Social Status: The Key to the Matrix Part II Global Optimum

This episode features:
-Why does high status reduce creativity?
-How to remain creative as you gain status
-When should you distrust your own moral reasoning?
-How do we come to learn what counts as high status in our culture?
-What are the psychological underpinnings of “inspiration”?
-How to feel less motivated to engage in conspicuous consumption
 
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-References-
Apply Psychology:
Borjas, G. J., & Doran, K. B. (2015). Prizes and productivity how winning the fields medal affects scientific output. Journal of human resources, 50(3), 728-758.
Ethical Injunction
High Status and Stupidity: Why?
Check This Rec:
Murray, D. (2019). The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity. Bloomsbury Publishing USA.