The Shadow Aspect of Humility

In Australia, they actually have something they call it tall poppy syndrome. The tallest poppy is the one that gets cut down because everybody notices it. So as soon as that one grows up and is higher than the rest and status or in wisdom or in acclaim, then people are going to cut it. And so like you know, I'm terrible at negotiating with you about things with this job because I will tell the motherfucking truth. It's what I was mentioning about the shadow aspect of humility. To be humble even when it's just untrue because it makes everybody else feel more comfortable.

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