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Givers vs. Takers: The Surprising Truth about Who Gets Ahead

Knowledge at Wharton

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Research shows that it feels like engineering and medicine that give us end up at the bottom of the heap. Givers are overrepresented at the top, as well as the bottom of most success metrics. A mattress is somebody who really believes in a just world. Mattures cannot stand to see takers get ahead by taking advantage of other people.

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