The perimenopause.
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Lack of magnesium.
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Riz Ahmed
British actor and rapper
The thought that I could be doing more: being more productive, doing more of the things that matter, and less of the things that don’t.
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Worrying about my kids.
Alex Honnold
Rock climber; first person to free solo El Capitan
No, I don’t really worry that much when I sleep. I mean, the stuff that I get stressed about is all like real life stuff with, you know, dealing with email and responding to calls and like, you know, hustling and I don’t know, like doing my taxes. You know, like all the stuff that I’m just like not good at.
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As an accomplished dancer and tennis player, because I do neither, so my loved ones would be very confused.
The Guardian’s review of my book.
Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West).
My mother, Hannah: nearly 82, mother of four, homemaker, retired GP and knitter extraordinaire.
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