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I Dare Me: How I Rebooted And Recharged My Life By Doing Something New Every Day (2013)

by Lu Ann Cahn(Favorite Author)
3.78 of 5 Votes: 5
ISBN
0399161678 (ISBN13: 9780399161674)
languge
English
publisher
Perigee Trade
review 1: This was the first book I received through the Goodreads First Reads program. While definitely outside my preferred genre, I was intrigued by the title and had a personal connection since I once tried something similar myself.First the good news. However you ultimately feel about this book, you can't help but admire the author's perseverance. Few who have suffered as she has, surviving separate bouts of colon and breast cancer, could manage to maintain such a positive attitude. The idea of her "try something new every day" challenge is daunting and requires more commitment than most of us could ever imagine. I know - I tried and failed several years ago.I enjoyed reading about some of the challenges and particularly enjoyed the blurbs at the end of each section, offer... moreing medical/scientific validation of her considerable anecdotal evidence.On the down side, the book is fluffy and rah-rah to the point of distraction. Although some must have been life changing, none of her challenges are addressed in more than a superficial manner. I wanted more depth.I also thought the book suffered through lack of chronological presentation. This would have been a much more powerful story if we saw the ups and downs as they occurred throughout the year. How did the challenge evolve over time? Her attempts to present this thematically were quite weak.To be fair, I visited her blog and found that it contained much of what the book lacked. In the end this was a great personal triumph for the author, an entertaining blog, and a book with unfulfilled promise.
review 2: May the Firsts be with you. It may be something to this idea. As a 40-something mother of two teenage girls, wife of 15 years, only child that misses her dad everyday, giving my life a reboot sounds exhilarating. Cahn chronicles her 365 days of doing something new not as a day-by-day run of the mill book but in categories. She adds scholarly research in support of trying new things and how doing so change not only change your life but your attitude. Since she double dog dared me, I may take her up on blogging and trying new things. What a great way to spend a cold rainy Saturday afternoon. less
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panem
LOVED this book! This was a motivating read and now I am eager to attempt more firsts!
matt0722
Admirable that she tried something new everyday. An interesting concept.
Jamie
I really enjoyed this and am inspired to do my own year of firsts!
ak241
Very good book!
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