This is Optimal Living Daily. You are the greatest story ever told by David Cain of Raptitude.com

and I'm Justin Mollick, the guy reading to you every day of the year. We're going to get right to it as we optimize your life.

You are the greatest story ever told by David Cain of Raptitude.com.

I have great news. You are the star of the most poignant film ever conceived. An unprecedented epic saga,

it is filmed in one continuous shot from the first person perspective. The sets are rich with detail, the lighting always underlines the mood perfectly,

the cinematography always magnificent, yet unpretentious.

The supporting cast is top-notch too.

There are no histrionics, no miscast actors, no flubbed lines.

They all deliver the dialogue impeccably, each line timed and inflected

perfectly for its respective scene. The protagonists, friends, and lovers will make you laugh out loud,

swoon with desire, and feel a sense of belonging and respect. The villains make you feel afraid,

furious, depressed, and alienated. Often the people in the story will look right at

the camera and reveal the stunning depth and density of their character to you. Why are they even in

this story? And why in this particular chapter? What role are they here to play? The advisor, the fool,

the expert, the disciple, the love interest, the diplomat, the instigator, the enemy,

the martyr? Why were they cast at all? Will they give our protagonists some much-needed

perspective, or will they only create dilemmas to be overcome? If they do create trouble for the

hero, what will she need to learn about herself or about humanity in order to get

past it? Some of the characters are only on screen just to flesh out the backdrop of civilization

that makes all human stories so compelling and absurd. Whatever the reason, they are there,

and they have a purpose. Even the extras are incredible. Watch them closely. They're all overflowing

with character. The nervous clerk at the deli, the sighing sullen bus driver, the gentle-eyed jazz

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