Foreword ix Introduction xiii Chapter 1 The Allodoxaphobic 1 Chapter 2 The Burned 23 Chapter 3 The Inopportune 45 Chapter 4 The Blamer 65 Chapter 5 The Test Believer 89 Chapter 6 The Perfectionist 111 Chapter 7 The Scarciest 133 Chapter 8 The Distracted 155 Chapter 9 The Underestimater 177 Conclusion 201 Bibliography 209 Acknowledgments 215 About the Author 217 Index 219

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