The Winner Effect by Ian H. Robertson Summary
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Discover how victory rewires your brain in "The Winner Effect." Robertson's neuroscience reveals why success becomes addictive, making you smarter yet potentially dangerous. What separates Bill Clinton's resilience from Mike Tyson's downfall? The answer lies in power's double-edged neurochemistry.
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When Victory Rewires Your Brain
A mouse wins a fight. Within minutes, testosterone floods its system. Brain cells swell to eight times their normal size. The creature transforms-bolder, stronger, more aggressive. Now picture this: the exact same chemistry surging through a trader who just closed a massive deal, a politician who won an election, or an athlete standing on a podium. Success doesn't just feel good-it physically reconstructs your brain. And here's the unsettling part: that reconstruction can turn champions into tyrants, leaders into liars, and winners into their own worst enemies. The question isn't whether power changes us. It's whether we'll recognize the transformation before it's too late.
The Inheritance Illusion
The Territory Effect
The Dangerous High of Command
The Recognition Cure
When Winning Becomes Addiction
The Antidote to Power's Poison
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