How To Play The Status Game - Will Storr | Modern Wisdom Podcast 374

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... Sponsors: Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and Free Shipping from Athletic Greens at (discount automatically applied) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours at (discount automatically applied) Extra Stuff: Buy The Status Game - Follow Will on Twitter - Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → To support me on Patreon (thank you): #status #money #power - 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 - Listen to all episodes online. Search “Modern Wisdom“ on any Podcast App or click here: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: Stitcher: - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: Twitter: Email: