Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success

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As a Christian, I can see some aspects of what could potentially be the Devil in here, while other moments make me believe Hill may have been in some altered mental state where he was able to access a part of his brain that we are rarely able to access. Regardless, there are some fine nougats of information here that Hill's wife was afraid of being released due to Hill claiming to have spoken with the Devil. Hill took the advice to heart. Eventually, he would interview some 25,000 normal people and 500 extraordinary outliers. Think and Grow Richwas a huge success, making Hill a rather famous figure himself. In 1938, one year after the book came out, he immediately set out to create his next work. Sadly, his imaginary interview with the root of all evil, Outwitting The Devil, never saw the light of day. His wife thought it too controversial for its time, which is why it wasn’t published until 72 years later, in 2011. Take the reins confidently, don't drift later. Many have definitiveness of purpose, but lose sight and drift after success.

Hill argues that we're encouraged to be drifters from an early age, and in fact, it's the devil who encourages this. Early on in life, we're introduced to things that make us want to go through life robotically, and we lose the capacity to think for ourselves. Hill critiques the school system and says that it nurtures homogenous behavior. Outcomes-based education focuses on learning things off by heart and reciting information. Hill says we need to focus instead on encouraging critical and independent thinking. Parents and educators need to nurture uniqueness and creativity, rather than standardized testing and rote learning. Hill also critiques the church for fostering the same sort of homogeneity and suggests that we develop our inner voices and learn to think independently. Fear of poverty is even worse. We are so drastically scared of losing our jobs that we never do anything out of the safe zone. A lot of us start a job, thinking that is going to be a temporary one, but eventually, we never have the balls to quit so we can pursue our true calling. Worried that we might end up living on the street, we salute our bosses and obey their every command. It all boils down to the reality that the whole world is driven by fear, cultural limitations, and meaningless education. Don't ban drinking, sex, drugs but teach them kids it's not good and can cause them to drift. Some sex is ok, just not overindulgence. Outwitting the Devil is not a long book, and if you never read anything in personal development (self-help, or whatever you may call it), this might be a good start.

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If you could do anything in the world, what would it be? So what's standing in the way of pursuing this goal? Did you know that according to Napoleon Hill, 98% of us are governed by fear? Ever since I can remember, my mother was constantly repeating that I have to get good grades, to graduate – “How else you will find a good job?” – she was saying. Well, I graduated from school, high-school, I even got a master’s degree. Did I get a good job? Not thanks to what I’ve learned in school. Actually, I developed in a completely different area than what I’ve studied for so many years I school. I lived with this false expectation for so many years – that when I graduate I’ll be a CEO, a real boss, a success.

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Although the book was written more than 70 years ago, the content inside is completely true nowadays and it will be true for many years to come. Learning from adversity. Failures are just failures. Whether we learn from them or let them stop us is up to us.Drifting is one of the most dangerous habits we can get into, and Hill refers to it as a "hypnotic rhythm." To rid ourselves of being habitual drifters, we need to be more mindful and aware of our actions. We need to ask ourselves why we do the things we do, and listen to our internal voices. This is just one part of why I disliked this book. I saw a ton of other major concerns related to the way you should bring up children, among other things.