Miles and Eli dive deep into Napoleon Hill's controversial 1938 manuscript that was hidden for 70 years. They explore how to break free from 'drifting' and mental imprisonment through definiteness of purpose, self-discipline, and conscious thinking in our modern digital age.

Outwitting the devil by Napoleon hill.








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Miles: Hey everyone, welcome back to another personalized episode from BeFreed-Eli and I are absolutely thrilled to dive into something that's been blowing our minds lately, and that's Napoleon Hill's controversial masterpiece "Outwitting the Devil."
Eli: Oh man, Miles, I am so pumped about this one! You know, when most people think of Napoleon Hill, they immediately go to "Think and Grow Rich," right? But this book-this is the one that was literally locked away for over seventy years because it was considered too dangerous to publish!
Miles: Exactly! And that's what makes this so fascinating. We're talking about a manuscript that Hill wrote in 1938, just one year after "Think and Grow Rich" became this massive success, but then he basically hid it away. His own family thought it was too controversial, too threatening to the established order.
Eli: And thank goodness it finally saw the light of day in 2011! Because honestly, Miles, after reading through all these summaries and analyses, I think this might be Hill's most important work. It's like he pulled back the curtain on everything that keeps us trapped in mediocrity.