They will empower and inspire you. Books: They do a body good.
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Tiny Beautiful Things, by Cheryl Strayed
If you love reading or getting advice, then you need Tiny Beautiful Things right now. This collection of letters compiled by Cheryl Strayed — aka Dear Sugar at The Rumpus — is packed with wisdom, and enough tough love to remind us that we make our own choices.
Hyperbole and a Half, by Allie Brosh
Brosh is really funny, for starters. So, while she writes letters to her younger self, and talks about how exhausting it is to be an adult, you'll be laughing until you cry.
The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter—And How to Make the Most of Them Now, by Meg Jay
When you're in your twenties, thirty can seem like it's a long way off. So having to grow up gets put on hold. But Dr. Jay reinforces the idea that by the time you hit 30, your identity is pretty well formed. In other words: what you're doing now actually does matter. She even uses examples from case studies to prove it, and also to help you apply the life lessons she's learned to your own work, body, brain, and personal life.
