Realising we’re all made-up characters in a story world helps me understand people
06-04-2025 14:00 via theguardian.com

Realising we’re all made-up characters in a story world helps me understand people

Considering everyone is a protagonist in their own narrative brought clarity for Will StorrFor nearly 20 years, I’ve been researching and writing about the human brain as a storyteller. My work has unalterably changed the way I see the human world in general, and myself in particular. It has helped me understand everything from political hatred and religions to cults to the nature of identity and suicidal thought. It has even made sense of my own lifelong struggle with making friends.Our e
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