Chapter 53 53．Short people prefer to show off?

Q The uncle who plays the pipa asks I saw on Weibo that four French professors were discussing the issue of French air strikes on Libya.There are two who firmly support it, on the grounds that human rights are above all else; one supports it, on the grounds that French interests are the most important choice; and an old professor is very entangled.He believes that Gaddafi should be attacked for killing civilians in his own country, but President Sarkozy is not qualified to take the limelight.He said: Sarkozy is the shortest among NATO leaders, so he always wanted to go to the front to be seen, and this time he did it.I want to know, do short people like to show off more than tall people?

A 0.618 The uncle who plays the pipa As a small person, I seriously reflected on this issue from my own perspective.Small people usually stand at the front of the line since they were young, and occasionally when they are not queuing, they are used to having to squeeze forward in order to gain a view; small people have to stretch their whole bodies straight in order to reach the handrails on the bus; In order to allow others to reduce the angle of depression during the conversation, he had to raise his chest and head up as much as possible, trying to straighten his body at right angles to the ground.

But unfortunately, not only does life bring inconvenience to small people, people also have prejudices against small people in their hearts.If you want to know people’s value orientation, looking at the personals is a shortcut—you’ve only seen those asking for “height above 180cm” or “160~170cm”, but you’ve never heard of asking for “below XX”!Psychologists have also found that many benefits are directly proportional to height.For example, in 2004, Timothy Judge of the University of Florida School of Management found that people's height is directly proportional to their wages, especially for men.People judge by appearance and prefer big guys.

Due to the natural difference in body size, big and small people are treated differently in the later growth process, and different experiences have created slight differences in their personalities.Tuvia Melamed of the University of Liverpool published a paper in 1992 claiming that taller people are more independent and confident. But why do you say "little people prefer to show off"?There is no research to support this claim. But since you asked, let's make a bold assumption: Small people are pushy.How can this phenomenon be explained?It's easiest to explain with the benefit of hindsight.From the point of view of the relationship between body and mind, not only "brain thinks and body moves", but body movements can also change the brain's thinking.If you don't believe me, please turn the corners of your mouth up. Do you feel happy?In the same way, a paper by Professor Adam Galinsky and others from the Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University published in "Psychological Science" not long ago pointed out that an open and stretched power posture will bring people "power thinking"—from the perspective of leadership think abut.So looking back at the first paragraph, small people often need to put on open stretching postures, and sometimes they often have to jump up in order to attract the attention of others (whether there is any!).In the same way, these "showy" actions may develop a "showy" style over time.In order to take care of the feelings of small people, big people often develop the habit of hunchback and bowing their heads. Often looking down will also create the illusion of "bow your head and confess your guilt" to your brain.

The analysis is like this. The specific situation varies from person to person. Don’t take a seat on the right number, because there are too many uncertain factors in the growth process. Even an elementary school teacher who has a special preference for height may have a subtle influence on children. There is no pressure for the little guy to finish this answer on his own. Anyway, I am small, and I can’t see your expressions unless I look up; the big guy’s thoughts may be more delicate than people think, because they can see everyone’s React, need to take care of everyone's feelings. Small people need to be in the limelight to be seen, and big people don't need to be in the limelight to be seen. Who is more in the limelight?