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Doug Garland

Douglas Garland, M.D. practiced orthopedic surgery for 37 years in Southern California. Doug was also a Clinical Professor of Orthopedics at the University of Southern California.

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Anger, Tall Poppy Syndrome, and Schadenfreude - The Luigi Mangione Story.

Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil. Ephesians 4:26-27 Anger, Tall Poppy Syndrome, and Schadenfreude (The Luigi Mangione Story)0:00/834.0961× This is a jam-packed session. I am joined by Dr.

Anger, Tall Poppy Syndrome, and Schadenfreude - The Luigi Mangione Story.
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"It's a Wonderful Life" and The Tall Poppy Syndrome

Remember, no man is a failure who has friends. Clarence Odbody It's a Wonderful Life & The Tall Poppy Syndrome0:00/608.1361× (An earlier version of this was published in Dec-2023, and this iteration includes new audio commentary) It's a Wonderful Life is a classic

"It's a Wonderful Life" and The Tall Poppy Syndrome
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"Above Reproach" and the Tall Poppy Syndrome

Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach. 1 Timothy 3:2 "Above Reproach" and the Tall Poppy Syndrome0:00/648.6241× From my book The Tall Poppy Syndrome - The Joy of Cutting Others Down: Pompeia

"Above Reproach" and the Tall Poppy Syndrome
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Grizzly Bear 399 Dies - a Tall Poppy for All.

Difficulty is the nurse of greatness. ~ William Cullen Bryant Grizzly 399 - A Tall Poppy's Life and Legacy0:00/816.9361× Aesop Aesop is believed to have lived between 620 and 564 BCE and is renowned as a Greek fabulist and storyteller credited with a collection of moral

Grizzly Bear 399 Dies - a Tall Poppy for All.
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The American Variant of Tall Poppy Syndrome: A Cultural Analysis

Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. Proverbs 16:4 American Tall Poppy Syndrome - A Deep Dive0:00/1087.8241× In the landscape of social phenomena, Tall Poppy Syndrome (TPS) - the tendency to criticize or sabotage successful individuals - presents

The American Variant of Tall Poppy Syndrome: A Cultural Analysis
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Veterans Day and Tall Poppies

Freedom is not free. Walter Hitchcock Serving, courage, and sacrifice are virtues in Tall Poppies and the Military. To all Veterans, I offer Douglas MacArthur's 1962 address to West Point cadets: The soldier, above all other men, is required to practice the greatest act of religious training — sacrifice.

Veterans Day and Tall Poppies
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Artificial Intelligence and The Tall Poppy Syndrome

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 1 Corinthians 13:4 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is advancing rapidly even in my small sphere. AI theoretically is a summation of the past but lacks representation of the most recent past. That

Artificial Intelligence and The Tall Poppy Syndrome
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A Primer - About the Tall Poppy Syndrome

Listen to a 26-minute audio program about the Tall Poppy Syndrome (TPS) at: https://www.tallpoppysyndrome.org/primer Tall Poppy Syndrome - A Primer The Tall Poppy Syndrome (TPS) is a social phenomenon in which individuals of distinction or success are targeted for criticism, resentment, and even attempts to bring

A Primer - About the Tall Poppy Syndrome
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Caitlin Clark - WNBA Rookie of the Year - Tall Corn Poppy.

The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to a bad end. Max Beerbohm. Audio Commentary0:00/666.0440821× Papaver rhoeas has common names including corn poppy, corn rose, common poppy, field poppy, Flanders poppy, and red poppy. The corn

Caitlin Clark - WNBA Rookie of the Year - Tall Corn Poppy.
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The Arctic Poppy and the Tall Poppy Syndrome.

Look beneath the surface. Let neither the peculiar quality of anything nor its value escape you. Marcus Aurelius The Arctic Poppy and the Tall Poppy Syndrome0:00/521.481× My historical research regarding the tall poppy syndrome originated in ancient Greece. From my book  The Tall Poppy Syndrome - The

The Arctic Poppy and the Tall Poppy Syndrome.