Every so often I try to read stuff that I’m not really interested in. This audiobook was the most recent manifestation of that idea. Without children by Peggy O’Donnell huffington. Learned a few things but I’m not sure It was better than Brittany Spears autobiography that was also in the running. Collective Illusions by Todd Rose was interesting. How to Grow Old by Marcus Tullius Cicero. Good stuff Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
How bad do you want it by Matt Fitzgerald. Don’t believe everything you think by Joesph Nguyen Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Listened to Civilized to Death by Christopher Ryan. It was pretty good. I think I liked his other book “Sex at Dawn” a little better. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
The Status Game by Will Storr. Very interesting take on what drives/motivates us in life. The Chaos Agent by Mark Greaney. I'm a Gray Man junkie, so I'm reading this in tandem with Status Game.
I’m about half way through the status game. I poached it out of your post in the fitness thread. Agree, pretty interesting. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Just finished listening to “Julius Caesar” by Philip Freeman. Good stuff. The Experience Machine by Andy Clark. Interesting stuff. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
good to hear, just got that in a box of old books from my dad. I tried reading it as a youngster but it was too dense and I couldn't keep the names and families straight. I'll give it a spin after I get through some of my non-fiction stuff.
If you read any good non-fiction let us know. Always looking for something good, interesting, inspiring, educational etc etc Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I couldn't get through the Status Game. While I enjoyed the idea behind the book, I felt like every chapter was same thing with no real message of what, if anything, we can or should be doing about it. I pulled the plug for now and may revisit later. I have moved on to Scarcity Brain by Michael Easter, and this is much more interesting. I've become a big fan of Easter's work and listened to a few podcasts with him as a guest and even subscribed to his Substack.
If you read the book you would see that you publicly denouncing status as something insecure people seek is you seeking status. Me pointing this out is me seeking status. You can see why Justin didn’t finish the book. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
So this point of the book is that we are all seeking status, in our own ways, which is basically just a method for coping with our own insecurities at the expense of others? Sounds like human nature at its finest.
Whatever groups we choose to participate in or identify with in some way humans have a natural tendency to want to ascend the hierarchy. The examples a nearly limitless. Being aware of this tendency has value. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
That's precisely what I took away from what I read. Seeking status is in everything we do in one way, shape, or form. Being aware that we're doing it can help us make better decisions and prioritize what's truly important in life. All too often, our status-seeking runs amuck and causes many of our problems.
I was hoping you would publicly notice my seeking status as an eschewer of status seeking, thereby affirming my status, and also highlighting your own status as an astute noticer of status seeking. I see you.
