Fighting is really, really rewarding. I truly enjoyed it. I got feelings from fighting that were bigger than those I had experienced in almost any other realm of my life. It made me feel awake in a way that I had never been awake. Those kinds of big emotions and big experiences may come with a heavy price tag.
The top fighters spar hard. They're really sparring for two reasons: One is to improve their technique, but the other, which is just as important, is… - Jonathan Gottschall
The top fighters spar hard. They're really sparring for two reasons: One is to improve their technique, but the other, which is just as important, is…
- Jonathan Gottschall
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…
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…
We are a species addicted to a stories. - Jonathan Gottschall
We are a species addicted to a stories.
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 …
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.
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…
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.'
The brain stays up all night telling stories while we sleep. We just call them dreams. - Jonathan Gottschall
The brain stays up all night telling stories while we sleep. We just call them dreams.
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