My simple rule for buying books

Every so often I see comments in my community, or my blog, or my email saying, “Hey, Ramit, what do you think about this book? [Rich Life Insiders Banner](113/d586LZ04/VWKDbR21FTR0W5WKHrg1SdpVZW6N147h5dtT9lN99fz9s3qn9gW7Y8-PT6lZ3lkW8QHsZp4-hcnCN3fP7JwqDYw7W3ZgC9x3Frw94W21wQbG2nhKyQW4kBhPC8BY89HN7ffhR077QxYW3ZNWKW769m1tN34NXSQfZDMFW8_GdbC67_SkzW4GH-6T5GFKKMW2Zb0mD4PXvG3W2XM5dg2wtTq7W8KR_m-7Kdt79W2BFXPZ5Q00dHW5b-k4858C0mGN1f907fpXXzdW6bGRLp2wKCk7W98KBYX5_C358W7JkHqJ5YSZj2W79DB0V7mb5lGW8NJwqt6X-YW_N8sxN-g6QN0_W6Z635Z6sWhJLN4_SZHqBG5wnW4nqLjt2FKNjHW2Zx6tN85Cv3Ddhn00W04) {NAME}, Every so often I see comments in my community, or my blog, or my email saying, “Hey, Ramit, what do you think about this book? Is it good? I read the reviews, but I’m just not sure. What do you think?” Are you kidding me? This is why I invented Ramit’s Book-Buying Rule. It simply goes like this: If you ever have a question of whether you should buy a book or not, BUY IT! Just default to buying it. The ROI of a good book Think about what goes into writing a book: You take an author who’s spent years and years writing in one area that you’re interested in. You get access to all that wisdom for what… ten bucks? There is literally no higher ROI. Even if 209 pages are boring, think what happens if you discover just one insight on page 210 that you can apply for the rest of your life. It’s hilarious to see discussion threads that are fifty comments long about a book. By the time it takes to read all those comments they could have bought the book, discovered the insight, applied it to their life, and then got on with the rest of it. Instead, here they are, trolling other people wondering, “Should I spend $9.98 buying this book?” What is wrong with them? [Ramit's post on indecisive people] The Ramit Book-Buying rule says, “If you ever wonder, the answer is yes.” This is an example of a mental framework, or what I call a “Success Trigger.” Once I learned this one (among others), it changed everything for me. Instead of being paralyzed by choices about what to buy, or where to go, I had a Success Trigger I could simply fall back on — and it would guide me every time. The amount of insights I’ve discovered from JUST this one Success Trigger has been worth over $1 million. One book I bought — directly as a result of Ramit’s Book-Buying Rule — made me 6 figures in one month. And here’s how [one of my readers benefited](113/d586LZ04/VWKDbR21FTR0W5WKHrg1SdpVZW6N147h5dtT9lN99fz9M3qn9gW8wLKSR6lZ3pjW66z8PG44vMVpW7ShxvL2bydMtW2NDb4b69CFxtMNkTGRQK8WwW1cJ6Gj3rnXd8W1lzpFb6r3bvxW5n2FDT4W-trfW60HDZK2fbLQcW6WKVnj8G4D8gW2vLlTl8HYZJcW4yxvVx2m5KgkW7SxmLx2zP7LxW1nxHZl4CZXKgW5r22SM88xPcTW4Cb8Yf3NnfDFW87BRvW6xBZWsW8FP7pW886P7qW5yWsH648pfJzW3Lsyvr1w7rplW89NQXH5_Bg1wMJRWzHk1zYhW5gQX_54F16jcW72bXvM6TW8RKN3XvmN6BtbMSN70_lHWq3SyKW7JLn2N6QR09hW3hhRWM7s7_0GW1-8xT05JQqzhf2phwxn04) from spending $15 on my book: [Ramit's post - IWT Success Story] [IWT Success Story] The beautiful thing about this is, when you have this Success Trigger, it’s truly a mental shortcut you can keep in your back pocket and apply everywhere. And it’s not just about making more money or reading more books. It lets you reduce choice and build momentum so you can keep moving forward. And this is just ONE Success Trigger! I have 29 others I want to share with you in [Success Triggers](113/d586LZ04/VWKDbR21FTR0W5WKHrg1SdpVZW6N147h5dtT9lN99fzb23qn9gW95jsWP6lZ3mNW82f3s_6NK-dcW610C0C2SZBzhW3dJwVR4WphnKW1KyWKq4XRclMW6Ld-z76sVHwgVwwLm-4FvDZWW7Nlffd5955hCW1w7VRf1lnMvhW6mgMkG54rxn3W214cXg92R-ZdW5qt6f064-VWlVq6Mxd8R7WcXW2gdlJl4Bj3SdW8JY-_p80Yvr-W269d2s4wRkKcW48Gqp31LgbRhVG6GZJ9d92PDV3T96M2Vm2CyW7sDTPC6ZM0NWW2N83512WG8tBW1Y6TQr4YHMzBW96Wn1b4LJtqhVQh6cB1lDlBXW7rsqwM1vrnHRTHrgQ18wtF3W84gZ0P2rHgrdW4v_Fk91qbHrsW76PpDQ4cyKLpN3fqS9dSTMzNW606N4H8DHzl8f7Svd6R04). Readers’ results from Success Triggers I’ve gotten hundreds of stories of people changing their lives over the last 11 years since [Success Triggers](113/d586LZ04/VWKDbR21FTR0W5WKHrg1SdpVZW6N147h5dtT9lN99fzb23qn9gW95jsWP6lZ3pYW1_zF4h1NkGt6VqCbBM7z3GNkW6xSnzg45hR6BW1qDv7g3RgDWyW1_N2Lb6YBb18W1WDyQX8xQ8_dW8QkQr45NFM-lW4SdNb15s6YflW54g60s2VsM_BN2Wc9NclKS0VW4M8VkM794lwNW33V4Vf2hkzChW6-ZCDt40sqSQN7lCxVhdHflkW4VGvlz8C30BYW5Nb53d3NJmxmW75-9Cw6x0snQW7p5C0z88pQ6FW490Y4f56RjDXW1b_9dm5Yx0cqW5LTMDN7dyPSfW52z_5G4qNL1dW54XDSg8KrkKpVtLJtD1k--q5W1VyT5t1YV-L2W2yFsHt7xSdjbW15p7_N7s7B4QVDfFfM10_hRXW6RNdJ88RnbSZW13_DLJ1Y_fn0f8vWlZq04) first launched. But I don’t care that it’s proven so popular. I care about results. I want to see people make changes in their lives that lead to practical results. And these results have stood the test of time. Here are just a few of them: [ST-Feedback-Rachel_Bowman] "My main barriers to getting things done were time and the ‘invisible script’ that I was lazy. The course really helped me realize that I could change my mindset and that not getting things done was not a question of laziness. I work full time, I recently had my first child, I'm married and own a home, and all of these things take time, work and brain power. I don't need to waste more brain power and energy feeling bad about the things I'm not getting done. Once I changed my mindset, I didn't have to worry about it anymore." — Rachel Bowman [ST-Feedback-David_Boudreax] "I'm starting to build systems that are helping me to develop a network of mentors and fellow tax professionals. I'm also testing systems that are helping me to become more organized and a better time manager. I by no means have a perfect system yet. However, I've already been able to double my production at work and I've really started to be able to systematically overcome my weaknesses and fears." — David Boudreax [ST-Feedback-Miriam_Young-1] "I had been looking to get back into working after being home with my children for the past three years. ... I decided to try Success Triggers to help overcome some of the negative self talk that was standing in my way. The result? I have my first three paying clients and am on my way to more in a way that feels authentic." — Miriam Young [ST-Feedback-Alex_Bousamra] "... I hit a roadblock in my career and found myself consistently angry and unable to get over my failure. I realized that I needed to work more on my mental aspect, but couldn’t get myself to take the next step of investing in myself…. I decided to purchase Success Triggers. I found the thirty triggers in that course to be very powerful. For example, it was liberating to be brutally honest about what’s holding me back from taking more risks in certain aspects of my life. I also used the trigger discussing momentum to continue investing in myself. In fact, after completing Success Triggers, I realized I was much happier and the effects were immediate….." — Alex Bousamra I can’t wait to hear your story after you’ve gone through Success Triggers. [Click here to get started](113/d586LZ04/VWKDbR21FTR0W5WKHrg1SdpVZW6N147h5dtT9lN99fzb23qn9gW95jsWP6lZ3pDW54H-YN44t7gJW9ltcH98s9CVVW74tzvt3ClfsZW2-_ldM92KTLDW3bQR6l2ypmJ1W257Bl34V8dm6W6TX8BP4G4-CfW2PqhzQ7bNMl6VdH1Hm1wSwRJW4Kg9mK2LFx-3M4GWJSVLLFKW3tF7c06fL7XcW8476hm5vBfCHMxwkRCDM4y0W3Vzb-c5NVMXDW5nSY554XQDLpW7qC_Qz6zmtfcVQx1xP8JCk_gW2KlprH8863gWVjdntP4tGj4HW6t2MBg8P-58GW8TMvzH2n8-tfW15RF_K4R9dYZW5xRvfS4XJF1TW3K7KYW2y30nLN54xWCl-LjStW3X3QFH3HnlzcN7XkM5mmkpK-W27BdlB2B1rz8W1gFH452fHPpXf2yhKKR04). [Ramit Sethi Signature] P.S. 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