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Paul Graham: The Top Idea in Your Mind (Do you have attention sinks?)

Hey girls and guys,  I found the space to dive into another powerful essay from Paul Graham. Please find 15 minutes to read and think about ...

Monday, February 4, 2013

Not just argument but also STORY

I hope you girls are making it a great Monday. I know Emily has been working on a speech about the book Fast Food Nation. A good speech is really just a good story, and that is the next topic in Daniel Pink's book, A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future.

Pink says:
When our lives are brimming with information and data, it's not enough to marshal an effective argument. Someone somewhere will inevitably track down a counterpoint to rebut your point. The essence of persuasion, communication, and self-understanding has become the ability also to fashion a compelling narrative.
You girls come from a long-line of good story tellers on both sides of the family. You know mom can spin a tale with the best of them. And Pop and his father, PaPa were both world class story tellers. Your Granddaddy Singletary can hold his own at a party or anywhere a good story is needed and his dad was a Baptist preacher, so you know he was a good orator.

This week, we will explore why story is just as integral to the human experience as design.