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Post by jottse3r4uk on Dec 5, 2023 8:30:09 GMT
Who is the author? Wilstall is a journalist who has been featured in The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The New Yorker and The New York Times. His coverage of refugee camps in Africa and remote areas of Colombia won awards from the National Press Club. Stoll uses the principles of investigative journalism to write his books, two of which are The Selfie. "Why We Are Obsessed. With Ourselves and What It Does to Us" and "The Science of Storytelling" hit the bestseller Email List lists. What is this book about? believes that the pursuit of status is a person's main driving force. It's not about love and acceptance, status means being viewed positively by others, showing respect and attention, praise or approval, and allowing you to influence yourself. or win the World Cup to earn points in this game. Every day we earn status points for hundreds of interactions: the smile of a neighbor in an elevator, the approval of a colleague, the like on a vacation photo. As soon as we reach out to others, we begin to seek approval and validation. A new science, sociogenomics, explains the relationship between health and social status prepare for crisis by triggering a defensive response to attack if we fail to get high enough and succeed in the game of life. This increases the risk of neurodegenerative diseases, leading to the development of plaque in arteries and the proliferation of cancer cells. In other words, there is a relationship between social status and health.
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