So You Want To Know More About Me — #3 July
TBIN July Interview Questions
So here we are again with the third episode of «So You Want To Know More About Me».
Previously on…
[1] If you could go back to the beginning of your writing career, however far back that is, what is one tip you would give yourself?
Do not buy into a culture where you can’t “just write”.
Do not buy into a culture where you can’t write and do other things too.
In other words, don’t let ANYTHING prevent you from being a writer.
[2] In classic group-based ice-breakers format: “Share your name and one random fact about yourself”, how do you choose the fact to share? Do you come up with one on the spot? Does it change depending on who you’re talking to? Do you have one “go-to” answer for all of these ice-breaker situations?
It never happened to me, but I would definitely improvise. By choosing something different anytime I do.
[3] In what ways do you take care of your mental health?
Honestly, I’m not taking care of my mental health the way I’d like😅, and I’m starting to feel the consequences.
In pre-pandemic times I had a lovely work/life balance. I was very proud of that. I did Pilates four times a week, ate healthily, and had an intense social life. I made sure theatre, concerts, and friends were always a part of my week.
Right now, I’m struggling with anything. I haven’t gone to a gym in over a year. My work is tentacular and social events are still limited in here. I’m living on Pizza, which is not the best of diets. It’s hard as hell.
[4] How has your culture or context shaped your beliefs about what work ethic or productivity looks like?
They changed me a lot, not necessarily for the better.
I grew up in an Italian region that is renowned for being full of «hard workers» and «self-made men». Beware, men not women. I absorbed the overworking culture and rejected the male-breadwinner feature.
As for my family, I’m really lucky. They always respected my aspirations and let me choose everything I did.
Both my father and my mother had a strong impact on my work. My mom is the creative one. She’s capable of designing exquisite cakes that look like the Great Barrier Reef, and she’s an excellent tailor. Yet, she minimizes all of her skills and I inherited her low self-esteem. My father taught me that it’s never too late to follow your dreams, since he changed his career late in lafe.
[5] What’s one food you like to make if you don’t want to think or plan or buy new ingredients at all?
I cook pasta and try to create a sauce with whatever I have at home.
Fave or nah?
- Favourite moisturizer? All the organic products at Sephora.
- Least favourite car? I don’t like Jaguars. Sorry, James Bond.
- Favourite chore? Laundry, I guess.
- Least favourite tv show? Game of Thrones. Most overrated TV show ever.
- Favourite body part? Hands.
Articles to share
- A piece that you published in your first moments of being on Medium
- A piece that challenges assumptions
- A piece related to food
- A piece from a fellow writer you love (Laquesha Bailey is so good it hurts)
- A piece you think deserves more love
