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

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<p dir="ltr">Plus more surprising information on this fundamental human drive.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://www.thescienceofstorytelling.com/">Will Storr</a> is a multi award-winning writer and Sunday Times bestselling author. His latest book is <a href= "https://www.thescienceofstorytelling.com/books">A Story is a Deal: How to use the science of storytelling to lead, motivate and persuade</a>.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Waking Up, a top-notch meditation app with amazing teachers and a ton of courses for all levels. If you subscribe via this link: <a href= "http://wakingup.com/tenpercent">wakingup.com/tenpercent</a>, you'll get a 30-day free trial—and you'll be supporting the 10% Happier team, too. Full and partial scholarships are available.</p> <p><strong><br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">In this episode we talk about:</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">The key elements of a properly deployed story</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">The different ways to measure status</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">The three main ways humans compete for status</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">The benefits of altruism as a source of status</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">The  balance between self interest and altruism </li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">How mindfulness factors into the status drive</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Managing our relationships with social media<strong><br /> <br /></strong></li> </ul> <p dir="ltr">Related Episodes:</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <h2 dir="ltr" role="presentation"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><a href= "https://www.danharris.com/p/why-you-cant-pay-attention-and-how-77b?utm_source=publication-search"> Why You Can't Pay Attention - And How to Think Deeply Again | Johann Hari</a></span></h2> </li> </ul> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Sign up for Dan's newsletter <a href= "http://www.danharris.com">here</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Follow Dan on social: <a href= "https://bit.ly/3tGigG5">Instagram</a>, <a href= "https://bit.ly/3FOA84J">TikTok</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Ten Percent Happier online <a href= "https://bit.ly/46TZglY">bookstore</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Subscribe to our <a href= "https://bit.ly/3FybRzD">YouTube Channel</a></p> <p><strong id= "docs-internal-guid-45550025-7fff-73cd-c5ea-5a65a4348605">Our favorite playlists on: <a href= "https://spoti.fi/3Qa8kMT">Anxiety</a>, <a href= "https://spoti.fi/3MjtMxF">Sleep</a>, <a href= "https://spoti.fi/3QvyA5J">Relationships</a>, <a href= "https://spoti.fi/3QxZASc">Most Popular Episodes</a></strong></p>