#373: Professor Bill Von Hippel - How The Modern World Has Made Us Miserable & Lonely

Bill Von Hippel is one of the worlds most renowned Social Psychologists, a best-selling author and private research consultant. Bills work has spanned several topics, including how our evolutionary past influence our cognitive, social and emotional lives today.Bills new book ‘The Social Paradox’ is available now. Buy and connect with Bill here: https://researchwithimpact.comBill’s academic work: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jEYNGCsAAAAJ&hl=enTimestamps: 00:00 How Evolution selects for adaptive traits3:30 - Two fundamental evolutionary drives in opposition 11:36 - Our hunter gatherer ancestors were much happier than we are14:30 - Did we evolve in egalitarian societies?17:10 - What effect has urbanisation had on our mental health?22:40 - Why is it so hard to be happy in the modern world?25:00 - Why have humans evolved to be social?31:45 - How do humans attain social status?35:20 - Kindness and other traits that predict social status 37:50 - The modern mating crisis 46:18 - The effect that social media and pornography have had on young men 49:10 - How men can become more attractive 51:15 - The immense power of weak social ties 54:16 - Connect with Bill Connect with us: Links:https://www.youtube.com/freedompacthttps://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter​ www.Instagram.com/freedompactwww.twitter.com/freedompactpod Email: freedompact@gmail.com https://Tiktok.com/personaldevelopment