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Re:Lost Diamonds: How our current system is failing underpri... by nickthemagicman on Thursday September 29, 2016 @06:22PM (#12609301)
Wheres the ACTUAL study? Or did the author just call up 5 rich dudes?

Seriously are we taking this number as legitimate.. simply because it comes from a BOOK?

Is that how low our scientific standards have become?

Frickin Pixar verified that talking cars exist. Good enough for me!

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Re:Lost Diamonds: How our current system is failing underpri... by WalterBright on Thursday September 29, 2016 @07:41PM (#12609646)
The book describes the studies they used. (Correction, it's 80%. I had misremembered it.) You can get the book for $2.50 from Amazon, not a bad investment if you are interested in the topic.
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Re:Lost Diamonds: How our current system is failing underpri... by nickthemagicman on Friday September 30, 2016 @10:33AM (#12612664)
The numbers are not correct or even science.

Its one dude who uses that number to sell his pop psychology book.

Heres a blog from the author about where he gets his numbers:

'In my thirty plus years of surveying and studying millionaires'

http://www.thomasjstanley.com/2014/05/america-where-milliona...

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Re:Lost Diamonds: How our current system is failing underpri... by WalterBright on Friday September 30, 2016 @02:52PM (#12614453)
A blog post of a couple of paragraphs does not give any information about the rigor, correctness, or value of the contents of a book.
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