How the Desire for Status Explains (Pretty Much) Everything

How the Desire for Status Explains (Pretty Mu...

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The Lost Virtue of Thumos (And Why Men Need It)

The ancient Greeks believed the human soul had three parts: reason, appetite, and something called thumos. Thumos is difficult to translate into English. It encompasses anger, noble spiritedness, pride, ambition, a sense of honor, and the drive to act. The Greeks thought it was e ...  Afficher plus

The Secrets of Supercommunicators

Note: This is a rebroadcast. Have you ever known one of those people who seemed to be able to connect with anyone? The kind of person who had the ability to make others feel understood and smoothly navigate even the trickiest of conversations?Charles Duhigg calls these folks “sup ...  Afficher plus

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How and Why We Play Social Status Games - Will Storr
Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal

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Whether we like it or not, our desire for status is a fundamental human motive. You’re the her ...

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The Status Game, with Will Storr
Intelligence Squared

Does owning a big house and supporting ‘correct’ social causes not just make you feel good about yourself but actually make you healthier and live longer? The answer is yes. This is just one of the fascinating findings that bestselling writer Will Storr shared with Intelligence S ...  Afficher plus

Snippet 16: How to Understand the Science of Social Status: Will Storr
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In these Deep Dive Snippets, I'll be sharing some of my favourite moments from past episodes o ...

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#294 — Status Games
Making Sense with Sam Harris

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Sam Harris speaks with Will Storr about the role that status plays in human life and culture. They talk about the taboo around caring about status, egalitarianism, the perpetual insecurity of status, how we play multiple status games simultaneou ...

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