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“It is more than probable that the average man could, with no injury to his health, increase his efficiency fifty percent.”

Quote by Walter Dill Scott

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Walter Dill Scott

Walter Dill Scott was an American psychologist known for his contributions to industrial and advertising psychology. He researched workplace efficiency in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and proposed many theories on individual behavior and motivation. more

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