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3.56 AVERAGE
I have mixed feelings about this book. The author's bio says that he's a conman (what?) Also this is a book written in like the 1920s, and it doesn't really hold up well a hundred years later.
The book reads like a series of motivational posters mixed with clickbait articles.
In the book, the author basically says something like "You want to know how to succeed? I'm not going to tell you and I want you to figure it out." Which is fine by me, I'll all for experiential learning and not being spoonfed, but what follows in the book is a very basic set of principles that everyone kind of knows.
These principles are likely common sense now because of the huge influx of information we have online - so many interviews of successful people where they share what led to their success, so many articles and posts sharing the mindsets that help them succeed, and so on.
I could not bring myself to finish a book that teaches me the importance of faith, desire, persistence, and so on.
I've looked at enough motivational posters of the like when I was a little kid in primary school, so this book and its writing style is not my cup of tea.
The book reads like a series of motivational posters mixed with clickbait articles.
In the book, the author basically says something like "You want to know how to succeed? I'm not going to tell you and I want you to figure it out." Which is fine by me, I'll all for experiential learning and not being spoonfed, but what follows in the book is a very basic set of principles that everyone kind of knows.
These principles are likely common sense now because of the huge influx of information we have online - so many interviews of successful people where they share what led to their success, so many articles and posts sharing the mindsets that help them succeed, and so on.
I could not bring myself to finish a book that teaches me the importance of faith, desire, persistence, and so on.
I've looked at enough motivational posters of the like when I was a little kid in primary school, so this book and its writing style is not my cup of tea.
This is such a boring book, all Napoleon Hill does is repeat himself and find the most convoluted ways to say "idk just think about it lol." If people could manifest riches everyone would be billionaires by now. You're better off reading a fortune cookie than wasting your money on this garbage.
A classic business/self-help book originally written at the end of the Great Depression. As such the original version (as opposed to the various update versions) presents a white male privileged world in which an average Joe has no excuse not to be rich except for his own flawed thinking. More magical thinking than sound psychology. 50% common sense, 25% revisionist history, 25% highly problematic or dangerous thinking. And it's up to the reader to suss out which is which.
Napoleon Rich pimps "The Secret" 60+ years ago without the queer DVD. I do believe in positive thinking in general, and this is one of those books that is much more about getting a good mental attitude, goal setting, and then rolling up your shirtsleeves than sitting around affirming stuff.
I started this book just because I was looking for something to read via Audible.com. I continued on reading due to having already used the credit in my account and because I needed something to listen to while running, anyway.
The original edition contains dated scientific references, among other things. A majority of the book is written in a formal style, such that it reads as a textbook, but without actual authority behind it.
There are some inspirational moments and prescriptive details in the book, but the book starts and finishes in the realm of the surreal.
I actually ended up enjoying the cultural oddities preserved in a 70 year old book, which got me through it.
The original edition contains dated scientific references, among other things. A majority of the book is written in a formal style, such that it reads as a textbook, but without actual authority behind it.
There are some inspirational moments and prescriptive details in the book, but the book starts and finishes in the realm of the surreal.
I actually ended up enjoying the cultural oddities preserved in a 70 year old book, which got me through it.
The book is very practical. Although it's directed to accumulating wealthy, the lessons might be applied to any goal you might have. Napoleon states that success starts with mindset and gives us many tasks to accomplish in order to have a mindset that will allow us to pursue sucess. I found most of this tasks valuable and still up to date even though they were published 80 years ago. Many stuff from the book is outdated and parts of his vision is clearly of someone who was born in the 1880's.. However, if you can abstract this and absorb only the timeless parts of the book, which is 80% or 90% of it, I'm sure you can learn or be reminded of valuable and practical lessons that can help you achieve your goals.
Classic and anachronistic. Those are my two favorite words to describe this long-time favorite, first given to me by the fellow who publishes my book-related column* each month. Though the main ideas here are hardly new to a modern audience, Think and Grow Rich was hugely influential in its time... and continues to motivate today.
With the notable exception of the chapter called "The Mystery of Sex Transmutation," most of Hill's concepts (first published in 1937) have stood the test of time. In fact, they are often repeated. The Secret, Manifest Your Destiny (and several follow-on volumes by Wayne Dyer) and The One Minute Millionaire all assert that any of us can achieve whatever we truly set our minds to. The Law of Attraction is real. We get what we focus on, for good or ill.
Hill's primary contribution, at least in my educational process, is regarding the power of the subconscious mind. He speaks of it as an empty container, just waiting to be consciously filled with the positive energy of the motivated thinker. To Hill, the subconscious is where humans communicate with spirit... and where the power of spirit is engaged on our behalf.
I like the idea that we can all positively affect our circumstances and the course of our lives by choosing what to think about. Napoleon Hill may not have meant to include women in the category of people who can think ourselves prosperous, but we can add ourselves in. I have no doubt that I manifested the house (on the lake, easy to care for, affordable for me) that I live in now. And I know that I am inventing and reinventing my own career with little outside interference. So in the words of Mattie Stepanek "Why not believe? It feels good to believe."
*The Well-Booked Business appears each monthly in the North Coast Business Journal, published by Schaffner publications. Thanks John!
With the notable exception of the chapter called "The Mystery of Sex Transmutation," most of Hill's concepts (first published in 1937) have stood the test of time. In fact, they are often repeated. The Secret, Manifest Your Destiny (and several follow-on volumes by Wayne Dyer) and The One Minute Millionaire all assert that any of us can achieve whatever we truly set our minds to. The Law of Attraction is real. We get what we focus on, for good or ill.
Hill's primary contribution, at least in my educational process, is regarding the power of the subconscious mind. He speaks of it as an empty container, just waiting to be consciously filled with the positive energy of the motivated thinker. To Hill, the subconscious is where humans communicate with spirit... and where the power of spirit is engaged on our behalf.
I like the idea that we can all positively affect our circumstances and the course of our lives by choosing what to think about. Napoleon Hill may not have meant to include women in the category of people who can think ourselves prosperous, but we can add ourselves in. I have no doubt that I manifested the house (on the lake, easy to care for, affordable for me) that I live in now. And I know that I am inventing and reinventing my own career with little outside interference. So in the words of Mattie Stepanek "Why not believe? It feels good to believe."
*The Well-Booked Business appears each monthly in the North Coast Business Journal, published by Schaffner publications. Thanks John!
challenging
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
This book is a time machine and read as such quite entertaining.
But also - my eyes are tired after rolling so hard.
But also - my eyes are tired after rolling so hard.