2,"isBold":false,"isAllCaps":false,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":45,"opacity":1}],"howToMake":["The 0 Days Without template is loaded with 2 text fields: one on the sign, one below","Fill in the sign with the thing that keeps happening. The counter is back at zero, so make it something painfully recurring","The top text box sits on the \"DAYS WITHOUT\" sign; the bottom text adds extra context or a punchline below Lenny","Black text on the sign keeps the workplace-notice aesthetic. Use the bottom field's white outline text for contrast against the cartoon background","Reset the counter and hit Download for a PNG, or Share your recurring shame with the people who understand"],"exampleCaptions":["A NONSENSE ARGUMENT","ME AT 2AM"],"exampleAltText":"0 Days Without meme — zero days without a nonsense argument, me at 2am","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-02-28","seo":{"aliases":["Days Without Meme","Zero Days Without","Lenny Counter Meme","Simpsons Counter Meme","Reset Counter Meme","Days Since Last Incident"],"description":"Inside a factory, a worker reaches up to a wall-mounted sign tracking how many days have passed since the last incident. The counter reads zero. He's resetting it, not because something catastrophic happened, but because whatever it tracks just happened again. The format thrives on the confession: there's something you cannot stop doing, and everyone watching knows it.","definition":"The counter is back at zero. Again. Pulled from The Simpsons, a worker resets the workplace \"Days Without [incident]\" sign, and the format became the internet's go-to confession for recurring habits, failures, and behaviors you swore you'd stop.","useCases":[{"category":"Self-Sabotage & Bad Decisions","examples":["0 days without impulse-buying something I already own 3 of","0 days without saying \"I'll start Monday\" on a Wednesday","0 days without checking the fridge hoping new food materialized since 5 minutes ago","0 days without googling a symptom and diagnosing myself with something fatal","0 days without setting an alarm for 6am knowing full well I will not be awake at 6am","0 days without lying to myself about how long \"5 more minutes\" will actually be"]},{"category":"Work & Office","examples":["0 days without someone replying-all to a company-wide email to say \"thanks!\"","0 days without pretending to understand what was just said in the meeting","0 days without accidentally unmuting myself on Zoom while talking about the meeting","0 days without rewriting the same email 7 times before sending a 4-word reply","0 days without the printer being \"offline\" for no discernible reason"]},{"category":"Relationships & Social","examples":["0 days without stalking an ex's social media \"just to check\"","0 days without overanalyzing a text message that was probably fine","0 days without saying \"we should hang out soon!\" to someone I will never hang out with","0 days without drafting a confrontational text, then deleting it and sending \"lol ok\"","0 days without telling someone \"I'm on my way\" while still in bed","0 days without a nonsense argument about something neither person actually cares about"]},{"category":"Technology & Internet","examples":["0 days without opening my phone, forgetting why, and closing it","0 days without watching a 10-second TikTok that somehow turned into an hour-long session","0 days without typing a password wrong 3 times and then remembering it was right the first time","0 days without clearing my cart instead of checking out because the shipping fee offended me","0 days without opening 15 new browser tabs while swearing I'll close some later"]},{"category":"Food & Cooking","examples":["0 days without saying \"I have food at home\" and ordering delivery anyway","0 days without eating the entire bag of chips when I told myself I'd have \"just a few\"","0 days without burning something because I walked away for \"just a second\"","0 days without microwaving leftovers, forgetting about them, then microwaving them again","0 days without drinking coffee at 4pm and then complaining I can't sleep","0 days without meal prepping on Sunday and throwing it all out on Thursday"]},{"category":"Gaming","examples":["0 days without saying \"one more game\" at 1am and stopping at 4am","0 days without rage-quitting and then immediately relaunching the same game","0 days without buying a game on sale that I will never install","0 days without blaming my teammates when I clearly messed up","0 days without restarting a save file because I made one wrong choice 20 hours ago"]},{"category":"Fitness & Health","examples":["0 days without saying \"I'll go to the gym tomorrow\" and not going tomorrow","0 days without calling a walk to the fridge \"exercise\"","0 days without skipping leg day","0 days without rewarding a 10-minute workout with a 2-hour nap","0 days without pressing snooze on every alarm and calling it \"rest day\"","0 days without googling \"can you lose weight without exercising\" at midnight"]}]}}