Losing status makes you less productive

“We speculate that high testosterone individuals are comfortable in a high status position, and able to concentrate on the task at hand,” Newman said. “In a low status position, however, they appear to be distracted by their low status, and thus presumably less able to concentrate on the task at hand.

“They were more impaired by low status than they were helped by high status,” Newman added. “If you’re a high testosterone person, it is a really big deal to lose status, where as to get a high status position is more expected.

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