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Cara Stein

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My focus is remembering that life is short and making your best days a common occurrence.

I'm a writer and dreamer with a PhD in self-reinvention. (Or was that computer science?) Whether you're stuck, lost, or just looking to enjoy your life more, come join me at http://17000-days.com .
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Average rating: 4.0 · 497 ratings · 52 reviews · 21 distinct worksSimilar authors
How to be Happy (No Fairy D...

3.86 avg rating — 398 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions
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Getting Unstuck: How to tra...

4.50 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions
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Finish and Publish: Write t...

4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings4 editions
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Relax and Color: An Oasis o...

4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions
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Reclaim Your Love: How to F...

4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions
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Stop Repeating the Past and...

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012
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Healing and Renewing Your R...

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012
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What am I Doing Wrong? (How...

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Is Our Relationship Over or...

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Cara Cara said: " So far, this lady has spent 25% of the book going around and around in attempt to explain what a serial is and how it’s different from a novel or a series of novels. It basically boils down to this: serials are to novels as tv series are to movies. N ...more "

 

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Mrs. Endicott's Splendid Adventure by Rhys Bowen
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This book was kind of dry. Even though I was happy for the characters when things went well and sad for the deaths, I just didn’t really enjoy the story that much overall.
Cara did not finish
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
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Left off p. 126.
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Wed or Alive by Portia MacIntosh
Wed or Alive
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Cute, mindless reading. I did appreciate the dueling tropes to give us a little bit of suspense, and Jake was a dream. Everyone else felt a little flat to me, but whatever.
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Just for the Plot by Meghan Quinn
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This author had such a period of the stupidest books ever, I stopped reading her for a few years. But this one sounded funny, so I gave it a chance. I’m glad I did. I was laughing my ass off so many times, especially about Bower’s descriptions of bas ...more
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In the Same Boat by Portia MacIntosh
In the Same Boat
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This book got off to a bad start. The FMC was came across as such a whiny victim, and a judgmental one at that. How the fuck hard is it to make cannelloni? I’m so tired of helpless women in romance novels. I almost DNF’d right there. And the MMC wasn ...more
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Stories That Stick by Kindra Hall
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I heard about this book in a YouTube video that spent about half an hour summarizing it, and then I was so eager to absorb everything in it, I couldn’t wait until I had time to sit still and read it with my eyes. I listened to it on Spotify while dri ...more
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Future Boy by Michael J. Fox
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I had the hugest crush on Michael J. Fox as a kid, and I’ve probably watched Back to the Future at least a hundred times. So I’m surprised to say this book didn’t really grab me. It was interesting to get a behind-the-scenes view. I had no idea that ...more
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Wealthy and Well-Known by Rory  Vaden
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METABOLIC CONFUSION DIET & EXERCISE FOR ENDOMORPH WOMEN by Vincent Sant John
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Lots of facts and figures, but this is the dullest book I’ve ever read. It’s also formatted as fixed layout even though it’s just text, so it’s only practical to read on a tablet in vertical position. There’s no reason for that other than the Kindle ...more
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Book Yourself Solid for Creatives by Michael Port
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I read the original Book Yourself Solid over 10 years ago, when I was starting my freelance business. I remember loving it and recommending it to everyone. So, now that I’m starting a service business, I figured I’d read it again, and I was happy to ...more
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“One of the fastest ways to be genuinely happier is to develop a gratitude habit. Each night before going to sleep, list five things you’re grateful for that day. If you’re feeling really low and things are going terribly, sometimes it can be hard to think of five things, but do it anyway. At first it may even be that you’re most grateful for things that didn’t happen to make things worse; that’s all right, too. Just keep at it until you have at least five things.”
Cara Stein, How to be Happy

“Our eyes and ears can deceive us, our hearts don’t always have the best judgment, and our hormones can lead us astray. But our thoughts are sacred! We have to listen them because they’re the rational part.”
Cara Stein, How to be Happy

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Cara Stein, How to be Happy

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