Status: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How To Get It Without Driving Yourself Crazy | Will Storr
Plus more surprising information on this fundamental human drive.
Will Storr is a multi award-winning writer and Sunday Times bestselling author. His latest book is A Story is a Deal: How to use the science of storytelling to lead, motivate and persuade.
Waking Up, a top-notch meditation app with amazing teachers and a ton of courses for all levels. If you subscribe via this link: wakingup.com/tenpercent, you'll get a 30-day free trial—and you'll be supporting the 10% Happier team, too. Full and partial scholarships are available.
In this episode we talk about:
- The key elements of a properly deployed story
- The different ways to measure status
- The three main ways humans compete for status
- The benefits of altruism as a source of status
- The balance between self interest and altruism
- How mindfulness factors into the status drive
- Managing our relationships with social media
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Plus more surprising information on this fundamental human drive.
Will Storr is a multi award-winning writer and Sunday Times bestselling author. His latest book is A Story is a Deal: How to use the science of storytelling to lead, motivate and persuade.
Waking Up, a top-notch meditation app with amazing teachers and a ton of courses for all levels. If you subscribe via this link: wakingup.com/tenpercent, you'll get a 30-day free trial—and you'll be supporting the 10% Happier team, too. Full and partial scholarships are available.
In this episode we talk about:
- The key elements of a properly deployed story
- The different ways to measure status
- The three main ways humans compete for status
- The benefits of altruism as a source of status
- The balance between self interest and altruism
- How mindfulness factors into the status drive
- Managing our relationships with social media
Related Episodes:
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Ten Percent Happier online bookstore
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Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes
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