He says there is one exclusive explanation for why there are so many smart Chinese people in Western Countries: They work harder because its part of Chinese culture and they begin their academic training at a younger age because their parents are obsessed with developing their brain for cultural reasons.
When it comes to why so many Jewish people are successful, I believe Deuteronomy suggests that religious training builds your tolerance for pain, humiliation, stress, hard work, conscience, monotony, and delayed gratification which leads to bigger job promotions and more prestigious victories in the job seeking world.
I remember watching a you tube video where a very religious Jewish guy ate an unbelievably hot food without even wincing in pain or showing any reaction to the spices at all.
60 years ago when athletic fitness used to be a criteria for acceptance into Harvard, over 25% of their students were Jewish because vigorous labour at a young age raises your pain tolerance and makes you more successful on endurance tests.
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