Success Law 101

So, I started reading Napoleon Hill's Laws Of Success and I'm wondering what on earth I've gotten myself into! At almost 600 pages, it's almost as thick as a Harry Potter novel. I got through 7 of those, I think I can handle something that will actually positively influence my life.
So far, it's been a bit of an alchemy lesson. Hill starts out by explaining that all of the particles in the universe are made of the same few particles and what separates one thing from another are the specific combinations of particles and their rates of frequency. I've heard those kinds of lessons before, but I always feel like I'm missing something. I get it. It's obvious, basic chemistry, but it's as if that simple basic knowledge is some kind of riddle that Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey have solved and learned to implement into their lives, and they're keeping it secret while everyone else does....whatever everyone else does.
Hill recommends taking at least 15 weeks to learn and implement the lessons in his text. I just hope I don't end up rushing through it and starting it over THEN taking the suggested time. Nope, that's not what I'm going to do at all... To be continued...

Quote Dujour: Joshua Lederberg

"All of civility depends on being able to contain the rage of individuals."

Natalie Merchant sings old poems to life

Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story

Quote Dujour: Buddha

"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment."

Quote Dujour: Richard Pryor

"I believe the ability to think is blessed. If you can think about a situation, you can deal with it. The big struggle is to keep your head clear enough to think."

Stuntin'

So I learned a new term the other day: "stunt journalism". I'm currently reading The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World by A. J. Jacobs. I'm impressed with his mad literary skills and decided to learn more, so I consulted the all-knowing Wikipedia.

A.J. Jacobs is a prime example of a Stunt Journalist. Stunt Journalists conduct some kind of life experiment then document their experience, like a reality show you read. A literal documentary, no pun intended, but pun implied.

I skimmed through a book a few months ago called The One-Week Job Project: One Man, One Year, 52 Jobs by Sean Aiken and thought the writing structure was cool. I wished upon a star that there was a name for it besides "diary".

So is that the true stunt of stunt journalism? Selling people excerpts of your edited diary?