[Ads-l] loser mentality, - mindset

[Dan Goncharoff]

Google Books has a snippet view of Time magazine vol. 107 from 1976 with a
paragraph heading in caps "That Loser Mentality"
DanG


On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 12:58 PM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Not in OED.
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> Earliest?:
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> 1978 _Plain Dealer_  (Oct. 4) 7-D: This no time for greed; [furthermore,]
> this is no time for a loser's mentality.
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> 1983 _Plain Dealer_ (Oct. 30) 2-B: The current debate over a new, domed
> stadium for the Indians is disturbing in that the arguments for the
> proposed facility are so symptomatic of the loser mentality which
> continues to grip the northeast Ohio sports community.
>
> 1988 _New Realities _ IX 88 [unverified]: Attract super-success by
> transforming your 'loser mindset.' Even fight disease by focusing your
> natural mind powers on wellness. How can it do all this? EEG studies
> conducted on firewalking Yogis and Zen Monks reveal that when they reach
> ...
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> JL
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