Robert Sapolsky has noted, “We can be part of multiple hierarchies. And while you may be low ranking in one of them, you could be high ranking in another. You have the crappiest job in your corporation, but you’re the captain of the softball team for the company. You better bet that’s somebody who’s going to find all sorts of ways that 9 to 5, Monday through Friday, is just stupid paying the bills. What really matters is the prestige on the weekend.” We can use our storytelling machinery to our advantage.
