Interests & Income, Group Membership and Sexy Storytellers
A reflection of powerful words from a wise man, alongside interesting psychological findings.
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Interests & Income
Recently, we saw the tragic passing of Chua Lam, an influential columnist and movie producer, whose achievements are hard to surpass. This is the man who nurtured Jackie Chan to be the superstar that Chan is today; it would be an understatement to claim that Chua was someone who knew talent when he saw one.
In a short video where Chua was interviewed, he conveyed the significance and power of transforming one’s interests into a money-making tool. He added that for our interests to be a source of income, we ought to be disciplined and intentional, nurturing our interests and developing skills that would equip us to be good at our interests.
I’d say his message is worth pondering, and definitely worth pursuing and embodying.
Have a great week ahead, all.
Ideas to Consider:
Evolutionarily, we are programmed to categorize the people around us based on their group membership (source). People whom we perceive to be on our side—e.g. similar to us, support us—are categorized as our ingroups, whereas people who are not on our side, outgroups.
(Following Idea 1) Unsurprisingly, we are likely to favor our ingroups compared to our outgroups; and this is evident even amongst preschoolers (source).
Women find men with storytelling abilities attractive, especially when looking for a long-term partner. This could be because storytelling abilities are associated with higher status (source).