Friday, 6 March 2009

the beauty of telling a story...

"...In most cases, it is virtually impossible to grasp a truth in its original form and depict it accurately..." --- Haruki Murakami

The beauty of telling a story, instead of straight presentation/lecture, is you never know who's going to learn what from it.

That's also why many people don't like telling stories.

A reader of Einstein's biography might only remember that he was a violinist. Who knows?

Who cares?

so what if people got different, unexpected takeaways from your story? what if they "don't get your point"? what if they don't think the way you want 'em to?

But dude, why should we act according to your plan?

It's about new ideas & possibilities, not brainwashing.

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