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" Seriously, everyone should just look to Amy Poehler for guidance on all things, ever. Big career decision to make? Ask Amy. Dating advice? Amy&amp;#039;s got you covered. Doubting yourself? Yep, still Amy. She is the greatest.  This time around in her series of superb advice giving, Amy has a great message about choosing to take up space in the world, rather than shrinking down to fit in with other people&amp;#039;s expectations. She delivers said message in the form of a catchy analogy, which makes it even better.  &amp;quot;I see life as like being attacked by a bear,&amp;quot; she told Hadley Freeman. &amp;quot;You can run, you can pretend to be dead or you can make yourself bigger. So, if you&amp;#039;re my stature, you stand on a chair and bang a pan and scream and shout as if you&amp;#039;re going to attack the bear. This is my go-to strategy. I really liked being pregnant, for example, because I got to take up more space.&amp;quot;   Followed literally (sometimes banging pans and screaming and shouting is a fantastic idea) or figuratively, that advice is life-changing.  The Guardian interview also includes Amy dropping this gem about not caring if people like her: &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s super-exciting to not care if you&amp;#039;re liked, and to watch someone&amp;#039;s face as they realise that. It&amp;#039;s fun defying expectations about me.&amp;quot; Plus, the most EXCITING revelation for all Parks and Recreation fans ever: Galentine&amp;#039;s Day is an actual thing that exists, and real-life Amy Poehler really did create and implement it. Maya Rudolph says:   &amp;quot;Amy decided we all should tell each other how much we mean to each other. And she was right: we do need to remind each other of that, no matter how busy we are with kids and jobs. She&amp;#039;ll also tell you when her life sucks, because she believes in the importance of friendship, and that means honesty. She is a loyal friend.&amp;quot;  Amazing.    "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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