“If I let them see me win, they'll resent me — so stay small, stay liked.” Tall-poppy research found friends are the most common cutters, and the defense people learn is hiding the milestone. The bill: friendships where your whole life can't attend.
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The Science of Tall Poppy Syndrome: Why Friends Cut Down Your Success — and Why You Learn to Hide It
3 scripts this research explains — "Don't get too big for your boots" and "who does she think she is?" feel like isolated put-downs. Research tells a diffe