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Meet Mindy Seu — passerby magazine

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This year, my life has been really hectic. Because I’ve been traveling so much, it’s been difficult to establish a consistent routine, but I intentionally took the entire month of July off as a breather. That’s when I developed my ideal routine: waking up early without an alarm, drinking warm lemon water with a pinch of cayenne, stretching, getting in a quick workout, then having a green smoothie with pea protein powder. Unfortunately, during the semester or a busy travel period, it’s very difficult to maintain that idyllic morning routine. I’ve been flying at least twice a month, so I always have a bag packed and ready to go by the door — all my toiletries are duplicated, one at my house, one in my suitcase. During those periods, I wake up, drink a glass of water that I leave at my bedside table, and answer emails on my phone. It’s definitely not ideal, but it is what it is! When I travel, I take belly bands and workout straps because they’re so portable and then I’m able to do some l

Professor (and author, and designer, plus a number of other titles) Mindy Seu might be intercepted on the train to or from New Haven, where she’s currently teaching an MFA course on the lecture performance, or “thought theater,” but you’re just as likely to spot her on stage, putting her knowledge to practical use as she delivers an incisive talk on anything from hypertext to revisionist internet history. If you’re able to schedule your way into her packed agenda, she’ll take you on a walk down her favorite Brooklyn Heights promenade, since her old favorite meeting spot, a divey Brooklyn diner

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