Best of: Will Storr: Why We’ve Become So Self-Obsessed and What It’s Doing to Us
The Unmistakable Creative Podcast
Srinivas Rao
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 8 November 2019
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
Will Storr, an award-winning journalist and novelist, joins us for this episode of The Unmistakable Creative. In this discussion, Will takes us on an enlightening journey through the history of self. He paints an intriguing picture of how early human societies and the modern-day western world are hugely connected. Why have we become so self-obsessed and what is it doing to us? The irony is that we’d love to know and Will has an answer that will blow your mind.
If you’d like to find out more about Will Storr, follow him on twitter @wstorr or visit his website at www.WillStorr.com
If you liked this episode, you’ll love Will Storr’s latest book: Selfie: How We Became So Self-Obsessed and What It’s Doing to Us
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