“for all their diversity,” virtually all successful minority (and white!) immigrant groups in the U.S.A. share three distinct success-boosting traits. The first of these is a “superiority complex,” a deep-seated belief that one is basically good, skilled, and can make it by working hard. The second might be called “hunger,” or a feeling that whatever you have done so far, at least prior to ultimate success, is not yet good enough. The third is “impulse control,” a willingness to work hard and long to grind out results, even in the absence of immediate gratification. The presence or absence of
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