98% of People Are Drifting. Are You One of Them? James Swanwick

Alcohol-Free Lifestyle · May 26, 2026 · 35m

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Most people aren't failing. They're drifting.

Napoleon Hill wrote Outwitting the Devil in 1938. His publisher refused to release it for 70 years. Too controversial. Too honest. In it, Hill claims that 98% of the world's population has surrendered control of their lives to what he calls The Drift — the invisible force of mediocrity, autopilot, and the path of least resistance.

When I read it, I immediately thought of alcohol. Because drinking isn't a choice most people consciously make. It's something they drift into. One drink to celebrate. One to unwind. One…