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The local ladder

Earn the respect of the people you actually see.

PWe reviewed the research on it.Friendship and the people around you

Hand-drawn diagram of framework 27, The local ladder: Earn the respect of the people you actually see.
Framework 27 · in one look
How to use it

Respect in the groups you actually see predicted life satisfaction; income and status on paper did less. The lever is the respect of the 10–50 people around you, earned by being useful and true to yourself.

How sure we are

P Evidence: promising. Good studies, but small or few. Use it and keep checking.

Sources

Anderson et al. 2012 (four studies; replication unclear).

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