📚 Finished Reading: “Girl, Interrupted” by Susanna Kaysen.
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đź“š Finished Reading: Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport There are so many great takeaways from this book. I, for one, cannot wait to dive I to digital minimalism. I know time is precious, and I need to re-evaluate what I spend mine on.
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