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#### My three goals for 2017

​1. Exercise a little more patience

​2. Less screen time, more book time

​3. Volunteer in my local community

#### Who i’m following on Twitter

@TheAtlantic @mcsweeneys @amyjcuddy

#### If I weren’t doing this, I’d …

… be a Chicago sportswriter.

##### The best advice I ever got

Never stop improving.

##### My media mix

**Music:** Queen, Chance the Rapper, Norah Jones, Stevie Wonder, Kendrick Lamar

**TV:** Anything from Judd Apatow, Master of None, Silicon Valley

**Podcasts:** This American Life, Pod Save America, Jalen and Jacoby

**Publications:** The New York Times, The Washington Post, Runner’s World

##### What I do when I’m not at work

Try to improve my toddler-level French, run, travel.

##### On my desk right now

Strategic plan, last year’s conference program guide, StrengthsFinder, a large cup of coffee

(Callie Lipkin)

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