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The minute you walk into an elevator, everybody is immediately sizing up each other to figure out who is high and low status. When you're driving down the road, you can't help but think that someone's trying to “out status” you by accelerating past you or cutting you off. Status is everywhere, even if we're not conscious of it. Will Storr is an author, and former photographer and journalist. His books include, “The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It: On Social Position and How We Use it,” “Selfie: How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It's Doing to Us,” and the novel “The Hunger and the Howling of Killian Lone: The Secret Ingredient of Unforgettable Food Is Suffering.”He and Greg chat in this episode about all of the things we humans use to rate each other's status, including humiliation, the exploitation of status on social media, the cult of Crossfit, and the problem with relentlessly encouraging high self esteem in our children.Episode Quotes:Status is a psychological nutrient for our bodies 9:36: One of the ways I think about status is it's a social nutrient. It's like an essential nutrient that we need, but it's a psychological nutrient rather than one for our bodies. And, when we don't get that nutrient, we begin to suffer very badly.Humiliation drives people to be cruel10:46: Humiliation is a sudden and painful public loss of status that drives people to cruel and evil acts. And it even affects us physically.Social media as a status generating machine19:20: Social media has become universally so huge all over the world because it's a status-generating machine. Billions of people who live otherwise kind of relatively ordinary lives can go on social media, and they can earn status. They can show off their possessions or their political beliefs, attack other people, and play these status games. Social media has created all this status where there wasn't any kind of status beforehand.Morality is an aspect of our shared imagination50:05: You can't see morality under a microscope. It's not a scientific thing that exists in the world in a material way. We all decide it's the rules of our game. So what happens is that we have our own moral laws and our moral symbolic beliefs. But when another group has a different set of moral beliefs, we take that as an attack on our sense of status, like our beliefs are often our criteria for claiming status.Guest Profile:Professional Profile at The GuardianSpeaker's Profile at London Speaker BureauWill Storr WebsiteWill Storr on LinkedInWill Storr on TwitterWill Storr on YoutubeWill Storr on InstagramHis Work:The Science of Storytelling LIVE!The Status Game: How Social Position Governs EverythingThe Science of Storytelling: Why Stories Make Us Human and How to Tell Them BetterSelfie: How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It's Doing to UsThe Heretics: Adventures with the Enemies of ScienceThe Unpersuadables: Adventures with the Enemies of ScienceThe Hunger and the Howling of Killian Lone Will Storr Vs. The Supernatural: One man's search for the truth about ghosts 

Will is an author who brings out the unexpected ways that we're vulnerable, and how to manage those vulnerabilities and turn them into strengths. The author of six books including Sunday Times bestsellers, he's one of the most interesting voices on how we can manage our worst impulses to succeed in the modern world. In a conversation that covers everything from are we more narcissistic than we used to be to how a desire for status underpins all of our ambitions, to how to deal with low self esteem and suicidal thoughts, Will held nothing back on this unfiltered exploration of the surprising strategies we can employ to deal with the dark sides of life. Topics: Your early years, how was your self esteem shaped those years Your book selfie, the inspiration Would you have been happier if you were told you could succeed? Am I actually making decisions? How our genes control us Story telling Why does status matter? Can we be to consumed by status? We live longer with a higher status Our pursuit of status is greater and our pursuit for money The part social cues play in the ‘status game' How do we advance in the status game? What ingredients create happiness for you? The last guest question Will: https://twitter.com/wstorr https://www.instagram.com/williamstorr/ Will's book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Status-Game-Will-Storr/ Will's new book, The Status Game, is out now in the UK and in the US on the 23rd August. Others books mentioned: Selfie: How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It's Doing to Us The Science of Storytelling: Why Stories Make Us Human and How to Tell Them Better Watch the episodes on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDiaryOfACEO/videos Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/diaryofaceo Vodafone Business - https://bit.ly/3Nagd1l Crafted - https://bit.ly/3JKOPFx Huel - https://my.huel.com/Steven

Are we closer to falling in love with ourselves or AI and technology? I sat down with wellness expert and podcaster, Whitney Lauristen, to chat about:  Mental health for millennials  Bo Burnham's Netflix special Inside Disordered eating, diet culture, and life during recovery  The steps to take toward a more holistic lifestyle — mind, body, and soul    Follow Whitney on Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/whitlauritsen/   Follow her eco vegan Instagram, @ecovegangal https://www.instagram.com/ecovegangal/   Follow her podcast https://www.instagram.com/wellevatr/   Resources mentioned: Selfie: How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It's Doing to Us, by Will Storr Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other, by Sherry Turkle   ---   Follow Office Politics on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/officepolitics.podcast/   To learn more about the host or book a career coaching session, visit Jazminereedclark.com

Will Storr, an award-winning journalist and novelist, joins us for this episode of The Unmistakable Creative. In this discussion, Will takes us on an enlightening journey through the history of self. He paints an intriguing picture of how early human societies and the modern-day western world are hugely connected. Why have we become so self-obsessed and what is it doing to us? The irony is that we'd love to know and Will has an answer that will blow your mind.If you'd like to find out more about Will Storr, follow him on twitter @wstorr or visit his website at www.WillStorr.comIf you liked this episode, you'll love Will Storr's latest book: Selfie: How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It's Doing to UsListener TribeWe have our own private social network for listeners of the Unmistakable Creative podcast. You can meet other listeners, discuss episodes, and engage with the creative community! Just visit https://the-unmistakable-creative-podcast.mn.co/ to sign up. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Preorders are very important to writers. Get hold of Jesse’s book here: https://bookshop.org/books/the-quick-fix-why-fad-psychology-can-t-cure-our-social-ills/9780374239800 You can find Blocked and Reported here: https://www.patreon.com/blockedandreported/posts Jesse’s substack is here: https://jessesingal.substack.com/ Further References Christoph on Twitter @halalcoholism Will Storr, Selfie: How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It's Doing to Us (2017) Here’s How Cornell Scientist Brian Wansink Turned Shoddy Data Into Viral Studies About How We Eat (buzzfeednews.com): https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemlee/brian-wansink-cornell-p-hacking Russian Roulette - Derren Brown | FULL EPISODE! - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBjyCCxOEUQ Daniel Dresner, The Ideas Industry (2017) Angela Duckworth, Grit: Why Passion and Resilience Are the Secrets to Success (2017) Amy Cuddy: Your body language may shape who you are | TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_may_shape_who_you_are?language=en Timestamps 03:51 Positive psychology and comprehensive soldier fitness 12:45 Thought leader mode vs. public intellectual mode 15:11 More on grit 21:09 The obsession with half-baked ideas 23:19 Primeworld 30:41 The superpredator panic 33:04 The jangle fallacy 37:00 The IAT (Implicit Association Test) and the fracturing of American society 46:30 How to avoid being fooled by bad psychology

To follow Ewan’s work: https://www.ewanmorrison.com/ His 2012 collection, Tales from the Mall, can be found here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tales-Mall-Ewan-Morrison/dp/1908885017 His 2019 novel, Nina X, can be found here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nina-X-Ewan-Morrison/dp/0708899013 His 2013 book Close Your Eyes can be found here: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/109/1091019/close-your-eyes/9780099565758.html His 2005 collection The Last Book You Read can be round here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Book-You-Read/dp/1845020480 Watch the 2015 film version of Ewan’s novel, Swung, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmcvLt5BOmU Ewan on utopian communities: https://areomagazine.com/2019/04/26/why-we-join-cults/ https://areomagazine.com/2018/03/08/why-utopian-communities-fail/ https://areomagazine.com/2020/08/27/why-we-must-walk-away-from-omelas-the-problem-with-utopias/ Follow Ewan on Twitter: @mrewanmorrison Some of the Other References Emma Donoghue, Room (2010) Will Storr, Selfie: How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It's Doing to Us (2017) Thomas More, Utopia (1516); Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Herland (1915); William Morris, News from Nowhere (1890); H.G. Wells, A Modern Utopia (1905); Ursula K. Guin, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas (1975); Leila (2019, Netflix); Sacred Games (2019, Netflix); Lois Lowry, The Giver (1993); The Maze Runner (2014); Smithereen (2020) Timestamps 1:57 Ewan reads from Nina X 3:48 Nina X, the novel. How we treat former cult victims, especially children. 11:58 Ewan’s personal experiences of utopian communities, cults and alternative lifestyles. 17:58 Competitive puritanism, taboos on feedback 24:41 Self-improvement and narcissism 26:26 Attitudes towards children in utopian communities 32:31 The distrust of individualism and its emotional impacts (Patrons only) 40:08 The alienations of modern life 46:25 Tricking ourselves into authenticity and doing versus having done 54:15 Shopping malls 59:25 Ewan’s experiences as a swinger and the novel Swung. 1:09:36 Dystopias and utopias in fiction and politics

Will Storr, an award-winning journalist and novelist, joins us for this episode of The Unmistakable Creative. In this discussion, Will takes us on an enlightening journey through the history of self. He paints an intriguing picture of how early human societies and the modern-day western world are hugely connected. Why have we become so self-obsessed and what is it doing to us? The irony is that we'd love to know and Will has an answer that will blow your mind.If you'd like to find out more about Will Storr, follow him on twitter @wstorr or visit his website at www.WillStorr.comIf you liked this episode, you'll love Will Storr's latest book: Selfie: How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It's Doing to UsListener TribeWe have our own private social network for listeners of the Unmistakable Creative podcast. You can meet other listeners, discuss episodes, and we even have the opportunity to run live Q&A's. Just visit unmistakablecreative.com/tribe to sign up. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Will Storr, an award-winning journalist and novelist, joins us for this episode of The Unmistakable Creative. In this discussion, Will takes us on an enlightening journey through the history of self. He paints an intriguing picture of how early human societies and the modern-day western world are hugely connected. Why have we become so self-obsessed and what is it doing to us? The irony is that we'd love to know and Will has an answer that will blow your mind.If you'd like to find out more about Will Storr, follow him on twitter @wstorr or visit his website at www.WillStorr.comIf you liked this episode, you'll love Will Storr's latest book: Selfie: How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It's Doing to UsListener TribeWe have our own private social network for listeners of the Unmistakable Creative podcast. You can meet other listeners, discuss episodes, and we even have the opportunity to run live Q&A's. Just visit unmistakablecreative.com/tribe to sign up. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-unmistakable-creative-podcast.

Cynthia Wright is founder of Regions International and an Age Care Expert. She is also a partnerships manager of TEDxPerth. Leadership, Entrepreneurship and creating "change makers" for tomorrow are discussed here. Cynthia's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthia-wright-7a41a7149/ Cynthia's website: http://cynthiawright.org/ Cynthia's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthia.musaphili TEDxPerth link: https://www.tedxperth.org/submit-idea Support the channel with a donation. Every donation comes with a book FREE (include your email in the Paypal or Patreon description): https://paypal.me/powerpassionpodcast https://www.pateron.com/user?u=20681507 Larry's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realm_of_irony/ Mason's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mason_devereux_smith/ The "self-esteem" idea was interrogated by Will Storr in the book below. Selfie - How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It's Doing To Us by Will Storr: https://amzn.to/32mzGWk https://adbl.co/2Y2j5aK

Will Storr, an award-winning journalist and novelist, joins us for this episode of The Unmistakable Creative. In this discussion, Will takes us on an enlightening journey through the history of self. He paints an intriguing picture of how early human societies and the modern-day western world are hugely connected. Why have we become so self-obsessed and what is it doing to us? The irony is that we'd love to know and Will has an answer that will blow your mind.If you'd like to find out more about Will Storr, follow him on twitter @wstorr or visit his website at www.WillStorr.comIf you liked this episode, you'll love Will Storr's latest book: Selfie: How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It's Doing to Us See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Will Storr, an award-winning journalist and novelist, joins us for this episode of The Unmistakable Creative. In this discussion, Will takes us on an enlightening journey through the history of self. He paints an intriguing picture of how early human societies and the modern-day western world are hugely connected. Why have we become so self-obsessed and what is it doing to us? The irony is that we'd love to know and Will has an answer that will blow your mind.If you'd like to find out more about Will Storr, follow him on twitter @wstorr or visit his website at www.WillStorr.comIf you liked this episode, you'll love Will Storr's latest book: Selfie: How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It's Doing to Us See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-unmistakable-creative-podcast.

"We live in the age of the individual. Every day, we're bombarded with depictions of the beautiful, successful, slim, socially conscious, and extroverted individual that our culture has decided is the perfect self, and we berate ourselves when we don't measure up." So begins the publisher's description of Will Storr's new book, Selfie: How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It's Doing to Us. It's a fascinating and timely read about the whole notion and history of the self, and how our cherished individualism seems to be getting way out of control. Ben goes to Calgary to discuss the book with communications professional Jody MacPherson. About the Book We are supposed to be slim, prosperous, happy, extroverted and popular. This is our culture’s image of the perfect self. We see this person everywhere: in advertising, in the press, all over social media. We’re told that to be this person you just have to follow your dreams, that our potential is limitless, that we are the source of our own success. But this model of the perfect self can be extremely dangerous. People are suffering under the torture of this impossible fantasy. Unprecedented social pressure is leading to increases in depression and suicide. Where does this ideal come from? Why is it so powerful? Is there any way to break its spell? To answer these questions, Selfie by Will Storr takes us from the shores of Ancient Greece, through the Christian Middle Ages, to the self-esteem evangelists of 1980s California, the rise of narcissism and the selfie generation, and right up to the era of hyper-individualistic neoliberalism in which we live now. It tells the extraordinary story of the person we all know so intimately – our self. Learn more about Selfie by Will Storr or follow the guest, Jody MacPherson, on Twitter (@jody_macpherson).

Will Storr (@wstorr) is an award-winning investigative journalist and author of Selfie: How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It's Doing to Us. What We Discuss with Will Storr: What is the neoliberal self? Are we born with innate self-obsession, or is it picked up along the way? What happens when our fictionalized sense of self clashes with reality? Why do we overprivilege and credit select individuals for the accomplishments of many while blaming ourselves for not living up to their impossible examples? The dangers of perfectionistic thinking. And much more... Sign up for Six-Minute Networking -- our free networking and relationship development mini course -- at jordanharbinger.com/course! Like this show? Please leave us a review here -- even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter handle so we can thank you personally! Full show notes and resources can be found here.

Will Storr is an award-winning journalist and novelist. His work has appeared in Esquire, The New Yorker, The Sunday Times, and The Guardian. His latest book is Selfie: How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It’s Doing to Us.