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Here's an interesting excerpt from one of my favorite books ''Think and Grow Rich'' by Napoleon Hill. I only realized the significance of the excerpt below, while reading through the related chapter for how we are mentally and physically affected as humans by what we think, feel, read. Amidst the Covid19 era, this book, chapter and paragraph are very contemporary. '' During the flu epidemic which  broke out during the world war, the mayor of New York City took drastic steps to check the damage which people were doing themselves through the inherent fear of ill health. He called in the newspaper men and said to them, Gentlemen, I feel it necessary to ask you not to publish any scare headlines concerning the flu epidemic. The newspapers quit publishing stories about the flu and within one month the epidemic had been successfully checked.'' You can buy the book ''Think and Grow Rich'' here:  https://www.amazon.com/Think-Grow-Rich-Landmar...

Currently reading again ''Think and grow rich'' by Napoleon Hill. This book grows on you and needs a lot of self-meditation to grasp the inner meanings of its pages. Don't read this book if you have no personal goals for life or don't care about how globalization is affecting your local secure space. Here's an excerpt: ''The majority of people who fail to accumulate money sufficient for their needs, are, generally, easily influenced by the ''opinions'' of others. They permit the newspapers and the ''gossiping'' neighbors to do their ''thinking'' for them. ''Opinions'' are the cheapest commodities on earth. Everyone has a flock of opinions ready to be wished upon anyone who will accept them. If you are influenced by ''opinions'' when you reach decisions, you will not succeed in any undertaking, much less in that of transmuting your own desire into money. If you are infl...