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I’m working on a new book about how to strengthen working relationships, so I’ve been consuming a lot of content around the subject. I can divide the teachers I’ve been learning from into two different camps. First are the mechanics; the people laying out what to do. They’re okay, but I prefer the storytellers; the people who realize that stories, not rules, are what change people. It is both an extraordinary and a learnable thing to know how to tell a good story.
Will Storr is a storyteller, and the award-winning author of 6 critically acclaimed books including Selfie, The Science of Storytelling, and most recently, The Status Game. The Times called him, “One of our best journalists of ideas.” Get book links and resources at https://www.mbs.works/2-pages-podcast/
Will reads two pages from ‘Incognito’ by David Eagleman. [reading begins at 11:58]
Hear us discuss:
“You’re not living a story, you’re playing a game.” [5:37] | The danger of writing yourself as the hero: “You’ve got to accept that you might be wrong about things.” [16:47] | The positives of the hero-making brain: “I would argue that a certain amount of comforting delusion is good.” [21:05] | How to manage your status: “Status isn’t about being rich or famous, it’s about feeling like you have value.” [23:59] | The connection between the ‘I’ and the ‘we.’ [29:36]
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112. Have We Canceled Our Future?: Pascal Finette, author of ‘The Heretic, [reads] ‘Kraftwerk’
111. Weighing the Price of Ambition: Shellye Archambeau, Author of ‘Unapologetically Ambitious’, [reads] ‘All You Have to Do Is Ask’
110. Seeking Deep Connection: Kevin Ashton, Author of How to Fly a Horse, [reads] ‘Finding the Mother Tree’
109. (Re)Learning How to be White: Garrett Bucks [reads] ‘They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us’
108. Make it Magical, Make it Meaningful: Amantha Imber, Author of Time Wise [reads] ‘The Power of Moments’
107. Making What Matters Most: Jay Acunzo [reads] ‘Kitchen Confidential’
106. [Replay] The Search for Purpose: Arthur Brooks, Author of From Strength to Strength, [reads] ‘Meditations’
105. What’s at the Heart of Being Human? Brian Christian [reads] ‘Godel, Escher, Bach’
104. How to Travel Through History: Danie Mellor [reads] ‘On Photography’
103. How to Surrender to Your Heart: Thibault Manekin, author of ‘Larger than Yourself’ [reads] ‘The Alchemist’
102. To Manage with Courage: Zach First [reads] ‘Management’
101. How to Hold Gifts of Responsibility & Grief: Stephen Jenkinson, author of ‘Die Wise’ [reads] ‘From the Republic of Conscience’
100. #100 Where it All Began: Michael Bungay Stanier [reads] ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’
99. The Sacred and The Mundane: Mia Birdsong, author of ‘How We Show Up’ [reads] ‘Braiding Sweetgrass’
98. And the Walls Became the World: Chris West, author of ‘Strong Language’ [reads] ‘Where the Wild Things Are’
97. [Replay] I Am Disabled But Not Broken: Christa Couture, author of ‘How to Lose Everything’ [reads] ‘Brilliant Imperfection’
96. Getting Better at Falling Apart: Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe, author of ‘Calm Within the Storm’ [reads] ‘Man’s Search for Meaning’
95. The Countercultural Leader: Steve Morrow [reads] ‘Conscious Business’
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