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The science of storytelling is one of three reference books i keep on my desk. Chapter 1 looks at how our brains take in and model the world as written. Chapter 2 introduces the study of characters and their flaws.
For lemony, fresh hands or cabbagey, brown socks. Item as advertised.
When we are young our brains are constantly changing, developing models of the world, but we quickly reach a turning point where we go from being model builders to model defenders.
The hero crosses a transformational precipice. Dogs live in a world of smells. Our behavior is the result of this fight.
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There's nothing revealed in storr's science that hasn't already been known, taught and written about for decades. Storr uses the premise of this book to yammer on incessantly about the existential meaninglessness of life. A mash-up of oversimplified w... Read More
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Quality
A neardeath battle with the dark forces unfolds
In keeping with the coverage of culture there’s a section that looks at stories as tribal propaganda that was quite insightful
The character is at war not only with the external world but primarily with themselves
Jungthe protagonist will be out of balance either too strong or weak in strengthorder masculine feelingunderstanding feminine t... Read More
Competitiveness
This led to personal glory and the creation of the olympics and democracy
Dogs live in a world of smells humans live in a social world
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- This product had a total of 1,666 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 18 2023.
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As just one example researchers scanned people reading sentences that included actionbased metaphors some of which were wellworn and others fresh
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And that’s how they continue too
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The book doesn’t describe all types of stories instead it covers the elements of stories that makes them good that can be built into whatever genre you are writing
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And goes to the 34art of storytelling as much as the 34science34 of storytelling
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Attentional biasattention is focused on things that have personal meaning not things that simply stand out
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Curiosity instinctthere are 4 ways of creating curiosityi the presentation of a question or puzzle
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