Don't forget to share, rate, and subscribe to Through Conversations Podcast for more conversations with the most brilliant minds.The Times called Will's newest book, The Status Game, “Excellent… perhaps his best”. We discuss The Status Game in length and explore how we are built to play social status games and find out why are they important for our well-being.Will Storr is an award-winning writer. He’s the author of six critically acclaimed books, including the novel The Hunger and The Howling of Killian Lone and the Sunday Times bestseller The Science of Storytelling. His journalism has appeared in titles such as The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The New Yorker and The New York Times. His prizes include a National Press Club award for excellence and the AFM award for Best Investigative Journalism. His work on sexual violence against men earned the Amnesty International Award and a One World Press Award. He’s also been presented with the AIB Award for Best Investigative Documentary for his BBC radio series.He teaches popular storytelling classes in London and has been invited to present his Science of Storytelling workshop all over the world. He’s an in-demand ghostwriter whose books have spent months at the top of the Sunday Times bestseller chart and have sold more than two million copies.Follow Will on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wstorrWill's Website: https://willstorr.com/Grab a copy of The Status Game here.---Highlights:0:00 Intro0:33 Playing the Status Games4:06 Seeking Status is part of our DNA7:06 Conscious and Subconscious Games of Life11:10 Are all games we play Status Games?14:23 Health Benefits of Having High Status20:30  Is it wrong to play Status Games?23:10 Social Media & three Status Games we play28:53 Social Media as a Slot Machine.32:50 Are all Status Games Zero-Sum?39:30 Ray Dalio’s Idea Meritocracy & Status Games.43:30 Playing Status Games without Playing Status Games.47:40 Choosing the right Game to Play.51:30 The Flaw of the Status Game.55:13 How to truly win the Status Game.59:05 Where you can find Will Storr’s work.