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You can put yourself out there. And be your most authentic self while you do it. You can take chances.

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My time of reckoning came when I needed to fix insomnia, and non-fiction business books before bed just compounded the problem. I began reading fiction to “turn off” and instead saw breakthroughs in creativity and quality of life as a side-effect.

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6. The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Forget tearing up. Get ready to lose your mind with life-affirming emotion.

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You’re never too old to start reading Harry Potter (or read it all over again).

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Another dirty dancer – if you’re noticing a pattern here, it’s no mistake. I vetted my first ex-boyfriend after discovering him during my junior high choir’s winter concert. I like the singin’ and the dancin’.