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I forgot to post this sooner, but I'm still working with it by answering the questions I glossed over. We all have these notions of success and what we need to be fulfilled career wise, like you put your all into one opportunity and build and build. It's amazing how often the most successful folks actually went a dozen different routes, tried and failed, and built and rebuilt over the years... they just learned to keep going.

This book has oodles of ideas, and while folks talk about a stable job and a side-hustle all the time, there are better ways to make those supposed side-hustles work for you, or perhaps even change your path entirely and start fresh with things you really want to try and do. Passive income is in here, too, but also questions to ask yourself about things that weigh on you, your limiting thoughts, etc.

It's a good resource to check out and see if there are some ideas you hadn't tried yet, or ever even crossed your mind. Definitely meant to awaken the noggin.

Much of this is strictly educational, talking about the concerns folks have about those who become vegetarian when it comes to nutritional requirements and using studies to back up research showing how healthy vegetarianism can be in the long-term. It also talks about common nutritional deficiencies that may need addressing and how to compensate for the changes in diet to ensure your health.

The first 2/3 of the book is mostly these studies and facts about macro and micronutrients, what vegetarians and those of a typical omnivore diet may take in for nutrition (or a lack thereof). The last 1/3 has some helpful tips and scenarios for the socially inept or introverts who have to change up their social lives some, especially if you run in circles where food plays an important part in socialization. Some folks will understand you, some won't, and those chapters mention how to navigate your new normal in positive ways. There are also some interesting recipes I wouldn't mind trying out sometime soon.

A good reference book to keep on the shelf next to the cookbooks, and I definitely will have it there to remind me what I need to focus on (there's too much to just remember in these pages). Worth a look.

The Handy Answer Book series has some great books in it, some trivia questions answered (which could be out of date if it's like "record-breaking" questions and all), but the basic science behind what's asked and how they're related is worth a look.

Of course, the format of the books could be well outdated, but I think of these books as a good crash-course into learning a new subject matter that you may have forgotten about over the years or really had little need for. The internet has basically taken the place of what this book would've been useful for ages ago, but it's easily digestible and worth keeping on a reference shelf. I have several of this series of books on my shelf (the "Handy Weather Answer Book" was the first I bought and I wore that thing out with notes and highlights), and will keep them around for a long time.