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I can tend to overwork myself, and initially I scheduled four to five interviews a day with only about 30 minutes between each. That was NOT enough time to process, recharge, and get ready for the next one. Sitting with people in such vulnerable space was wonderful and cathartic, and could also be exhausting, so I set my limit at three interviews a day.",[16,145,146],{},"The fun thing is that since I’m doing this whole thing on my own, I can let the project evolve and change as naturally and as often as needed. For instance, I initially thought I’d do guest spots at cafés to try to entrench myself in the café culture of a specific place. But then I thought that might make it hard for baristas to talk to me if they had something negative to say about their work environments. I was the only person I had to check with when deciding to scratch that!",[16,148,149],{},"And lastly, I’ve had to readjust how long the actual travel portion takes. 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