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.

Topics:
0:00 Intro
01:26 Your early years, how was your self esteem shaped In those years?
08:55 Your book selfie, the inspiration
17:49 Would you have been happier if you were told you could succeed?
20:57 Am I actually making decisions?
27:02 How our genes control us
30:56 Story telling
42:46 Why does status matter?
57:20 Can we be to consumed by status?
01:01:02 We live longer with higher status
01:12:09 Our pursuit of status is greater and our pursuit for money
01:14:13 The part social cues play in the status game
01:20:08 How do we advance in the ‘status game’?
01:27:39 What ingredients create happiness for you?
01:40:28 The last guest question


Will:
https://twitter.com/wstorr
https://www.instagram.com/williamstorr/

Will’s book The Status Game:
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

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