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Summary Of The Book 'You Are A Badass'
The two books I read were “You Are A Badass” by Jen Sincero, which I reviewed on my blog (See Appendix A, ) and “Lady Midnight” by Cassandra Clare. What I learned from this exercise was finding time for things is not that difficult. I started to see new opportunities to spend my time reading. I brought the book I was reading with me every day to school. Even if I did not read the day before it would still stay in my bag for the next day. Instead of listening to music on my commutes home I would read. Instead of binge watching a show I was slightly interested in I sat down and read. Accomplishing my first book of the year, “You Are A Badass,” set the tone for the rest of the semester. It showed that I could focus on one thing and read a book

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