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Kei Watanabe's avatar

This is an amazing post! It reminds me of several past great people, and let me think if I'm living by following my narrative. Thank you for contributing!

These are my favorite quotes:

"Most crucially of all, though, we can change the most important ecosystem: we can change the company we keep."

"We each have only one story to tell and one narrative to write. Don’t waste it by trying to copy someone else’s."

Also, here's my learning: https://glasp.co/kei/p/b1d8e94c59411ca1f68d

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Kazuki Nakayashiki's avatar

This resonated deeply. It’s so easy to absorb someone else’s narrative — especially in the age of curated feeds — without ever stopping to ask: Is this really the life I want? Loved the reminder to sit with our own definition of a meaningful life and courageously rewrite the script when needed. Thank you for this reflective piece 🙏

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Tom White's avatar

Well said. As I wrote, "Good stories make prices go up and help things happen.

They get you the job or the girl.

Great stories create generational wealth and unlock leaping emergent effects.

They get you the promotion or the “yes” in response to proposal.

Bad stories destroy fortunes, friendships, future opportunity."

In a world dominated by AI, stories will matter a hell of a lot more than spreadsheets.

More: https://www.whitenoise.email/p/storytelling

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Kazuki Nakayashiki's avatar

Totally agree with this: "In a world dominated by AI, stories will matter a hell of a lot more than spreadsheets."

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