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Originally posted by Illusionsaregrander
You cant let society, or any other person define success for you. Thats the real wisdom in your statement that; "I feel like if I didn't care about anything, I could accomplish anything." If you care about what you internally "know" is important to YOU, and you do not waste your time caring what other people say is important, you CAN be a great success.
I think most of the people at top in this world are probably the least empathetic of people, because it's easier for them to accomplish what they want without worries.
Originally posted by Illusionsaregrander
If you are already happy being who you are, you are already on the top and you didnt have to do any of that.
It was how you were defining the "top" that I was responding to, not the use of the word accomplish or do.
Originally posted by _Phoenix_
Yeah I get it, I was defining top as top in a business, company, politics etc. Not really as top in happiness or life etc.
Originally posted by Perfectenemy05
I, as a man, am extremely jelous that I cannot do something to myself such as (implants) that will benefit me in life.
Think about it...Every job interview, every class you take, every store you walk into...you will be noticed over any other woman in the place. Why? Because you went out, spent 6000 bucks and had two pieces of silicon filled with salt water swelling off your chest...its sad but true.
It's called limb lengthening and for years the procedure was done almost exclusively to correct developmental deformities or repair damage to limbs after an accident. But more and more often the surgery is being done for cosmetic reasons to help people primarily men grow a little taller.
However, Dunbar said the numbers clearly show women favor taller men --- something that other research suggests is true across all cultures.
"Basically, height is a proxy for other variables that women find desirable --- men who can protect them, provide them with resources, have good social status and aren't easily dominated by other men," said Dunbar, a professor of evolutionary psychology and the study's co-author.
Tall Men and Money
For "Blink," Gladwell polled about half of the Fortune 500 companies and found that the majority of their CEOs were tall, white men, and:
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The average CEO was just under 6 feet (the average American man is 5'9")
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Among the CEOs, 58 percent were 6 feet or over
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In the United States, 14.5 percent of men are 6 feet or over
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Some 30 percent of the CEOs were 6'2" or taller
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Only 3.9 percent of U.S. men are 6'2" or taller
"Height matters for career success," said Timothy Judge, a University of Florida management professor who co-conducted a study on the topic.