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National Treasure

A psychologist explains how entrepreneurs started it all.

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This story appears in the October 2005 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »

It's no secret that the U.S. is a nation of bold enough to risk it all, go after an and find success on the other end. But maybe we need to start giving credit where credit's due. In his book, The Hypomanic Edge: The Link Between (a Little) Craziness and (a Lot of) Success in America, clinical psychologist John D. introduces a revolutionary theory that links hypomania--a medical condition resulting in elevated and increased activity--with our immigrant ancestors and the entrepreneurial accomplishments of today.

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