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A review by themtj
Popular: The Power of Likability in a Status-Obsessed World by Mitch Prinstein
5.0
Most books like this have 20-30 pages of content followed by 200 of repetitive fluff. This is not the case here. To the contrary, this book gets better and more data-heavy the longer it goes.
As the subtitle suggests, the two types of popularity are status and likability. Status is power, influence, and dominance. People who have status are both rated extremely high and low in likability. Likable people are the people who everyone enjoys being around even if it doesn't grant them status. In the long run status-driven people are prone to depression, isolation, and loneliness. Most of us want to be more popular and will mistakenly pursue status when likability is much more achievable and more desirable.
I'm short, if you're looking for a data-driven argument as to why you should strive to be a decent person, this is it.
As the subtitle suggests, the two types of popularity are status and likability. Status is power, influence, and dominance. People who have status are both rated extremely high and low in likability. Likable people are the people who everyone enjoys being around even if it doesn't grant them status. In the long run status-driven people are prone to depression, isolation, and loneliness. Most of us want to be more popular and will mistakenly pursue status when likability is much more achievable and more desirable.
I'm short, if you're looking for a data-driven argument as to why you should strive to be a decent person, this is it.