Interesting piece about eating alone in the NYT- made me feel better about my solo meals. What are your lunch and dinner habits like? I'm trying to broaden my horizons beyond Seamless at my desk

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Lunch is almost always at my desk, though I try to make it a priority to have mentoring lunches (where I’m doing the mentoring or where I’m receiving the mentoring) on a semi-regular basis, especially when work calms down a bit. Dinner is nearly always at home with my kids, if I’m in town. But there are also occasional happy hours, networking dinners, etc., of course.

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I like the idea of regular mentoring lunches! I might try and start this after the holidays

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I love eating alone. Changes the scenery and helps me unwind from the chaos, even if it's just a little bit. Plus I can order whatever I want without being judged!

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Ugh that sounds so good rn!

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Awesome, what’s the link?

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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2019/10/30/smarter-living/how-to-eat-alone-and-like-it.amp.html

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