Should You Feel Guilty For Reading Too Much?

Sara Bates
Nov 5 · 4 min read
Photo by Lacie Slezak on Unsplash

I used to follow a certain lifestyle blogger/social media influencer/NYT Bestselling author/self-proclaimed “guru” on Instagram. Her messages never spoke to me. I joined her hundreds of thousands of other followers, waiting for something to hit me the right way at the right time.

One day something she said finally hit me at the right time, but not in the right way. I unfollowed her…

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Sara Bates

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Functioning Perfectionist. Library Enthusiast. Recovering Lawyer. Stay-at-Home Mom. Not so patiently writing my first novel from five to seven each morning.

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