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This self-destructive form of rumination, known as attributional ambiguity, afflicts people who aren't sure whether to attribute their successes to genuine ability or to some other cause.
They also attribute their successes to luck or other factors beyond their control, while attributing the successes of their peers to skill.
Using an anecdote about a class she took in college with her female roommate and her brother, she describes the tendency of males to exude confidence and attribute their successes to themselves, while females tend to attribute their successes to external factors including co-workers and luck.
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Many of today's successful entrepreneurs attribute their success to their intuition.
Rather than feel pride in their achievements, successful people may attribute their success to luck or temporary effort, rather than inherent ability.
Another study by McKinsey and Company and Lean In found that "men typically attribute their success to innate qualities and skills, while women often attribute theirs to external factors such as "working hard," "getting lucky," or "help from others".
Our results confirm and expand previous findings on the self-serving bias: successful participants are more likely to attribute their success to their effort rather than luck, and they opt for less redistribution.
In talking with very successful people in business and other fields, many of them attribute their success at least partially to skills they learned at their university.
Ethiopia's greatest runners also attribute their success to food.
They attribute their success to a shared vision, similar tastes and, of course, the same background.
Regional leaders attribute their success to their presence at the grass roots.
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