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‘I’ is a lonely animal which even winning an Oscar cannot make immortal. The vulnerability of the corrupted leader’s ego lies behind the poverty, starvation and butchery of millions. A single ego-focused boss can make life a misery. This intense drive to win that most of us feel from time to time is part of nothing less than a life-or-death struggle for ‘I’.
-The Winner Effect: The Neuroscience of Success and Failure
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