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Essays by Will Storr
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I Hate, You Hate, We All Hate
...and we will get nowhere until we accept this simple truth
Sep 20
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AUTOBULLSHIT AND ILLUSION
Why the greatest threat to the creative is themself (via Bob Dylan, Larry Charles and a terrible lunch at the best restaurant in the world)
Sep 13
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DUCKLINGS, PADDLING IN THE WATER
Is life a trap? A midlife crisis update
Sep 6
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How 'Defamiliarisation' Can Transform Your Writing
An advanced lesson from the science of storytelling
Aug 30
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The Transformative Power of Perspective Taking
How to get out of your main character syndrome
Aug 23
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The Victim Hustle
The psychology and realpolitik of Wokeness
Aug 16
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An Unavoidable Obsession with Social Status
A recording from Will Storr and Todd Kashdan's live video
Aug 15
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Todd Kashdan
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A Crisis of Mattering
We feel alienated and dissatisfied because our world has grown too big
Aug 9
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JOHN YORKE: The Most Important Storytelling Question I Know
A special guest essay by the legendary story guru
Aug 2
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Closure part two
THIS PERSONAL ESSAY IS FULLY PAYWALLED
Jul 26
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NONFICTION MASTERCLASS: AUGUST 29th
Announcing my next Science of Storytelling masterclass, for Full Subscribers
Jul 25
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Closure part one
What is closure? And how do we achieve it?
Jul 19
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There is no 'just ego'
What Eastern spirituality gets wrong about human nature
Jul 12
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