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3 Tips for Getting More from "The Science of Getting Rich" By Tony Mase
Wallace D. Wattles' nearly one hundred year old classic
masterpiece, "The Science of Getting Rich", has recently
become *THE* book to read on the subject of getting rich.
However, most of those who read this incredible book won't
get near as much from it as they could.
Here are three tips that'll help you get more from it...
Tip #1 - Stay away from edited and/or revised versions.
Since "The Science of Getting Rich" was originally published
in 1910, a number of edited and/or revised versions of it
have been published both online and offline.
Besides some having slight changes of title, most, if not
all of these edited and/or revised versions contain changes
in the wording of the original book by Wallace D. Wattles
ranging from minor to major in a so-called attempt to
"modernize" and/or make it more "readable".
You can sometimes recognize these edited and/or revised
versions of "The Science of Getting Rich" by a slight change
in title from that of the original. Other times, you'll find
someone has added his or her name as a co-author or editor
of the book.
Unfortunately, there are a whole host of others out there
where the title is the same as the original and there isn't
a co-author's or editor's name listed, yet the text of the
original book has been substantially edited and/or revised.
Personally, when I want to know what a particular author has
to say, I want to read his or her own words and not those of
someone else. This is especially true in the case of Wallace
D. Wattles' writings.
In my opinion, any change of wording, however minor, takes
away from the original meaning of what Wallace D. Wattles
wrote and thus changes our understanding of it.
Therefore...
I strongly encourage you stay away from edited and/or
revised versions of "The Science of Getting Rich" and stick
to the original.
Tip #2 - Look up words you don't understand.
I know this sounds like simple common sense, but you'd be
surprised at how many people don't do it. I can tell by some
of the questions I get.
Occasionally, as you read "The Science of Getting Rich",
you'll come across words you may not understand or don't
make sense to you in the context in which Wallace D. Wattles
used them.
None of us knows the meaning of every word there is in the
English language. Many words have multiple meanings. And,
keep in mind, Wallace D. Wattles wrote "The Science of
Getting Rich" nearly one hundred years ago. Many words that
were in common usage then are no longer commonly used today
and many words that were used back then were used with a
different meaning than the meaning we'd attach to them
today.
A good example of this is the word "check". If you look up
the word check in a dictionary, you'll see it has a number
of meanings. One of the meanings is to examine something to
see if it's true or satisfactory. Another meaning is to stop
or slow something down.
In Chapter 9 of "The Science of Getting Rich", Wallace D.
Wattles wrote:
"But you can check all this by starting a negative
impression in the Formless Substance."
In this case, Wallace D. Wattles is using the word check to
mean stop or slow down. In other words, he's saying...
But you can stop or slow all this by starting a negative
impression in the Formless Substance.
Although the word check was commonly used to mean stop or
slow something down when Wallace D. Wattles wrote "The
Science of Getting Rich", it's not a common use of the word
today.
If you didn't know the word check had multiple meanings, or
if you didn't know the word check was commonly used with
this meaning back then, it'd be easy for you to misinterpret
what Wallace D. Wattles was saying.
Tip #3 - Apply what you learn.
Here's the deal...
You can read "The Science of Getting Rich" hundreds of
times. You can study it until you're blue in the face. You
can memorize it, philosophize, and talk about it to your
heart's content. However, until you apply what you learn
from it, you're not going to get the results you're seeking
from it, PERIOD!
Now...
I know, at first glance, it seems like there's an awful lot
in it to apply. However, the simple truth of the matter is
there really isn't. In reality, there are only a tiny
handful of concepts you really need to apply.
And...
If you want results from "The Science of Getting Rich", it's
*vitally* important you understand...
It's your *application* of this tiny handful of concepts,
not your knowledge and/or understanding of them, that'll
make the difference in your life...
All the difference in the world, I might add!
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