Name: How To Play The Status Game - Will Storr | Modern Wisdom Podcast 374
Uploaded: 2021-09-20T15:00:25+00:00
Duration: 1 h 15 min 8 s
Description: Will Storr is an award winning author and journalist. Status is the original human currency. Prestige, renown, respect and admiration are all sought after because it gave our ancestors better access t

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Will Storr is an award winning author and journalist.

Status is the original human currency. Prestige, renown, respect and admiration are all sought after because it gave our ancestors better access to mates, safety and resources. Now the modern era has arrived, the lions are no longer chasing us but our desire for status is a strong as ever.

Expect to learn why growing a huge yam can make you the favourite in your tribe, why tall poppy syndrome exists, the reason for our conscience, the risks of radically gaining or losing status, the winning qualities to develop if you want to enhance your status, how the status game relates to cancel culture and much more...

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00:00 Intro
03:18 Why Status is So Important
07:25 How to Maintain Status
14:29 Imitating a Higher Status
20:31 Psychology of Titles
30:12 Continually Losing Status
38:09 Choosing Friends Carefully
45:35 Effects of Radical Status Gain
54:15 Status Games in Cancel Culture
1:05:58 Is There an Exit?
1:11:23 Steps to Becoming High Status
1:13:17 Where to Find Will