Stories and hope

Anecdotes are not data. If you’re looking for data, hearing a story about what happened to a friend that one time shouldn’t crowd out your rational decision making. But hope is real. When someone you know is facing a difficult situation, sharing a positive anecdote about that friend who that one time made it through

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A powerful story

It’s impossible to communicate everything. The map is not the territory, it’s an abstraction, a summary and most of all, a conceptual framework. When we share an idea, we can work to make sure it’s true, but when we share all the facts, we’re simply boring people. Stories are relevant, creating a narrative and tension

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