Don’t drink and prime

Do you know what the most dangerous invention is for a bookaholic?

Amazon Prime.

I do a lot of my book shopping in real-life bookshops, but when I hear of a book that sounds interesting, I panic that I'll forget about it and miss out on reading it... so I hop onto my Amazon app and tap a couple of buttons.

It's so easy to buy books (and everything else) on there, it's alarming.

I use Amazon Prime like a to-read list... except my to-read list becomes a tottering death pile of books I haven't yet read.

This had to stop, and not least because I'd rather support my local bookshops more often.

There's a page in my Bullet Journal, now, dedicated to "Books I Want To Read" – and every time a new booky delight flashes into existence, I write it down.

I've decided I'm not allowed to buy any more books until I've read – and acted upon – the ones I already have.

Here's my top tip for you, if you're a serial non-fiction book-buyer: make notes as you read.

Write down three actions you'll take in your business or your life now you've read the book – then take those actions.

Don't just read; do.

Of course, some books make it easier to do that than others... Like my new book How The Hell Do You Write A Book. It not only makes it super simple for you to take action on what you're learning, it also helps you write a book of your own that people will read and use and get value from.

You'll be able to buy it from Amazon at some point soon (I want to get as many copies as possible into people's hands of course) – but you can pre-order from me right now.

When you pre-order, you'll get a sweet £5 off and a bundle of cool resources to help you get started immediately.

Stop drinking and priming, and add a book to your collection that you'll actually use.

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