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Dr. Breuning offers a captivating perspective on the biological origins of status seeking, offering us practical tools to manage this natural impulse instead of treating it as a taboo. A must read for anyone seeking greater emotional peace.
How fantastic is the feeling when you know that by understanding our mammal brain, we can create new neuro pathways in six weeks that work for us and do not put anybody down? A must read for all those active in the game of life. Play!
In this engrossing, matter-of-fact examination of the human being as a social animal, Breuning details the biological origins of the innate need for status. "We all fret over social comparison because we've all inherited a limbic brain that does that," suggests Breuning. "Fortunately, we have power over these emotions when we know how we create them." She explores how hormones (particularly oxytocin, serotonin, and cortisol) create instinctive human responses--even addictions--to approval from others and how one can change these responses. Her advice: accept one's mammalian urge for social importance, make a plan consisting of small steps that amount to a goal one can be proud of and takes into account the approval of others as a motivator, then repeat the new steps so a new pathway (or habit) builds toward healthy attachments to achievement. One of the most intriguing facts explains why people commonly feel they "see the world through a lens built in high school," where social status and popularity play an outsized role: neuroplasticity peaks in adolescence, so the pathways we build in those years get quite large. Breuning's winning combination of simple advice for small changes and accessible science-based assessments make this a standout. Anyone who wonders about the age-old question of nature vs. nurture will devour this slim volume that weighs both sides evenly.
Our mammalian brains are hard-wired to seek status, according to Breuning, founder of the Inner Mammal Institute. Animals have pecking orders for obtaining food and seeking reproductive partners. Similarly, we are rewarded with a dose of serotonin when we buy a better car, display stronger ethics, build a better body, or snag a cuter partner. Social media feeds into the competitive quest for status. But Breuning proposes a better way to be rewarded by lifting yourself up without dragging anyone else down. Her unique inquiry in neurological and social aspects of status games includes fascinating looks into the role status-seeking played in the lives of various luminaries, including Charles Darwin, Jane Austen, Booker T. Washington, and Alexander Hamilton. The solution to the conflicts raised by comparison and competition that Breuning offers in this thought-provoking study is to choose a middle path between the fast and slow lanes of life, understand our mammalian urges, and learn techniques for rewiring out brains to build new inner pathways that shift our focus away from the stress of rivalry to the rewards of personal growth.
Status Games strikes a great balance between providing the reader with an understanding of how serotonin works and offering approaches for how to adjust your brain processes for less stress! Thank you, Dr. Breuning, for sharing a 'how-to' guide to be able to experience one of the happiness brain chemicals without the negative aspects of playing status games!
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books, I've ever read
To be honest this is one of the best books I've ever read.Its concise and easy to read, yet, the idea's are fascinating.We have two brains, who can't talk to each other. One brain uses words, the other brain speaks with chemicals.Our Cortex tries to put words to what's happening, but it routes through the older brain, and that uses chemicals. Chemicals create "feelings"... we get a good or bad feeling.These chemicals are not constant, they're short term.We can trigger happy chemicals, by playing into the brain that likes status. Why does the older brain play status games, and how does that give us the desired happy chemicals?If you're even considering buying this book, just do it. It's one of the most fascinating books you'll ever encounter.
Status Games
I loved this book. Actually I love all Loretta Graziano Breuning’s books. They are easy to read but full of information that is relevant to understanding myself and the source of my behaviours. I read one of the 4 I have everyday for inspiration
This book explains a lot.
The insights in this book helped me see the world more clearly. I gave this book to both my son and daughter when they graduated college. My hope is that reading it will help them enter the world already understanding how status drives people and how it creates the undue pressure we put on ourselves.They probably would have rather I gave them money. If you give this book as a graduation gift, remember to wrap it in cash.
One-Up or One-Down?
This amazing work has greatly helped me realize why I sometimes I feel so very content on my own, even just momentarily, being away from the company of and interaction with others.Why must our connection with others often be unsettling??? sometimes extremely unsettling ??? Professor Emerita Breuning gives many answers here as well as easy to understand strategies for manage one’s feelings while with others or by oneself.“But I already have others telling me what to do, “ you might think. Understandable. Here, what comes before any of the author’s suggested actions is a clear light on what actually goes on between humans even when they don’t speak or even see each other.You might wonder, “ why haven’t I heard all this before? (See page 26).As a public librarian, I’d advise you to check this out at your own library, but I must admit that at the three library systems I’ve checked, most of Breuning’s titles are ‘busy.’ Anyway I think you might want this title or other Breuning’s titles in the paperback form. After one reading, I’ll bet you’ll want to use each as a reference book, a handbook that you can dip into almost anywhere.This one’s especially intriguing; it’s about you and me and us and we and they and………you’ll see….and understand so much more.
Profound insights from a courageous author
I was struck by the simplicity of the explanations in this book - but even more so, by the author's prescient observations on the "real" reasons for people's actions.
This needs to be incorporated into the education for children
We have advanced computer system called prefrontal cortex but the one piloting it as the chief captain is one with the monkey brain. This books makes your prefrontal cortex prevails over the monkey in guiding your thought and actions
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Description:
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Dr. Breuning offers a captivating perspective on the biological origins of status seeking, offering us practical tools to manage this natural impulse instead of treating it as a taboo. A must read for anyone seeking greater emotional peace.
How fantastic is the feeling when you know that by understanding our mammal brain, we can create new neuro pathways in six weeks that work for us and do not put anybody down? A must read for all those active in the game of life. Play!
In this engrossing, matter-of-fact examination of the human being as a social animal, Breuning details the biological origins of the innate need for status. "We all fret over social comparison because we've all inherited a limbic brain that does that," suggests Breuning. "Fortunately, we have power over these emotions when we know how we create them." She explores how hormones (particularly oxytocin, serotonin, and cortisol) create instinctive human responses--even addictions--to approval from others and how one can change these responses. Her advice: accept one's mammalian urge for social importance, make a plan consisting of small steps that amount to a goal one can be proud of and takes into account the approval of others as a motivator, then repeat the new steps so a new pathway (or habit) builds toward healthy attachments to achievement. One of the most intriguing facts explains why people commonly feel they "see the world through a lens built in high school," where social status and popularity play an outsized role: neuroplasticity peaks in adolescence, so the pathways we build in those years get quite large. Breuning's winning combination of simple advice for small changes and accessible science-based assessments make this a standout. Anyone who wonders about the age-old question of nature vs. nurture will devour this slim volume that weighs both sides evenly.
Our mammalian brains are hard-wired to seek status, according to Breuning, founder of the Inner Mammal Institute. Animals have pecking orders for obtaining food and seeking reproductive partners. Similarly, we are rewarded with a dose of serotonin when we buy a better car, display stronger ethics, build a better body, or snag a cuter partner. Social media feeds into the competitive quest for status. But Breuning proposes a better way to be rewarded by lifting yourself up without dragging anyone else down. Her unique inquiry in neurological and social aspects of status games includes fascinating looks into the role status-seeking played in the lives of various luminaries, including Charles Darwin, Jane Austen, Booker T. Washington, and Alexander Hamilton. The solution to the conflicts raised by comparison and competition that Breuning offers in this thought-provoking study is to choose a middle path between the fast and slow lanes of life, understand our mammalian urges, and learn techniques for rewiring out brains to build new inner pathways that shift our focus away from the stress of rivalry to the rewards of personal growth.
Status Games strikes a great balance between providing the reader with an understanding of how serotonin works and offering approaches for how to adjust your brain processes for less stress! Thank you, Dr. Breuning, for sharing a 'how-to' guide to be able to experience one of the happiness brain chemicals without the negative aspects of playing status games!
About the Author
Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books, I've ever read
To be honest this is one of the best books I've ever read.Its concise and easy to read, yet, the idea's are fascinating.We have two brains, who can't talk to each other. One brain uses words, the other brain speaks with chemicals.Our Cortex tries to put words to what's happening, but it routes through the older brain, and that uses chemicals. Chemicals create "feelings"... we get a good or bad feeling.These chemicals are not constant, they're short term.We can trigger happy chemicals, by playing into the brain that likes status. Why does the older brain play status games, and how does that give us the desired happy chemicals?If you're even considering buying this book, just do it. It's one of the most fascinating books you'll ever encounter.
Status Games
I loved this book. Actually I love all Loretta Graziano Breuning’s books. They are easy to read but full of information that is relevant to understanding myself and the source of my behaviours. I read one of the 4 I have everyday for inspiration
This book explains a lot.
The insights in this book helped me see the world more clearly. I gave this book to both my son and daughter when they graduated college. My hope is that reading it will help them enter the world already understanding how status drives people and how it creates the undue pressure we put on ourselves.They probably would have rather I gave them money. If you give this book as a graduation gift, remember to wrap it in cash.
One-Up or One-Down?
This amazing work has greatly helped me realize why I sometimes I feel so very content on my own, even just momentarily, being away from the company of and interaction with others.Why must our connection with others often be unsettling??? sometimes extremely unsettling ??? Professor Emerita Breuning gives many answers here as well as easy to understand strategies for manage one’s feelings while with others or by oneself.“But I already have others telling me what to do, “ you might think. Understandable. Here, what comes before any of the author’s suggested actions is a clear light on what actually goes on between humans even when they don’t speak or even see each other.You might wonder, “ why haven’t I heard all this before? (See page 26).As a public librarian, I’d advise you to check this out at your own library, but I must admit that at the three library systems I’ve checked, most of Breuning’s titles are ‘busy.’ Anyway I think you might want this title or other Breuning’s titles in the paperback form. After one reading, I’ll bet you’ll want to use each as a reference book, a handbook that you can dip into almost anywhere.This one’s especially intriguing; it’s about you and me and us and we and they and………you’ll see….and understand so much more.
Profound insights from a courageous author
I was struck by the simplicity of the explanations in this book - but even more so, by the author's prescient observations on the "real" reasons for people's actions.
This needs to be incorporated into the education for children
We have advanced computer system called prefrontal cortex but the one piloting it as the chief captain is one with the monkey brain. This books makes your prefrontal cortex prevails over the monkey in guiding your thought and actions
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