The Science of Getting Rich
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- Author：Wallace D. Wattles
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Summary
As featured in the bestselling book The Secret， here is the landmark guide to wealth creation republished with the classic essay “How to Get What You Want。” Wallace D。 Wattles spent a lifetime considering the laws of success as he found them in the work of the world’s great philosophers。 He then turned his life effort into this simple， slender book – a volume that he vowed could replace libraries of philosophy， spirituality， and self-help for the purpose of attaining one definite goal: a life of prosperity。 Wattles describes a definite science of wealth attraction， built on the foundation of one commanding idea: “There is a thinking stuff from which all things are made…A thought， in this substance， produces the thing that is imaged by the thought。” In his seventeen short， straight-to-the-point chapters， Wattles shows how to use this idea， how to overcome barriers to its application， and how work with very direct methods that awaken it in your life。 He further explains how creation and not competition is the hidden key to wealth attraction， and how your power to get rich uplifts everyone around you。 The Science of Getting Rich concludes with Wattle’s rare essay “How to Get Want You Want” – a brilliant refresher of his laws of wealth creation。
Reviews
Jwei Zhu
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Almost gave up the first couple chapter， glad I continued
Beto Guerrero
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3。5 estrellasMás "fe" que ciencia 3。5 estrellasMás "fe" que ciencia 。。。more
Taylor Lewin
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Entertaining read。 A title of “The Magic of Getting Rich” would be more accurate。 There are solid principles in this book， particularly of determination and single minded focus。 Could be inspirational to some。 Overall， framing feels like a strange brainwashing attempt。。。。 with tones of manifesting， law of attraction and prosperity theology。 Interesting considering the year it was written。 Definitely outdated。 Think and Grow Rich is a more palatable version of nearly the same ideas that feel more Entertaining read。 A title of “The Magic of Getting Rich” would be more accurate。 There are solid principles in this book， particularly of determination and single minded focus。 Could be inspirational to some。 Overall， framing feels like a strange brainwashing attempt。。。。 with tones of manifesting， law of attraction and prosperity theology。 Interesting considering the year it was written。 Definitely outdated。 Think and Grow Rich is a more palatable version of nearly the same ideas that feel more timeless and emboldening。 If you have the time to spare， read it for some smiles， ideas， and possible motivation。 Not really a scientific approach to anything though。 。。。more
Stephanie Turner
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Quackery。 Despite the authors claims that this book was in no way philosophical and utterly scientific， this book was entirely philosophic and devoid of anything approaching science。 Science is fundamentally a methodology of testing to prove a theory; testing is absolutely forbidden here。 The author gives a mantra to be quoted repeatedly ad infinitum without question， without logic， but only with Faith， and then asserts if the mantra is not adhered to exactly with a perfect intention behind it a Quackery。 Despite the authors claims that this book was in no way philosophical and utterly scientific， this book was entirely philosophic and devoid of anything approaching science。 Science is fundamentally a methodology of testing to prove a theory; testing is absolutely forbidden here。 The author gives a mantra to be quoted repeatedly ad infinitum without question， without logic， but only with Faith， and then asserts if the mantra is not adhered to exactly with a perfect intention behind it all efforts will be in vain， poverty and despair will be the result。 Save your time and money。 。。。more
Justin Sanders
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This is a great book for specific paths to getting rich。 I really appreciate the length although I understand why they did it this way。 Wallace did a great job with the flow of knowledge and putting it into most basic form however when they started carrying the religious undertones I was surprised especially since he made sure to mention no use of magick but yet relies on some religion context to frame some of the knowledge。 It’s a great concept but loses connection with me around those parts。 T This is a great book for specific paths to getting rich。 I really appreciate the length although I understand why they did it this way。 Wallace did a great job with the flow of knowledge and putting it into most basic form however when they started carrying the religious undertones I was surprised especially since he made sure to mention no use of magick but yet relies on some religion context to frame some of the knowledge。 It’s a great concept but loses connection with me around those parts。 The way I see it if you have to use magick let it be so， just avoid baneful actions and you’ll be good to go。 I wanna check out the 21st century version to see if that version is more my speed。 This one is ok but could be revised around the areas I mentioned above。 。。。more
Melanie Summers
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Principles of SuccessI am a huge believer in the Law of Attraction。 I have watched "The Secret" several times。 I have also have read Napoleon Hill's " Think and Grow Rich and a verbal more books on manifesting what one desires。 This book， IMHO， brings together these principles with faith。 Principles of SuccessI am a huge believer in the Law of Attraction。 I have watched "The Secret" several times。 I have also have read Napoleon Hill's " Think and Grow Rich and a verbal more books on manifesting what one desires。 This book， IMHO， brings together these principles with faith。 。。。more
Simratpal Bal
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It’s an amazing book。 So precise， without any clutter， just to the point。 A must read for everyone。
Yury Morales
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Me recuerda a piense y hágase rico， entiendo que este salió antes y es un excelente complemento。 Fueron bastante los paradigmas a cuestionar y es un libro que no debe faltar en la vida temprana de cualquier persona。 Definitivamente en mi lista de volver a escuchar puesto que hay muchos consejos y cuestiones a considerar frecuentemente。
Sam
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Great book。Read twice back to back
AttackGirl
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Complete contradiction to what I believe。 A book TITLED The science of getting rich that tells you do not read！ Seriously did he copy that from the Bible do not read anything else and only believe what I tell you。 Surely everything else is EVIL！Don’t listen to anyone else！Don’t think about anything！Backed up with”Jesus” quotes which he copied。 My goodness。 For all you who decide to practice this science you get all you deserve！Do look for the actual process of getting rich and what exactly that Complete contradiction to what I believe。 A book TITLED The science of getting rich that tells you do not read！ Seriously did he copy that from the Bible do not read anything else and only believe what I tell you。 Surely everything else is EVIL！Don’t listen to anyone else！Don’t think about anything！Backed up with”Jesus” quotes which he copied。 My goodness。 For all you who decide to practice this science you get all you deserve！Do look for the actual process of getting rich and what exactly that means because if you follow the repeated ignorance guidelines you will be abundantly ignorant and in Today world of taking from the hardworking to give to the lazy And stupid might work to get you other peoples monies and efforts but are you reading a book looking for answers， guidelines， help？ Well， you will be sorely disappointed to be pointed back to laziness ignorance as the answer。 ‘Don’t think about anything but this book”。 Can you say brainwashing stupid people … let’s all join a cult。 Was his follow up book give away all the money you currently have to me and my organization？ Bah ahh bah ahhhh。 Do not even consider this book to be similar to “The Secret” 。。。more
Name
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The title is clearly wrong and misleading。 Let me quote the book on what it says about its core tenants:"Do not ask why these things are true， nor speculate as to how they can be true; simply take them on trust。The science of getting rich begins with the absolute acceptance of this faith。"Now here's a simple definition of science:"Science is the pursuit and application of knowledge and understanding of the natural and social world following a systematic methodology based on evidence。"Science is The title is clearly wrong and misleading。 Let me quote the book on what it says about its core tenants:"Do not ask why these things are true， nor speculate as to how they can be true; simply take them on trust。The science of getting rich begins with the absolute acceptance of this faith。"Now here's a simple definition of science:"Science is the pursuit and application of knowledge and understanding of the natural and social world following a systematic methodology based on evidence。"Science is understanding things based on EVIDENCE acquired through systematic questioning and experimenting， not faith。 So the title should be more like The Faith of Getting Rich。 Don't mistake this for science。 。。。more
Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl
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Impressive and surprisingly still applicable for a slim volume written in 1910。 One hundred eleven years after first publication date， I finally read this classic in 2021。 About a decade ago， I started reading Rhonda Byrne's books: The Secret， The Power。 In the past two years， I've been trying to read some of Byrne's source material。 The Science of Getting Rich does rely heavily on Christian references， however， this does not overpower the general message - one that can be easily adapted to the Impressive and surprisingly still applicable for a slim volume written in 1910。 One hundred eleven years after first publication date， I finally read this classic in 2021。 About a decade ago， I started reading Rhonda Byrne's books: The Secret， The Power。 In the past two years， I've been trying to read some of Byrne's source material。 The Science of Getting Rich does rely heavily on Christian references， however， this does not overpower the general message - one that can be easily adapted to the reader's personal religious or spiritual beliefs/ideas。 The Science of Getting Rich is the book that Rhonda Byrne says changed her life， leading her to create The Secret film and accompanying book。Favorite Passages:The Right To Be RichThe man who owns all he wants for the living of all the life he is capable of living is rich; and no man who has not plenty of money can have all he wants。 Life has advanced so far， and become so complex， that even the most ordinary man or woman requires a great amount of wealth in order to live in a manner that even approaches completeness。 Every person naturally wants to become all that they are capable of becoming; this desire to realize innate possibilities is inherent in human nature; we cannot help wanting to be all that we can be。 Success in life is becoming what you want to be; you can become what you want to be only by making use of things， and you can have the free use of things only as you become rich enough to buy them。 To understand the science of getting rich is therefore the most essential of all knowledge。_______。 。 。 you can render to God and humanity no greater service than to make the most of yourself。 。。。more
EMMANUEL
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I personally did not have as a beneficial experience and development from this book。 The book does secure strong and relevant concepts to encourage a specific way of thinking to align a person in of realizing "rich perspectives"。 But。 That's what didn't positively reinforce in of myself。 The book had good concepts。 Most definitely。 But。。。 the concepts in the book are so difficult to be able to be rationaled and attained by the common reader， and most importantly， someone whom is not at all in of I personally did not have as a beneficial experience and development from this book。 The book does secure strong and relevant concepts to encourage a specific way of thinking to align a person in of realizing "rich perspectives"。 But。 That's what didn't positively reinforce in of myself。 The book had good concepts。 Most definitely。 But。。。 the concepts in the book are so difficult to be able to be rationaled and attained by the common reader， and most importantly， someone whom is not at all in of exposure or familiarity。。。 mostly familiarity， to business and the world of money。 In general。 You would have to have a formal background in business （a bachelors degree）， to really benefit of this book。 It's so one sided。 One sided entailing and referring to those whom are of the educated business disciplined。 。。。more
Anita Renaghan
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Great motivational and spiritual content。
Jake
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Interesting book based on eastern religious and transcendentalist principles of life applying them to life in early modern America （published 1910）。 It is a precursor to "The Secret" and other books about the so-called Law of Attraction。I rate it favorably because it's more "how to flourish as a person in a capitalist world" than "how to be a good capitalist" or "how to get what you want by just thinking。" For example， a central tenet is the need to operate on the creative plane of life/business Interesting book based on eastern religious and transcendentalist principles of life applying them to life in early modern America （published 1910）。 It is a precursor to "The Secret" and other books about the so-called Law of Attraction。I rate it favorably because it's more "how to flourish as a person in a capitalist world" than "how to be a good capitalist" or "how to get what you want by just thinking。" For example， a central tenet is the need to operate on the creative plane of life/business/human interaction and to avoid the competitive plane。 （"You are to create， not to compete for what is already created。"） Gratitude is another tenet of living "in the Certain Way。" I am guessing people have found it persuasive because of its thesis that flourishing， that is living in harmony with the divine infinite， can make you rich。 One outdated point of view is its assertion that the best way an individual can alleviate poverty is to not be poor themselves; while it is out of step with today's culture in many ways， it is also in many ways an antidote for the anxiety of now。 "That which makes you want more money is the same as that which makes the plant grow; it is Life， seeking fuller expression。 。。。 Nature is friendly to your plans。" 。。。more
Jess
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Philosophical book about mindset and mindfulness to approach getting rich and success。 Was indeed a very weird book using a brainwash approach。
Lesya Kostiv
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The whole idea of why getting rich is good and why it’s possible for anyone， and that there is no limited amount of wealth in the world and you have to go away from the competitive mind to the creative state - is amazing。 The ideas of thinking about yourself in the very clear images when you’re already reach - is also amazing。 The idea of gratitude， the idea of getting away of negative thoughts and people and forgetting about being poor also have a huge sense。 This reminded me to continue the Gr The whole idea of why getting rich is good and why it’s possible for anyone， and that there is no limited amount of wealth in the world and you have to go away from the competitive mind to the creative state - is amazing。 The ideas of thinking about yourself in the very clear images when you’re already reach - is also amazing。 The idea of gratitude， the idea of getting away of negative thoughts and people and forgetting about being poor also have a huge sense。 This reminded me to continue the Gratitude journal。 So， 70% of the book is amazing。I hated to writing style and those rare religious parts ， but this was 1910 and can be forgiven。What I didn’t like at all - that “practical part” called “essence” of getting rich。 The scheme sounds simple - have a clear vision and a huge desire of being rich and getting what you want to get， find what you’re talented in， do this every day effectively to give value to people higher then that financial value that they pay you and you’ll become successful。 Sounds easy， isn’t it ？ But working just hard， productively， making your clients happy won’t make you rich nowadays。 Working more doesn’t make you rich， working smart and choosing the right niche - does。 And this is what I’m missing in this book。 But again， that’s 1910 。。。more
Mspraise50
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My personal theme for my life this year is “Developing my Mind。 I started reading this book the Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D。 Wattles？ I had read this book before but I did not fully understand what I was reading。 I recently attended a 5-day Virtual Seminar which expanded/developed my mindset even further about this book/topic。 This Virtual Seminar will start again on Monday 16th August - 20th August。 I would highly recommend this Seminar NOT to be missed！ Please click the link below whi My personal theme for my life this year is “Developing my Mind。 I started reading this book the Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D。 Wattles？ I had read this book before but I did not fully understand what I was reading。 I recently attended a 5-day Virtual Seminar which expanded/developed my mindset even further about this book/topic。 This Virtual Seminar will start again on Monday 16th August - 20th August。 I would highly recommend this Seminar NOT to be missed！ Please click the link below which will explain a little more about this event and sign you up to attend！https://scienceofbecomingrich。dynamit。。。 。。。more
Martin Ivanov
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The book is a bit hard to read as the writer is presenting his statement through the perspective of a religious man （Christian）， thus referring a bit too much to the Bible， but if you look past this there are a lot of good ideas and fundamentals that you can implement in your life。 It has to be noted that this book was written more than 100 years which leads to amazement on how relevant it is still today， or maybe how far ahead of his time was the author。 Some of the references （e。g。 some not al The book is a bit hard to read as the writer is presenting his statement through the perspective of a religious man （Christian）， thus referring a bit too much to the Bible， but if you look past this there are a lot of good ideas and fundamentals that you can implement in your life。 It has to be noted that this book was written more than 100 years which leads to amazement on how relevant it is still today， or maybe how far ahead of his time was the author。 Some of the references （e。g。 some not all "famous" people given as examples） may need to be looked up。 。。。more
Nicole
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Ahh， non vedevo proprio l’ora che finisse in offerta un libro sulla legge dell’attrazione applicata al tema del denaro。E che libro， si tratta del libro che ha ispirato il famosissimo （sull'argomento） The secret， proprio lui。 E che tema， i soldi， proprio un tema che si presterebbe bene alla scoperta di un metodo scientifico， quanto sarebbe bello？ Dico questo perché l’autore ha avuto l’ardire di intitolare il libro “Il metodo scientifico per diventare ricchi”。Quindi è legittimo aspettarsi un modo Ahh， non vedevo proprio l’ora che finisse in offerta un libro sulla legge dell’attrazione applicata al tema del denaro。E che libro， si tratta del libro che ha ispirato il famosissimo （sull'argomento） The secret， proprio lui。 E che tema， i soldi， proprio un tema che si presterebbe bene alla scoperta di un metodo scientifico， quanto sarebbe bello？ Dico questo perché l’autore ha avuto l’ardire di intitolare il libro “Il metodo scientifico per diventare ricchi”。Quindi è legittimo aspettarsi un modo di procedere bel specifico: formulazione dell’ipotesi， raccolta di dati empirici， analisi logico-matematica di questi dati e quindi esperienza + dimostrazione。E invece niente di tutto ció， secondo l’autore la scientificità di quello che lui chiama “trattato” risiede nel fatto che nessuno può dimostrare il contrario rispetto alle ipotesi nel testo solo formulate （non dimostrate）， che tra l’altro sulla maggior parte dei temi trattati è uguale a chiedere una probatio diabolica。Poi diciamolo， travestire questo libro da trattato scientifico e dopo poco attaccare subito a parlare di Dio， è abbastanza una contraddizione in termini。 A un certo punto esplicitamente afferma che per funzionare， il metodo scientifico in questione， richiede come presupposto la fede: un ossimoro。 Già queste due cose sono sufficienti a squalificare il libro。E infatti le poche cose giuste che vengono dette si spiegano su un altro piano， sulla base di un’altra scienza （vera stavolta）: la neuroscienza。 Quindi sul tema: - neuroscienza: scienza - meccanica quantistica: teoria fisica su cui non so ancora a sufficienza per potermi pronunciare， ma comunque teoria fisica - legge dell’attrazione， almeno nei termini di questo libro: baggianata， squalificata senza appello 。。。more
Nemanja Kalanovic
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Cute but dry and repetableHm。 The book is ok， but very short and it repeats itself all the time。 Easy read， though， and it reminds us about few things we have to do to be successful。
Chase
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There were some good points in this book， but overall it made me cringe repeatedly。 The book is good in that it references the teachings of Jesus repeatedly， but it really gets it wrong with the purpose of life and love。 The premises mentioned in Chapter 1 verge， that the whole purpose of life is to be wealthy， are garbage。 So， what is the secret science to getting rich？ Here it is:"There is a thinking stuff from which all things are made， and which， in its original state， permeates， penetrates， There were some good points in this book， but overall it made me cringe repeatedly。 The book is good in that it references the teachings of Jesus repeatedly， but it really gets it wrong with the purpose of life and love。 The premises mentioned in Chapter 1 verge， that the whole purpose of life is to be wealthy， are garbage。 So， what is the secret science to getting rich？ Here it is:"There is a thinking stuff from which all things are made， and which， in its original state， permeates， penetrates， and fills the interspaces of the universe。"A thought in this substance produces the thing that is imagined by the thought。"A person can form things in this thought， and by impressing his thought upon formless substance， can cause the thing he thinks about to be created。"Beautiful， right？ Through the short book， he elaborates in equally proverbial and fluffy language。 But the essence is， "Focus so intently on an becoming rich and don't think about anything else。 Don't read any other book other than this book， don't pursue any other hobby， don't think about any other thing and you will become rich。" You know， I think I agree with that。 If your sole focus in life is riches， you will probably obtain it！ But then what type of person will you become？ Despite the criticism， there are a few good nuggets in the book。 。。。more
Todd Cheng
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Feels a bit motivation， inspirational， and gimmicky。 Playful to sample the thoughts of 1910 on the topic。
Alise Romeiko
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Īsa （65 lpp） grāmata， kas īsi un vienkārši formulē metafizisko skatījumu uz bagātību。 Par domāšanas un fokusa veidu， kāds nepieciešams， lai radītu un uzturētu atvērtību iespējām。 Iespējas ir。 Šķēršļu nav。 Very cute read， would read again。
Sourabh
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Read only first chapter and last chapter。。Author is fixed on the same concept from start to finish。 I understand and convinced on what is mentioned but one need not go through the book completely。 First chapter done。。 book is done。 Same idea has been repeated n number of times。 I hope this review saves people time。。
davidgonzalezsr
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There is very little value added from this book。 There were a couple nuggets and the rest of the book made those nuggets forgettable。 Basically think you will succeed and you will。 That makes sense however one does not have to read this book to understand that。 Very little actionable material overall。 The book recommends you do not read anything else on this topic。 I'd edit that to read do not read this book on this topic。 The narration was good。 I will not revisit this and can not recommend to There is very little value added from this book。 There were a couple nuggets and the rest of the book made those nuggets forgettable。 Basically think you will succeed and you will。 That makes sense however one does not have to read this book to understand that。 Very little actionable material overall。 The book recommends you do not read anything else on this topic。 I'd edit that to read do not read this book on this topic。 The narration was good。 I will not revisit this and can not recommend to anyone。 If I remember who recommended this to me I will not accept future recommendations from them。Disclaimer: My enjoyment of the narrator is based on my listening speed。 I only leave 5 stars for books I've listened to or will listen to multiple times。 I'll update my review if I listen again。 。。。more
Christophe Yao
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Read this book in 2018。 At a period in time which I rea d just for the sake of it。 Therefore， I owe myself to actually read it actively。
Srinivasan Nanduri
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Short and to the point。 Plan， visualise and action aligning to the imagesI guess this is the book that inspired Rhonda B for The Secret
Karri-ann Flater
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