i may or may have not stolen this really quickly from lunar vim lmao

config/nvim/lua/core/plugins.lua

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 -- bootstrap lazy.nvim
+local dashboard_configuration = require "core.plugin_config.dashboard"
 local lazypath = vim.fn.stdpath("data") .. "/lazy/lazy.nvim"
 if not vim.loop.fs_stat(lazypath) then
   vim.fn.system({
@@ -72,11 +73,7 @@ local plugins = {
   -- startup
   {
     'glepnir/dashboard-nvim',
-    config = function()
-      require('dashboard').setup {
-        require('plugin_config.dashboard')
-      }
-    end,
+    config = dashboard_configuration.get_sections(),
     event = 'VimEnter',
     dependencies = { { 'nvim-tree/nvim-web-devicons' } }
   },