The science of storytelling will storr5/21/2023 ![]() Any ‘facts’ it comes across tend to be subordinate to that story. The answer Will Storr found was that, if we’re psychologically healthy, our brain makes us feel as if we’re the moral heroes at the centre of the unfolding plots of our lives. How do intelligent people end up believing crazy things. ![]() Story is a form of play that allows us to feel we’ve lost control without actually placing us in danger. The psychologist Professor Roy Baumeister writes that ‘life is change that yearns for stability’. We’d tell tales about the moral rights and wrongs of other people, punish the bad behaviour, reward the good, and thereby keep everyone cooperating and the tribe in check. Recent research suggests language evolved principally to swap ‘social information’ back when we were living in Stone Age tribes. You can find our summaries here for the Status Game and Selfie. If you like this book you will love Will Storrs other books. In this book you will learn exactly how stories capture and sustain our attention as well as the role stories play in culture and conflict. The Science of Storytelling Book Summary is another amazing book by Will Storr. ![]()
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