The Strangest Secret
by Earl Nightingale
A transcribed 1956 recording of about thirty pages whose entire message is 'we become what we think about.' Nightingale's voice comes through the text, and the thirty-day test he proposes (write one goal on a card, read it daily, control your thoughts about it) is a cleaner exercise than many full-length books manage.
Read it if…
you want the shortest possible introduction to the mindset-first tradition.
Skip it if…
you need more than a single idea; this is a pamphlet and priced accordingly.
Three things you will actually use
- Choose the thought you will dwell on.
- Test the thirty-day card; start over if you slip.
- Give more service than you are paid for.
Do this first
Write one goal on a card and read it first thing every morning for thirty days.
Our verdict
A thirty-minute read with a thirty-day exercise; small and worthwhile.
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