Book · 2022 · Psychology
The Status Game
On Human Life and How to Play It
- mentions
- 18
- people
- 9
- podcasts
- 4
- episodes
- 15
- critical mentions
- 0
Yeah this book in particular the status game um is is one of those that isn't tremendously illuminating because it explains so much.
What they say about it
- Calls it a great book“a really good book”4
- Explains human behavior“explains so much”3
The best things said about it
Really interesting about like there's kind of a weird status game going on in every interaction in life.
Because i had will store on the show um a couple of months ago and his new book to state this game is phenomenal.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Nov 2021 The Status Game, it's a really good book.
Dr Rangan Chatterjee Modern Wisdom · Jan 2025 Which is a fascinating book.
Now your 2021 book The Status Game, this is the book that when I was reading through all of my notes I have by far the most amount of notes on.
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How it comes up
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9 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
The Status Game by Will Storr is a sociological and psychological exploration of how the human drive for social rank, prestige, and acceptance influences nearly every aspect of human behavior, interaction, and societal structure. The book has received enthusiastic endorsements from numerous podcast hosts and guests. Dr. Rangan Chatterjee recommended the title on Modern Wisdom, highlighting how the author illustrates status as a universal human driver. Andrew Gold expressed his fandom for the book on The Jordan Harbinger Show while discussing how individuals pursue success and status. Chris Williamson repeatedly championed the book across various platforms, including The Joe Rogan Experience and Modern Wisdom, noting to guests like Michael Easter that the text brilliantly explains the hidden status games occurring within every human interaction regardless of wealth. Jimmy Carr similarly praised the volume on The Joe Rogan Experience as an engaging and fascinating read about social dynamics. Additionally, Steven Bartlett strongly recommended the book on The Diary Of A CEO, describing it as an illuminating work that successfully explains a vast range of human behavior.
Every mention
Chris Williamson um will store who wrote that book the status game was explaining all this and how what people are doing wha… 7
Discussed
“If you've read Will Sto's status game, you've probably interviewed him at some point. His really really good piece of life advice is that everyone is completely obsessed with status.”
Recommended
“um will store who wrote that book the status game was explaining all this and how what people are doing what they're actually doing he's outstanding”
Recommended
“did you read will star's book the status game I haven't read that one now you'd love it you would fall in love with it”
Discussed
“you've read will stores book the status game where he talks about that group that has yams they they build but grow the biggest yam and then they give it to their enemy”
Recommended
“you know will store who wrote that great great book for status game”
Discussed
“then i went back to a conversation that i had with a guy called will store that wrote the status game”
Recommended
“because i had will store on the show um a couple of months ago and his new book to state this game is phenomenal”
Steven Bartlett yeah this book in particular the status game um is is one of those that isn't tremendously illuminating bec… 2
Discussed
“now your 2021 book the status game this is the book that when i was reading through all of my notes i have by far the most amount of notes on”
Recommended
“yeah this book in particular the status game um is is one of those that isn't tremendously illuminating because it explains so much”
Andrew Gold I'm big fan of Will Storr's book The Status Game. 1
Recommended
“I'm big fan of Will Storr's book The Status Game.”
Dr Rangan Chatterjee So both you and I have spoken to will store before on our podcast author of many great books but the status… 1
Recommended
“So both you and I have spoken to will store before on our podcast author of many great books but the status game it's a really good book that will wrotes”
Jimmy Carr uh did you read that Will's store book status the status game no really good like really interesting about… 1
Recommended
“uh did you read that Will's store book status the status game no really good like really interesting about like there's kind of a weird status game going on in every interaction in life”
Joe Rogan um I really enjoyed you on trigonometry and that's why I wanted to uh talk to you here because it's just I… 2
Discussed
“um I really enjoyed you on trigonometry and that's why I wanted to uh talk to you here because it's just I think your book is the status game”
Discussed
“and that's why I wanted to uh talk to you here because it's just I think your book is the status game”
Benjamin Hardy what's it called the status game the study this game yeah yeah oh my goodness 1
Discussed
“what's it called the status game the study this game yeah yeah oh my goodness”
Rory Sutherland and you've obviously read I you probably interviewed the author of the status game have you st yeah yeah wh… 1
Discussed
“and you've obviously read I you probably interviewed the author of the status game have you st yeah yeah which is a fascinating book”
Will Storr coined i read about it and read the phrase in sarah jane blakemore's um book um and you know she talks abou… 1
Discussed
“coined i read about it and read the phrase in sarah jane blakemore's um book um and you know she talks about this idea”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker1
Discussed
“I think we had this great guy on called Will Stalker. He wrote a book called The Status Game. Are you familiar with it? Yes. This is the reason people do this, I think, is it's a status thing.”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (5: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“Will Store, do you know him? He wrote the science of storytelling, the status game. So, uh, he was on the show yesterday, his new book as a story is a deal”
Plugged
“And and what you know and as I write about in a story is a deal. I think the big the big idea that kind of made me excited about this book was this idea that you know what is story originally for?”
Plugged
“yeah i mean in the book i describe it as the original currency you know before that”
Plugged
“so i i didn't write the message in the stages game but in my you know journalistic life a few years ago i did a story on crossfit”
Plugged
“so that's why the book is called the status game”