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" When I feel really insecure, or I'm in a social situation where I'm nervous about how I come off, or I'm trying to control the situation too much, I literally just try and use the same muscles that I had to use on stage - just paying attention to the other person and trusting yourself to respond as emotionally honestly as possible. "

Tavi Gevinson

Control

Yourself

Trying

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Feel

Happy

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Think

Sometimes

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Tavi Gevinson

Just

Able

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Tavi Gevinson

Confident

Feeling

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" If the next thing I do is not necessarily filling the role of 'the future of journalism,' it'll probably be whatever is making me happiest, and that's enough for me. "

Tavi Gevinson

Enough

Whatever

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