The Relationship Between Height and Success
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Study after study has indicated that taller people are more successful in life. But before you use your lower-than-average height as an excuse for not becoming a superstar, consider this…
Napoleon was about 5′2″ (or 5′6″, depending on which source you trust).
Beethoven and Mozart were both about 5″4″.
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich is 4′ 10.5″.
Okay, I’ll admit it. I’m kinda short – assuming you think just shy of 5′1″ is short. But in some ways, that’s a plus. As Reich pointed out in a recent New York Times interview: “I use far fewer calories than the average person. I am much more economically and environmentally sustainable. I exhale less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. I use up less space. I have a little house.”
1.75 mt (=5′9″), average, I guess, if a lived in the US…..
“Study after study has indicated……”
Where are the sources?
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