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I'm someone who for years tried to strive for honesty over narrative coherence. The reality is that when you do that people get bored and don't remember a thing
by afarrell 6y ago
I'm someone who for years tried to strive for honesty over narrative coherence. The reality is that when you do that people get bored and don't remember a thing. In order to actually convey any information, you need to have a point and some structure that people can understand.
That means that your listener will imperfectly understand reality. That is inevitable.
- mturilin 6y agoDo you know some good resources to build up storytelling skills?
- graphpapa 6y agoAnything that forces you to tell stories; creative writing, making videos, theatre, improv perhaps. I think it’s the _telling_ that matters, more than the story. - and I think practice will be much more effective than theory for that. Build up that sense for what works and what doesn’t by trying and seeing (ideally in a supportive environment - a certain sort of friendship is great for this actually, no need for an improv class)
- afarrell 6y agoI'm the sort of person that needs theory to be effective at practice. Without theory, I don't know what to pay attention to. If I just practice without theory, I don't see myself succeed. For more on why, see: https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/09/05/book-review-surfing-uncertainty/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/09/05/book-review-surfing-un...
- maroonblazer 6y ago"Made to Stick" I found to be a good book on storytelling. It doesn't position it as "storytelling" per se but more generally about how to communicate ideas in a way that captivate audiences, however large or small. https://www.amazon.com/Made-Stick-Ideas-Survive-Others/dp/1400064287 https://www.amazon.com/Made-Stick-Ideas-Survive-Others/dp/14...
- afarrell 6y agoI'm looking for the same.
- jasonv 6y agoCheck out “The Modern Library Writer’s Workshop” by Stephen Koch.