Where’s my place? Status and your well-being?
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- Published: Monday, 07 January 2013 18:05
- Written by Jane Peterson, Ph.D.
I recently read David Rock’s latest book, Your Brain at Work. While a perfect example of one of the dominant conceptual metaphors I found in my own research, BRAINS R US, Rock’s work shines a light on an often under appreciated motivator for human behavior. Status.
We are intrinsically social beings, depending on each other for almost every aspect of our lives. Consequently, we’re also sensitive to the status of those around us. So, what is status?