There's some kind of mental block that tells me I'm being prideful if I promote.

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The major mental block is that most economists believe that an economy grows as a result of spending.

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Moreover, some who grasp the environmental aspects of water misuse nonetheless have a mental block on invoking the market as a remedy.

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Companies figure that they might as well get your own mental block to work for you rather than against you, thus the rise of opt-out policies you see these days.

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They are visibly trying to block out the knowledge of her knowledge, no doubt using the mental techniques they were taught at the training school: I am a powerful person.

NEWYORKER: Magda Mandela