I wrote a book

Happy Friday!

Welcome back to HOW TO // AI ! This week I've got some news I've been sitting on for a while.

A few weeks ago I told you I'd been quietly working on something. This is it.

I wrote a book. It's called Amplified, it comes out July 17th, and writing it has been the biggest project I've taken on since starting this newsletter.

Here's what's in today's issue:

Let's get started!

For the last several months, most early mornings and late nights have gone into this. Amplified: The Proven Path From AI Tools to Peak Productivity.

I wrote it for a specific person: the one quietly worried that AI is coming for their job, and not sure what to do about it. If that's crossed your mind, you're not being paranoid. But the people who come out ahead won't be the ones who avoid AI or hope it goes away. They'll be the ones who use it to amplify their own value. That's what this book teaches.

It's a practical guide to using AI, and the new wave of autonomous AI agents, to amplify your life, your career, and your income. No technical background required, written in the same plain-English, no-hype voice you get here every week.

This isn't theory about what AI might do someday. Every chapter is about what you can do with it right now. Inside, I walk through how to:

It comes in every format you'd want: digital, paperback, audiobook, and a limited run of signed copies I'll be hand-signing and shipping myself from here in South Carolina.

Launch day is Thursday, July 17th. The people on this list will be the first to know the moment it goes live, and the first shot at the limited signed copies before they run out.

If you want me to make sure you're first in line on launch day, tap below:

(One tap, no forms, no typing.)

If you've got a friend, coworker, or someone on your team who's trying to get a handle on AI, you can send them straight to the waitlist so they hear about launch too:

→ Share the Amplified waitlist

You don't have to wait until July to get value out of this.

The entire appendix of Amplified is a library of 50 copy-paste prompts, organized by chapter, and I've put the whole thing online for free. These are the exact prompts from the book: prompts for thinking through decisions, planning your day, creating content, selling, and leading. No email needed, just open it and start using them.

→ Get the free Amplified Prompt Library

Consider it a sample of what's inside. If the prompts are this useful on their own, the chapters that explain how and when to use each one are where it really comes together.

Switching gears for a second, in case the book isn't your thing this week.

A lot of you have been trying out the free practice questions for AI and cloud certs since I shared them. Each one gives you 20 free questions, no sign-up, with plain-English explanations so you actually learn as you go.

The most popular are the beginner-friendly ones that need no coding. If proving your AI skills is on your list this year, start with one of these:

Even ten questions will tell you how close you already are to a real credential.

→ See all the certs and try free practice

Have a question about the book, or anything else? Just email [email protected]. I read every email, and I'd love to hear what you're hoping to get out of Amplified.

This has been a long time coming, and I'm excited to finally share it with you. More over the next few weeks as we get closer to launch.

Talk soon, David

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