The More Successful You Are The Longer You'll Live! Will Storr

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:

Will’s book The Status Game:
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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[TheDiaryOfACEO]

Very insightful episode! Let me know what you all think! If you could also do me a massive favour and hit the like button that’d be amazing, it helps this channel out massively 🙏

[gailrickaby]

I am a 67year old women and a trained therapist yet I learn something every week with these podcasts.

[ItsBradHennessy]

Where to start! There are elements of this podcast which genuinely frighten me. How status, in its various elements, can relate to long term health it truly shocking and well and truly food for thought.

Rivalries too, come to think of it I do the same thing, without doubt If I have a rival I will be more motivated to perform better.

Will Storr, what a great guest. Well done Steve and team!

[thereviewgeekofficialYT]

I really resonated with Will's story about his English teacher. I remember when I was given To Kill A Mockingbird to read in year 10 and was told to read Chapter 5. I went home and was so enthralled by the book that I read the whole thing that night. I must have had like 4 hours sleep.

I came back to school, spoke to my teacher, excitedly chirping about how good the book was and how angry I was over the outcome of the plot (no spoilers here!) and she literally reprimanded me, telling me off for reading ahead and "ruining the curriculum for the whole class." She even gave me detention...for reading?

It's taken me a long time to get that love of reading and writing back but I fear there are so many stories like this for numerous different kids who have just given up on their passions.

Great episode, thoroughly enjoyed this one!

[TheShhSecret]

As always a brilliant conversation - I have saved this to watch again. I think Will's wife Farrah would be an excellent guest, and in that vein of magazine editors, I'd love to see Jo Elvin and Lisa Smosarski. I think they would have really interesting insights into magazine culture in the 2000s/2010s.

[liaem]

This is the best podcast on the internet. Thank you for this.

[MateP]

Amazing! So far, I've listened about 50 entire episodes and I don't know why this episode didn't get the same "traction" as some of the others with few hundred K views.
It's one of the best!! Worth to listen it! Thanks for sharing this great conversation! 🙏👏

[dr.slavashut]

I'm a licensed doctor of physical therapy and an entrepreneur, and I still gain value from this podcast. Thanks for putting in the effort to bring us such great content

[larareynolds]

Initially, I felt sorry for this Gentleman. I appreciated his painful raw honesty. And realised this is his way which is actually rather brilliant. And your insightful and well-grappled questioning proved beneficial for Will, yourself and the audience. Peace and Love from New Zealand 🙏.

[Moraima_Buonafede]

What an amazing interview! So many golden nuggets I loved his perpet perspective thank you for bringing him to the show and allowing us to discover his work

[blazzz]

Interesting episode. This very much reminds me of Maslow's hierarchy and some of his ideas and points do resonate.

[chrisdelafuente]

I really enjoyed this conversation. Thank you.

[nickmacleay]

Your guest and episodes are like therapy haha. Best podcast out there!! I also think that you interview, and select your guests as you are also searching for answers, I know I do :)

[NathalieLazo]

“Instead of “to-do lists” we need “to-be lists”. The question isn’t what do we want to do, it’s who we want to be.” – Jay Shetty ✨

[MarcoBarretoBittner]

What an intense and inspiring conversation. Thanks!

[GTACopper]

Probably one of the most thought provoking interviews you’ve done. Fascinating guy

[PiotrKolmanowski]

Thanks! The best interview with Will Storr - I like what questions and how they were asked :)

[stellacarrier]

This youtube video of The More Successful You Are The Longer You'll Live via Will Storr and The Diary of A Ceo is illuminative. I reluctantly confess that I only logically and intuitively figured out this year that status and a person's perceived success does matter and can help and I reluctantly accept that learning more about what status and success epitomizes may take me 12 to 15 months andor longer. Still I feel lucky and feel that synchronicity plays a factor in I finding this beneficial and educative youtube video.

[jammerman]

Hi Steven
Thank you for introducing a new consistent life awarding routine to our lives. Highly recommended and appreciated. 🙏🏾

[tonih]

Loved this discussion and will be sharing it with others.