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It's Far Too Much To Say That Effective Hoping Is The Only - Or Even The Biggest - Part Of What It Takes To Succeed. If 14% Of Business Productivity Can Be Attributed To Hope, That Means 86% Is Dependent On Raw Talent, Fickle Business Cycles, The Quality Of The Product You're Selling, And Often Pure, Dumb Luck.

Science Has Yet To Isolate The Godiva Chocolate Or Prada Gene, But That Doesn't Mean Your Weakness For Pricey Swag Isn't Woven Into Your Dna. According To A New Study Of Identical Twins, It's Less Tv Ads Or Labor Day Sales That Make You Buy The Things You Do Than The Tastes And Temperaments That Are Already Part Of You At Birth.

The Brain Sits Snugly Inside The Skull, But It's Not A Completely Flush Fit - There Is Still A Layer Of Fluid Between Bone And Soft Tissue That Serves As A Natural Shock Absorber. Some Shocks, However, Can't Be Absorbed, And When The Head Gets Clobbered Too Hard, The Brain Can Twist Or Torque Or Rattle Around Inside Its Skeletal Casing.

Narcissistic Personalities Usually Do Do Better Than You And Me And The Average Person. We've Always Seen It In The Office. The Person Who Speaks Up More In Meetings, The Person Who's Charismatic, Who Can Sell An Idea With More Excitement And Energy.

The Death Of Anti-gay Hate Speech Is No Doubt Being Hastened By The Head-spinning Speed With Which Gays As A Group - To Say Nothing Of Gay Marriage - Are Becoming An Unremarkable And Even Quite Traditional Parts Of American Life.