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Barbara Ehrenreich

If you can attribute your success entirely to your own mental effort, to your own attitude, to some spiritual essence that you have that is better than other people's, then that must feel pretty good.

Barbara Ehrenreich

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Barbara Ehrenreich is pointing out that believing your success comes solely from your mindset or inner qualities can give you a sense of pride or superiority. She implies this feeling might be comforting but overlooks other factors that contribute to success.

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