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Low social status 'can damage immune system'

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Re: Low social status 'can damage immune system'

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Post by rukuu001 »

drakenot wrote: post #20
AnthonyNagid wrote: post #16

Has anyone else here ever read Keith Johnstone's 'Impro'? Coming from the world of theater, Johnstone has a facinating perspective on the malleability of social status.

Can you give a brief summary of the points he makes about social status? I'm curious but my reading backlog is already out of hand.

I was wondering if anyone had ideas on hacking social status for your own benefit :)

Re: Low social status 'can damage immune system'

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Post by Fluid_Mechanics »

rukuu001 wrote: post #21
drakenot wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you give a brief summary of the points he makes about social status? I'm curious but my reading backlog is already out of hand.

I was wondering if anyone had ideas on hacking social status for your own benefit :)

Disrupt Society 2016

Re: Low social status 'can damage immune system'

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Post by alex_anglin »

rukuu001 wrote: post #21
drakenot wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you give a brief summary of the points he makes about social status? I'm curious but my reading backlog is already out of hand.

I was wondering if anyone had ideas on hacking social status for your own benefit :)

Wear a suit?

Re: Low social status 'can damage immune system'

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Post by skvale »

drakenot wrote: post #20
AnthonyNagid wrote: post #16

Has anyone else here ever read Keith Johnstone's 'Impro'? Coming from the world of theater, Johnstone has a facinating perspective on the malleability of social status.

Can you give a brief summary of the points he makes about social status? I'm curious but my reading backlog is already out of hand.

brief summary, improvisational acting is a lot funnier when the social status between the actors is toyed with. Keith finds it is surprisingly liberating and easy to fake a social status with certain body language, etc. When playing low status people clammed up or stammered and said less, high status they were energetic and took up more space. The audience likes when the dynamics change gradually.

Re: Low social status 'can damage immune system'

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Post by AnthonyNagid »

drakenot wrote: post #20
AnthonyNagid wrote: post #16

Has anyone else here ever read Keith Johnstone's 'Impro'? Coming from the world of theater, Johnstone has a facinating perspective on the malleability of social status.

Can you give a brief summary of the points he makes about social status? I'm curious but my reading backlog is already out of hand.

Yes but I'll need to borrow Kahneman's system1 system2 model of human behavior. System1 impulsive default mode of the great average human intelligence. System2 the more resource intensive and introspective mode. Essentially the day to day activity of your average patch of humans is made mostly System1 behavior. Unfortunately when actors seek to emulate or broadcast average culture via System2 it leads to an unrealistic effect. The solution is to learn to skillfully use your System1 when broadcasting culture, but it can be tricky because of its spontaneous nature. Johnstone and 'Impro' are a one of a kind glimpse into a master's perspective on the nature of spontaneity, which happens to be among many other things absolutely status oriented. And as such Johnstone reflects deeply on his life time of knowledge acquired exploring the spectrum of the status scales.

Re: Low social status 'can damage immune system'

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Post by solotronics »

rukuu001 wrote: post #21
drakenot wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you give a brief summary of the points he makes about social status? I'm curious but my reading backlog is already out of hand.

I was wondering if anyone had ideas on hacking social status for your own benefit :)

I have noticed a lot of engineers speak very quickly because you are in a hurry and flit between points (ie. Elon Musk) this is a specific kind if social status projection. Another way is to change how you dress. Another way is how you carry your body. Interesting how much people use these signaling queues to categorise each other.

Re: Low social status 'can damage immune system'

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Post by bitL »

rukuu001 wrote: post #21
drakenot wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you give a brief summary of the points he makes about social status? I'm curious but my reading backlog is already out of hand.

I was wondering if anyone had ideas on hacking social status for your own benefit :)

Go sigma.

Re: Low social status 'can damage immune system'

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Post by aynsof »

drakenot wrote: post #20
AnthonyNagid wrote: post #16

Has anyone else here ever read Keith Johnstone's 'Impro'? Coming from the world of theater, Johnstone has a facinating perspective on the malleability of social status.

Can you give a brief summary of the points he makes about social status? I'm curious but my reading backlog is already out of hand.

Some of the specific ideas for demonstrating high status included not moving your head when speaking, speaking and moving slowly, beginning statements with a long 'uhhhh' (a short 'uh' sound, however, demonstrated low status), and taking up space.

I'd recommend moving it to the top of your reading list; it's one of those incredible books that i get something new out of every time I read it. It goes deep into human interaction, learning and education, consciousness - so much of what it means to be human.

Re: Low social status 'can damage immune system'

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Post by theparanoid »

aynsof wrote: post #29
drakenot wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you give a brief summary of the points he makes about social status? I'm curious but my reading backlog is already out of hand.

Some of the specific ideas for demonstrating high status included not moving your head when speaking, speaking and moving slowly, beginning statements with a long 'uhhhh' (a short 'uh' sound, however, demonstrated low status), and taking up space. I'd recommend moving it to the top of your reading list; it's one of those incredible books that i get something new out of every time I read it. It goes deep into human in…

If you go from low to high most of it comes naturally. It's obliquely alluded to in pg's "You Weren't Meant to Have a Boss"[0].

[0] http://www.paulgraham.com/boss.html

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