Review: How to Own Your Own Mind

How to Own Your Own Mind by Napoleon Hill
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

So here's a sentence:

"It is generally conceded that no group of people, throughout the pioneering days of this country, from the early pilgrim settlers on down to the present, were harassed and persecuted as severely as were the Mormons. "

Regardless, there were a few gems, but otherwise you sort of get the impression he was commissioned by Carnegie to "interview" him for business and life advice. 

The book mentions having an all-driving purpose, being persistent, taking action, and having absolute faith you'll succeed. I wouldn't call it by any means rigorous or scientific, but probably not bad advice. To be fair, even nowadays you hear similar proclamations without accounting for things like survivorship bias (plenty of people follow all that advice and end up failing, yet they are never interviewed). However, that doesn't necessarily make it more excusable. Just keep it in mind. 

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