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While waiting for my car to be finished at the shop I read some of the book The Gift Of Fear by Gavin De Becker. Really great book about listening to your intuition and trusting yourself.
How to read 2 books a month
It made me
Proud 
"Last year I read exactly 24 books. Very good ones."
How I did it:
- I wrote in a database the books I finished
- I used visual bookshelf on facebook to publish the fact I had finished a book, so it was made public and I felt a certain pride doing that.
Lessons & tips:
- Have all books you haven´t read together on a special shelf.
- The first day of each month pick to books you want to read
- Make the books you finish public.
- Write down somewhere (I used a program for Mac named Books) the books you read and when you read them.
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3 months ago
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try again.
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