Quote: (07-26-2015 05:58 PM)ksbms Wrote:
Recent work by social scientists has tackled the topic, elucidating behavioral differences between low-status and high-status individuals, and the methods by which those at the bottom of the totem pole are most successful at climbing to the top.
Excerpt from Scientific American on The Psychology of Social Status. Pretty good read.
+1 rep point for this great article pointer.
It holds up being (1) Generous and (2) Connected as the big factors in status.
In my mind there is also a virtuous cycle effect-- if you are "connected" you start to have more resources with which to be generous, which then fosters more connections....