problems / introductions
8. The Story of You
It's date two, and they ask something bigger: "So how did you end up here — like, in this city, doing what you do?" Return a 2-minute life story that has an arc, not a chronology.
input"How did you end up here?"22:04
wrong answer"Well I was born in 1995, then I went to elementary school, then middle school, then..."✗ not delivered
accepted"Honestly? A wrong turn. I came here for a six-month contract, planned to leave, and then one winter I realized I'd accidentally built a life — friends, a favorite bakery, a plant I've kept alive for two years. So I stayed on purpose."read 22:09 ✓✓
Constraints
- Maximum 2 minutes.
- Must contain one turning point or decision.
- Skip at least 90% of your actual life. Curation is the skill — the middle-school lore didn't make the cut.
Hints
- Stories have a before, a turn, and an after. Find your turn.
- You're allowed to make an ordinary decision sound meaningful — because it was.
- One vivid detail (the bakery, the plant) does more than five facts.