Mitch Prinstein: ...About Popularity

Nobody Told Me!

Business, Entrepreneurship

4.2 • 671 Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Popularity is the topic as we talk with Mitch Prinstein, author of "Popular: The Power of Likability in a Status-Obsessed World". Mitch and his research have been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Time magazine, New York magazine, Newsweek, and many others.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Nobody Told Me.
0:11.2	I'm Jan Black.
0:12.4	And I'm Laura Owens.
0:13.8	Our guest on the line, University of North Carolina, clinical psychology professor
0:17.9	Mitch Princeton, has studied how popularity affects our success, our
0:22.8	relationships, and our happiness. He's written about it in the book Popular, the power of
0:28.6	likability in a status-obsessed world. Professor, thank you so much for joining us on the line
0:33.7	today. Sure. Thanks for having me. So how did you come up with the idea for popular?
0:40.8	Well, actually, researchers have been studying popularity for, I personally had been
0:47.8	personally and professionally interested in this topic for just about my whole life. I'm interested in writing this book now because
0:56.0	everyone is starting to focus on one of two different kinds of popularity, and it's not the good
1:02.6	kind. Well, tell us about that. You say there are two different kinds of popularity. What are they?
1:08.5	Well, one type of popularity is the type that we can identify when we're as young
1:13.2	and it's simply how much we like one another. Likeability is a really important part of
1:18.9	popularity because those who are likable tend to do very well in life. Even 40 years later,
1:25.3	they have better jobs. They get paid more. They're happier and even
1:28.6	physically healthier. But the kind of popularity most of us think about when we hear about the
1:34.2	topic is the kind we experienced in high school. And that's not about likability at all, is it?
1:39.8	It's really who's most visible and influential and attractive and powerful. And that type of
1:46.3	popularity actually leads to long-term consequences. Such as? Well, the kids who are the coolest
1:54.9	when they grow up actually end up having problems with relationships, both romantic and friendships, as well as
2:03.2	their relationships work. They're at greater risk for addiction, as well as depression and anxiety.
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