Comments on: The Science Of Why Storytelling Is So Powerful https://www.northwestleader.com/2013/science-storytelling-powerful/ Mon, 28 Aug 2023 18:33:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: The Danger of a Single Story | Northwest Leader - Brian Dolleman https://www.northwestleader.com/2013/science-storytelling-powerful/#comment-7591 The Danger of a Single Story | Northwest Leader - Brian Dolleman Thu, 07 Nov 2013 16:20:31 +0000 http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=3480#comment-7591 […] is part 3 of a 3-part series on Better Stories. Check out yesterday’s “The Science of Why Stories are so Powerful,” and Tuesday’s “Stories With Mischief and Little Bits of […]

]]> By: shari https://www.northwestleader.com/2013/science-storytelling-powerful/#comment-7587 shari Wed, 06 Nov 2013 20:45:05 +0000 http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=3480#comment-7587 Nicely said Robb- I never read fiction. But after Brian’s post and your encouragement, I might need to find a good story. :)

]]> By: Robb https://www.northwestleader.com/2013/science-storytelling-powerful/#comment-7585 Robb Wed, 06 Nov 2013 16:58:33 +0000 http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=3480#comment-7585 I LOVE to read. Mostly I read books that grow me in some facet of my life i.e.: spiritual, emotional, business, physical, etc. BUT I learned long ago that there is power in novels. I have about a 1:3 ratio of novels vs. “self growth” books.

I do this because I need a story. I need a hero. I need the man in the shadows to rip through his self persecution and win.

On the flip side, there are a lot of “self growth” books that I finish reading only because I started reading them (years ago I made myself a promise to finish all the books I started). The reason? They are terribly written. Sure they might be chalked full of wisdom and insight that would be mind blowing if it sank in but it doesn’t.

Authors can have brilliant insight on a particular topic but if they’re writing sucks, their book will suck. I’ve seen this addressed recently in some books by authors writing a whole chapter and then slamming a small story at the end to try and make their point. This doesn’t work either because I will be reading on autopilot by the end of the chapter.

If you are a writer, just tell stories. People will learn way more from you if you do.

]]> By: Stories With Mischief & Little Bits Of Trouble | Northwest Leader - Brian Dolleman https://www.northwestleader.com/2013/science-storytelling-powerful/#comment-7584 Stories With Mischief & Little Bits Of Trouble | Northwest Leader - Brian Dolleman Wed, 06 Nov 2013 16:15:06 +0000 http://www.northwestleader.com/?p=3480#comment-7584 […] is part 1 of a 3-part series on Better Stories. Come back tomorrow for “The Science of Why Storytelling is so Powerful,” and on Thursday for “The Danger of a Single […]

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