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- I recently booked an Airbnb near my home to carve out time for a project.
- I wanted to work on it without distractions.
- I tend to make the excuse that I don't have time, but this showed me that I do.
One morning a few months ago, I woke at 4 a.m., bounding out of bed in the small, strange room where I'd slept. I was on a solo retreat — designed, created, and curated all by me, a time when I discovered (again) how powerful solitude can be.