Essay Archive - John D. Rockefeller: Obsession Into Success
John D. Rockefeller: Obsession Into Success
John D. Rockefeller, the Standard Oil magnate who, by the time of his
death in 1937, was probably worth close to a billion dollars, is perhaps
one of the best historical examples of an obsessive-compulsive. An
obsessive-compulsive is one who is driven to an act or acts, generally
being asocial, by his own fixations but by nature of his peculiar psyche
must balance these actions with others more socially acceptable. There are
abundant examples of Rockefeller's deeds fitting these clinical
characteristics, and John ....
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