The definitive site for all things related to the Tall Poppy Syndrome. This site is a companion to the book of the same title (The Tall Poppy Syndrome: The Joy of Cutting Others Down) available wherever you buy books (ISBN 978-1629671123).
An Unapologetically True Tall Poppy
A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others. ~ Ayn Rand An Unapologetically True Tall Poppy - Steve Jobs0:00/269.41× In the foreword to Becoming Steve Jobs, Marc Andreessen discusses TPS and positions Steve Jobs as the anti-TPS archetype as
Tall Poppy Syndrome and the Legacy of Murrow vs. McCarthy
Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't. Mark Twain Murrow vs McCarthy - A Tall Poppy Syndrome Case Study0:00/275.041× Journalism is rife with TPS. Reporting the truth without an agenda or bias can topple
From Ancient Rome to Social Media: The Enduring Lessons of the Tall Poppy Syndrome
If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants. Sir Isaac Newton Newton's concept could be paraphrased to include "shoulders of Tall Poppies." A similar notion is to surround yourself with Tall Poppies and, by good envy, emulate them to better
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