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Boost Your Social Status Now with the 15 Best Strategies

Boost Your Social Status Now with the 15 Best Strategies

Also, avoid the 15 worst strategies - so you don't eat lunch alone in middle school.

Jan 16, 2025
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Status. The elusive thing everyone seems to want but can’t quite put their finger on. We’ve asked ourselves: What really makes someone high status? Is it stepping out of a polished black Bentley Continental GT, the kind that hums with quiet power? The glint of sunlight off your Patek Philippe watch—the kind that costs more than a decent-sized condo? Or maybe she’s the type of person who doesn’t just enter a room; she orbits it. When she opens her mouth, it’s like the universe holds its breath. Without trying, she throws out a single, perfectly timed line. It’s sharp, unexpected, and somehow lifts the heads of once vacant text bubble watchers. A chuckle, then a few hearty laughs, and then—BOOM—a full table erupts.

A group of researchers cracked the code on 15 things you can do right now to win friends and influence people. Or, as

Alison Fragale
puts it bluntly—how to become a Likeable Badass (link)!

Knowing how to be both loved by others is crucial. But if you want to avoid becoming that kid in grade school with cooties for an entire decade, you also must know the 15 huge mistakes you’re making.

As a bonus, I’ll reveal a jaw-dropping graph that confirms the universal assumption we all make when passing the guy in a Lamborghini…

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