I watch fights and I often feel morally compromised by it. I feel like I'm morally culpable for what's occurring because I'm the spectator and ultimately footing the bill for the spectacle.
We are a species addicted to a stories. - Jonathan Gottschall
We are a species addicted to a stories.
- Jonathan Gottschall
Until recently we’ve only been able to speculate about story's persuasive effects. But over the last several decades psychology has begun a serious s… - Jonathan Gottschall
Until recently we’ve only been able to speculate about story's persuasive effects. But over the last several decades psychology has begun a serious s…
If you want to burrow a message into a human mind. Work it into a story - Jonathan Gottschall
If you want to burrow a message into a human mind. Work it into a story
What you do in a fight gym is learn how to be brave. You're learning how to punch and kick in a proper way, of course, but above all else, a fighter … - Jonathan Gottschall
What you do in a fight gym is learn how to be brave. You're learning how to punch and kick in a proper way, of course, but above all else, a fighter …
The average daydream is about fourteen seconds long and we have about two thousand of them per day. In other words, we spend about half of our waking… - Jonathan Gottschall
The average daydream is about fourteen seconds long and we have about two thousand of them per day. In other words, we spend about half of our waking…
Human minds yield helplessly to the suction of story. No matter how hard we concentrate, no matter how deep we dig in our heels, we just can't resist… - Jonathan Gottschall
Human minds yield helplessly to the suction of story. No matter how hard we concentrate, no matter how deep we dig in our heels, we just can't resist…
The storytelling mind is allergic to uncertainty, randomness, and coincidence. It is addicted to meaning. If the storytelling mind cannot find meanin… - Jonathan Gottschall
The storytelling mind is allergic to uncertainty, randomness, and coincidence. It is addicted to meaning. If the storytelling mind cannot find meanin…
Story is where people go to practice the key skills of human social life. - Jonathan Gottschall
Story is where people go to practice the key skills of human social life.
We are creatures of story, and the process of changing one mind or the whole world must begin with 'Once upon a time.' - Jonathan Gottschall
We are creatures of story, and the process of changing one mind or the whole world must begin with 'Once upon a time.'
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