So Mitch Princen who is just a terrific psychologist knows a lot about it and he wrote this book called Popular finding happiness and success in a world that cares too much about the wrong kinds of relationships.
Angela Duckworth · No Stupid Questions · Apr 2024 Listen at 5:45 The best things said about it
I read the book and thought, wait a minute, did I get a prioritized answer because of popularity?
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Popular: Finding Happiness and Success in a World That Cares Too Much About the Wrong Kinds of Relationships by Mitch Prinstein is a psychological exploration of how peer dynamics in youth shape adult happiness, success, and social standing. The book explores the complexities of peer perception and the hidden traps of striving for the wrong kind of social attention. This work was highlighted on the podcast No Stupid Questions during the April 2024 episode titled 18. How Do You Raise a “Likable” Kid?, where co-host Angela Duckworth brought up Prinstein as a terrific psychologist who deeply understands these behavioral patterns. Later, in January 2024, Jordan Harbinger featured Prinstein on The Jordan Harbinger Show in an episode titled How to Attract Anyone (Even If You're Ugly). During their conversation, Harbinger humorously admitted that after reading the book, he questioned whether a prior interaction or email response was influenced by social status. Harbinger also confessed a sobering realization to the author, noting with a spoiler alert that reading the work proved humanity remains firmly trapped within the relentless cycle of popularity dynamics.
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Jordan Harbinger and then I read your book and well spoiler alert we're all still stuck in this trap 2
“and then I read your book and well spoiler alert we're all still stuck in this trap”
“I read the book and thought, wait a minute, did I get a prioritized answer because of popularity?”
Angela Duckworth So Mitch Princen who is just a terrific psychologist knows a lot about it and he wrote this book called Pop… 1
“So Mitch Princen who is just a terrific psychologist knows a lot about it and he wrote this book called Popular finding happiness and success in a world that cares too much about the wrong kinds of relationships”
