--- ## Top 3 Quotes > These women didn’t tell me about their miscarriages because of who I am. They told me about their miscarriages because I told them a story. A story filled with heart and humor. A story that expressed authenticity, vulnerability, and truth. This should be our goal. - As someone who likes to get deep with others, storytelling is essential to let others feel comfortable with me > Not only do you have an obligation to be entertaining, you have an opportunity to be entertaining. You have the chance to set yourself apart from the ever-present drone of the masses. You have the opportunity to make people smile. Laugh. Engage. Learn. Feel better about the time spent. I like to think about storytelling in terms of superheroes, because I believe that a person who can speak in an entertaining and engaging way to a group of people possesses a superpower that is sorely lacking in the world today. As people’s gazes continue to fall to their screens and communication is truncated into bite-size text messages, the human beings who can still hold the attention of an audience and teach and speak in an entertaining way possess enormous power. - Ever so important as a content creator and someone who wants to provoke meaning and emotion beyond just facts - When you're telling a story, you're performing. > The world is filled with uninteresting people. I meet them every day. I suspect that in most cases, there is an interesting person lurking beneath their unfortunately uninteresting veneer. These are people who answer, “How was your day?” with an itinerary of the day instead of sharing a meaningful moment. They are folks who tell us about their vacations by offering an adjective-laden time line of the week. They are the people who make meetings feel endless, dinners feel monotonous, and conferences feel disappointing. - Emotions and connection is scarce, and storytelling brings it back. People want to relate. ## 3 Sentence Summary > What are the crucial points in this book that make it iconic, ideas I want to remember for the rest of my life? 1. Stories add depth and meaning to your life and the people around you 2. Storytelling is a powerful tool for connection as you can make them deeply resonate with your literal self 3. The most powerful stories are immersive, impactful, and relatable ## Author's Purpose ## Content ### Concepts - [[Telling stories soothe the human condition]] - [[Stories should project a continuous visual in the audience]] - [[Stories should be selfless]] - [[Surprise makes people cry]] - [[The 5-second moment]] - [[Telling stories is time travel]] - [[Hero's Journey]] - [[Add meaning to answers of questions people ask of you]] ### Practices - [[Capturing stories]] - [[Compelling storytelling techniques]] - [[Adjusting your story]] - [[Use verbal framing in stories to add emphasis]] ## Personal Revelations ### Why I started reading this book **How was this book relevant to my current life? Did it answer a specific question, enlighten me on a topic, etc.** - Decided to revisit it after wanting to [[Add story to email funnel]] ### Reading Logs ### Thoughts - The quotes are really powerful and inspiring, you can tell he's good at his craft ### Review ## Future Plans ### Questions - What other changes do we need if we're telling stories as content creators through text? - How can we make good hooks, since the stories he shares are more involuntarily listened to? ### Further Reading - Make it stick? ### Book Implementation #### Habits - #### Dailies - [[Capturing stories]] #### To Dos - ***