The Status Game

This book by Will Storr has been genuinely recommended 3 times across 2 different shows: Diary of a CEO, Joe Rogan. The people who vouched for it on air: Chris Williamson, Jimmy Carr, Steven Bartlett. It comes up in conversations about addiction & recovery, depression & mood, longevity & aging, motivation & discipline, relationships. The earliest recommendation we indexed is from Aug 2022 and the most recent from Jun 2024. Every quote below is verbatim, attributed, and linked to the exact second it was said. Sourced expert opinion, not medical advice.

• “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”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “really good like really interesting”
  Jimmy Carr · The Joe Rogan Experience · Jun 202402:30:37

  Said during "Joe Rogan Experience #2045 - Jimmy Carr". The episode features Jimmy Carr: British stand-up comedian known for one-liners and dark edgy humor, with Netflix specials, who has played 40+ countries and is on tour. Jimmy Carr and Joe Rogan riff on comedy as a new art form, gratitude, the JFK film, and living with purpose.

• “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”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “he's outstanding so so good it relates it to so many Behavior patterns in life”
  Chris Williamson · The Joe Rogan Experience · Jun 202400:09:23

  Said during "Joe Rogan Experience #2104 - Chris Williamson". The episode features Chris Williamson: British podcaster and host of the Modern Wisdom podcast, former club promoter turned commentator on psychology, status, masculinity, and self-improvement. Chris Williamson and Joe Rogan riff on luxury beliefs, masculinity, war legends, sport, dopamine, gaslighting, and the modern crisis of meaning.

• “of all these books, I love them all, but this one in particular is my favorite... So, I highly recommend everybody checks it out.”

  Why it counts as a recommendation: “I highly recommend everybody checks it out; this one in particular is my favorite”
  Steven Bartlett · The Diary of a CEO · Aug 202201:42:18

  Said during "The More Successful You Are The Longer You'll Live! Will Storr". The episode features Will Storr: Award-winning British author of six books including Selfie, The Science of Storytelling, and The Status Game; former journalist exploring psychology, status, and the self. Author Will Storr explains how status games secretly drive human behavior, health, and longevity, and how rivalry beats competition.