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May
16
On story debt
Our belief system is the bottleneck of our potential. One of my favorite quotes about storytelling comes from Lisa Cron
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Apr
10
Storytelling as a science
Our ability to tell stories may be what enabled us to advance as a species so far ahead of any
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Apr
09
Make it matter, make us care
Remembering why we tell stories is just as important as how we tell them. Bernadette Jiwa is a leading story
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Apr
08
Clarify your message
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Apr
06
The four functions of myth
No study of storytelling would be complete without acknowledging the expansive works of Joseph Campbell. Drawing on world mythology, Eastern
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Apr
05
The other side of change
When you've spent your entire life chasing a goal - say, winning the Olympics - what does life look like
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Apr
04
The dark night of the soul
Vito Corleone is dead. Frodo realizes Gollum took the ring. Elliot says goodbye to ET. This is the moment in
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Apr
03
Climb that mountain
You know the cliche, it's "all about the journey, not the destination." What Ralph Waldo Emerson actually wrote was this:
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Apr
02
Conflict is the fuel of story
Conflict is the fuel of storytelling. It is also one of the elements of narrative design that distinguishes one application
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Apr
01
The want and the need
Desire is the currency of storytelling. The most compelling stories are typically set in motion by unfulfilled yearning . If a
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