Outsmarting the Devil by Napoleon Hill - Outsmarting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success by Napoleon Hill - Audiobook Summary ⢠Napoleon Hill was ahead of his time when he wrote Outsmarting the Devil. The book was considered too controversial by Hill's family and friends, and it remained in manuscript form from its original creation in 1938 until its publication in 2011. Why was it so controversial? Well, the book is basically written as an "interview" between Napoleon Hill and "The Devil". However, the "devil" interviewed by Hill is not a physical being... He uses the term "Devil" as a metaphor to represent the negative energy that plants the seeds of doubt, fear, limitations and negative thoughts in the minds of the most many people preventing them from living a happy and successful life. In the book, Hill asks the devil a series of questions about how he tries to keep people alive. When he asks these questions, he allows the devil to explain them, thereby helping to unravel the devil's mysterious tricksārevealing how you can turn them on their head and use this knowledge to your advantage. Throughout the book, Hill explores how you can use the power of your mind to overcome the fears that hold you back from pursuing your dreams, taking control of your life, and fixing the devil. Here's what you learned from this summary. : Napoleon Hill's personal journey through failure and success as he learns to apply the steps outlined in his previous bestseller Think and Grow Rich. How to identify personal obstacles (fear, procrastination, anger and jealousy) and how the devil uses them to prevent you from succeeding. "Good" principles that lead to victory over the devil. And much, much more...