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Previous ask:
What is your idea of “having your shit together?”
Sara answers:
I think that “having your shit together” is not a switch that gets flipped. It’s a fluid thing, moving almost hour-by-hour, that you have to constantly work on. Of course, it includes routines and a bank account and not being late to everything and all that other shit. But to me, the number one sign that I have my shit together is whether I have a sense of excitement for the prospect of what comes next. I’ve learned that I’m someone who needs a new project, a new collaboration, a new friendship on the horizon to keep me energized. And I can only clear the mental space to be truly and unabashedly enthusiastic about the future when I’ve taken care of all the other shit. Clean the fridge, plan the future. That’s my new motto.
Sara asks:
What’s in that drawer full of random stuff in your house? You know the one.
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