You're Being Trained to Stay Distracted – Here's How to Stop (Ep. 282)

Without the Bank Podcast · Aug 13, 2026 · 14m

In this episode, I'm breaking down Outwitting the Devil by Napoleon Hill — the book that changed how I see the world.

Hill wrote this in 1938, but it reads like it was written yesterday. His message? 95% of people are drifting through life, and the systems we trust — government, education, even media — are designed to keep us numb. In this review, I get into:

📖 The "drifter" mindset and how to spot it in yourself

🧠 Why focus is the single most powerful asset you have

📱 How modern technology and mainstream culture are literally training us to stay distracted

🎧 Why the audiobook version is a…