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Status: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How To Get It Without Driving Yourself Crazy | Will Storr

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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

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Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes

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Manage episode 478562365 series 172966
Content provided by 10% Media, LLC and 10% Happier. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by 10% Media, LLC and 10% Happier or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://staging.podcastplayer.com/legal.

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:

Sign up for Dan’s newsletter here

Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok

Ten Percent Happier online bookstore

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel

Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes

  continue reading

1563 episodes

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