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I'm Never Drinking Again: How to Stop Drinking So Much and Change Your Relationship with Alcohol
'Dom opens people's eyes to show them that what's holding their life back might be hiding at the bottom of their glass...'
- Chris Williamson - Modern Wisdom
‘I saw firsthand how Dominic transformed his relationship with alcohol. This enabled him to become the best version of himself and inspired him to achieve his personal and business goals.’
- Steven Bartlett, Entrepreneur, Speaker, Investor, Author and the host of the UK’s No.1 Podcast ‘The Diary of a CEO’
‘Like any drug, if not taken in moderation, alcohol is a poison and impacts every part of your system. Dominic McGregor saw this clearly on his own journey to change his relationship with alcohol, and interweaves his own personal challenges with practical advice and wisdom.’
- Professor Steve Peters, Consultant Psychiatrist and Bestselling Author of The Chimp Paradox
An insightful account into how changing your relationship with alcohol can change your life
In I'm Never Drinking How to stop drinking so much and change your relationship with alcohol, successful entrepreneur, investor, and mental health advocate Dominic McGregor, now seven years sober, explains how changing your relationship with alcohol can transform every aspect of your life. In the book, you'll explore the role alcohol plays in our society and how dangerous it can be when mixed with poor emotional wellbeing and challenges in life. You'll also discover the advantages of questioning your relationship with alcohol, whether sobriety or moderating alcohol can lead to success, and how, if unmanaged, alcohol can take over your life.
The author
How to manage mental health problems, addictions to alcohol and other drugs, burnout, and other harmful phenomena associated with success How exploring a “sober-curious” lifestyle can aid success How your life can be positively impacted by questioning your relationship with alcohol
I'm Never Drinking Again will prove invaluable for anyone who is "sober-curious" and wishes to understand the affect alcohol may play in their lives. Whether you are battling addiction, questioning your relationship with alcohol, or just intrigued by the prospect of challenging yourself to go alcohol free, I'm Never Drinking Again will empower you to strive for a better lifestyle.
- Chris Williamson - Modern Wisdom
‘I saw firsthand how Dominic transformed his relationship with alcohol. This enabled him to become the best version of himself and inspired him to achieve his personal and business goals.’
- Steven Bartlett, Entrepreneur, Speaker, Investor, Author and the host of the UK’s No.1 Podcast ‘The Diary of a CEO’
‘Like any drug, if not taken in moderation, alcohol is a poison and impacts every part of your system. Dominic McGregor saw this clearly on his own journey to change his relationship with alcohol, and interweaves his own personal challenges with practical advice and wisdom.’
- Professor Steve Peters, Consultant Psychiatrist and Bestselling Author of The Chimp Paradox
An insightful account into how changing your relationship with alcohol can change your life
In I'm Never Drinking How to stop drinking so much and change your relationship with alcohol, successful entrepreneur, investor, and mental health advocate Dominic McGregor, now seven years sober, explains how changing your relationship with alcohol can transform every aspect of your life. In the book, you'll explore the role alcohol plays in our society and how dangerous it can be when mixed with poor emotional wellbeing and challenges in life. You'll also discover the advantages of questioning your relationship with alcohol, whether sobriety or moderating alcohol can lead to success, and how, if unmanaged, alcohol can take over your life.
The author
How to manage mental health problems, addictions to alcohol and other drugs, burnout, and other harmful phenomena associated with success How exploring a “sober-curious” lifestyle can aid success How your life can be positively impacted by questioning your relationship with alcohol
I'm Never Drinking Again will prove invaluable for anyone who is "sober-curious" and wishes to understand the affect alcohol may play in their lives. Whether you are battling addiction, questioning your relationship with alcohol, or just intrigued by the prospect of challenging yourself to go alcohol free, I'm Never Drinking Again will empower you to strive for a better lifestyle.
240 pages, Paperback
Published May 20, 2024
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January 14, 2025
I notice I'm the first ever person to review this lovely little book on Goodreads. Well, just in case anyone is thinking of reading and wants to check public consensus, I'm excited to be the only contributing voice!
Don't do it! Don't do it, buddy!
I don't think this will cure anyone of alcoholism or even make them feel seen.
Now, I am not and have never been an alcoholic - in fact, I actively despise alcohol to the point I can't even force myself to get drunk. I was reading for the sole purpose of subliminally messaging my pals with tips and tricks (being sober around drunk people sucks ass) and I was very disappointed.
This man... guys, this MAN...
He is so privileged and braggy. Literal Twitter entrepreneur making sure to mention the exact make and model of his Mercedes car to juxtapose with his sad, sad life. It is super okay to be miserable in any walk of life, but it comes off so dickish talking about incredible business and networking opportunities that most people will never experience.
He also once mentioned he convinced his dad (a GP) to help him fake a plantar fasciitis diagnosis to get out of running cross country in PE? And he mentioned a couple of quite dodgy things he's done that he suffered zero consequences for, like breaking into a stadium with multiple safeguards against breaking in and showing up drunk to work. If he wasn't white and (presumably) middle/upper class...
Speaking of work, this guy met his now wife there! She was an intern and he was the COO <3 Interesting power dynamic there - he made sure to mention that she is actually one year and one week older than his, so it's fine actually! They even started dating within a month of him and his previous girlfriend breaking up. When he later saw the ex-girlfriend, it reminded him how happy he was that he wasn't with her anymore, and that his negative actions actually led to him having a happier life afterwards. Sounds like a lovely man.
This guy dropped out of uni, which is fine. However, in reading this book... it is very obvious he dropped out of uni. I don't know if it's just the lack of editing or what, but I swear he was citing so weirdly. He would cite the same quote three separate times, but not cite really important scientific information. For example, I noticed he didn't cite ANYTHING when he said 1 in 8 people have a gene that kicks in in your 20s that essentially makes you more susceptible to alcoholism!! Some of the science explanations and inclusion/interpretation of figures didn't work. The general structure of the book didn't make much sense, either. It wandered around a bit with no real idea of what each section/chapter was for. It was giving 100-level student who hasn't quite learnt how writing works. Which is, to be fair, what he would have been before dropping out.
Side note: he described himself as "ballooning" in weight, going on to say his BMI would be classed as "morbidly obese". He was 6'3" and 110kg, which (I checked) just ticks into obese from overweight. Visually, I reckon he probably had a bit of a tummy, but nobody would be accusing him of MORBID OBESITY. The section on food near the end was actually infuriating. No, eating healthy at home is not "delayed gratification" after not buying sweet treats. That is, by definition, NO gratification.
Near the end of the book, there was a JK Rowling quote. Can't be too sure why he decided that was appropriate in 2024. Literally dropped my rating immediately to one star just from seeing that woman's name.
p.s. He posted for the first time about his sobriety publicly on the "social media site" LinkedIn. LINKEDIN!!!!!!! So funny it almost brought me to tears.
p.p.s. Dropping in casually that you're a Quaker on page 206 is crazyyyyyy WTF
Don't do it! Don't do it, buddy!
I don't think this will cure anyone of alcoholism or even make them feel seen.
Now, I am not and have never been an alcoholic - in fact, I actively despise alcohol to the point I can't even force myself to get drunk. I was reading for the sole purpose of subliminally messaging my pals with tips and tricks (being sober around drunk people sucks ass) and I was very disappointed.
This man... guys, this MAN...
He is so privileged and braggy. Literal Twitter entrepreneur making sure to mention the exact make and model of his Mercedes car to juxtapose with his sad, sad life. It is super okay to be miserable in any walk of life, but it comes off so dickish talking about incredible business and networking opportunities that most people will never experience.
He also once mentioned he convinced his dad (a GP) to help him fake a plantar fasciitis diagnosis to get out of running cross country in PE? And he mentioned a couple of quite dodgy things he's done that he suffered zero consequences for, like breaking into a stadium with multiple safeguards against breaking in and showing up drunk to work. If he wasn't white and (presumably) middle/upper class...
Speaking of work, this guy met his now wife there! She was an intern and he was the COO <3 Interesting power dynamic there - he made sure to mention that she is actually one year and one week older than his, so it's fine actually! They even started dating within a month of him and his previous girlfriend breaking up. When he later saw the ex-girlfriend, it reminded him how happy he was that he wasn't with her anymore, and that his negative actions actually led to him having a happier life afterwards. Sounds like a lovely man.
This guy dropped out of uni, which is fine. However, in reading this book... it is very obvious he dropped out of uni. I don't know if it's just the lack of editing or what, but I swear he was citing so weirdly. He would cite the same quote three separate times, but not cite really important scientific information. For example, I noticed he didn't cite ANYTHING when he said 1 in 8 people have a gene that kicks in in your 20s that essentially makes you more susceptible to alcoholism!! Some of the science explanations and inclusion/interpretation of figures didn't work. The general structure of the book didn't make much sense, either. It wandered around a bit with no real idea of what each section/chapter was for. It was giving 100-level student who hasn't quite learnt how writing works. Which is, to be fair, what he would have been before dropping out.
Side note: he described himself as "ballooning" in weight, going on to say his BMI would be classed as "morbidly obese". He was 6'3" and 110kg, which (I checked) just ticks into obese from overweight. Visually, I reckon he probably had a bit of a tummy, but nobody would be accusing him of MORBID OBESITY. The section on food near the end was actually infuriating. No, eating healthy at home is not "delayed gratification" after not buying sweet treats. That is, by definition, NO gratification.
Near the end of the book, there was a JK Rowling quote. Can't be too sure why he decided that was appropriate in 2024. Literally dropped my rating immediately to one star just from seeing that woman's name.
p.s. He posted for the first time about his sobriety publicly on the "social media site" LinkedIn. LINKEDIN!!!!!!! So funny it almost brought me to tears.
p.p.s. Dropping in casually that you're a Quaker on page 206 is crazyyyyyy WTF
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