New stories of power that matter
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New stories of power that matter
Stories are so important, they drive everything. The universe is basically math and stories... and the stories are the more interesting part most of the time.
Jane Ratcliffe • Doing Well From Doing Good: A Conversation with Substack Co-Founder Hamish McKenzie
We think we tell stories, but stories often tell us, tell us to love or to hate, to see or be blind. Often, too often, stories saddle us, ride us, whip us onward, tell us what to do, and we do it without questioning. The task of learning to be free requires learning to hear them, to question them, to pause and to hear silence, to name them, and the
... See more•Working on the level of story has two dimensions. First is to disrupt the old, which says, “What you thought was real is just an illusion.” Second is to offer a new [one], which says, “The possible, and the real, are much grander than you knew.” The first, we experience as crisis and breakdown. The second, we experience as miraculous.
John Elkington • Green Swans: The Coming Boom In Regenerative Capitalism
“We live in a world shaped by stories. Stories are the threads of our lives and the fabric of human cultures. A story can unite or divide people(s), obscure issues, or spotlight new perspectives. A story can inform or deceive, enlighten or entertain, or even do all of the above. Those who do not have power over the story that dominates their lives,... See more