The Neuroscience of Storytelling With Lisa Cron

The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

Srinivas Rao

Society & Culture

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2014

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Storytelling is how we make sense of the world. In this episode of the podcast Lisa Cron talks to us about how we're hardwired to respond to story.

Lisa's early love for story telling from an early age
The reason finding the thing you love is a struggle
Why story is a hardwired survial mechanism
The reason stories help us to navigate reality
Understanding how to shape and develop stories
Why making the impossible possible is a journey
Digging deep enough to find your true gift is
Why we tend to think in terms of stories
Separating the things that make us feel successfull externally and internally
The challenges of pursusing any path on your own
How story and the brain evolved in tandem
Why story is incredibly effective for changing behavior
The reason we make every decision based on emotion
Using stories to change our behavior

Lisa Cron is the author of Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers From the Very First Sentence.

Storytelling is how we make sense of the world. In this episode of the podcast Lisa Cron talks to us about how we're hardwired to respond to story.

Lisa's early love for story telling from an early age
The reason finding the thing you love is a struggle
Why story is a hardwired survial mechanism
The reason stories help us to navigate reality
Understanding how to shape and develop stories
Why making the impossible possible is a journey
Digging deep enough to find your true gift is
Why we tend to think in terms of stories
Separating the things that make us feel successfull externally and internally
The challenges of pursusing any path on your own
How story and the brain evolved in tandem
Why story is incredibly effective for changing behavior
The reason we make every decision based on emotion
Using stories to change our behavior

Lisa Cron is the author of Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers From the Very First Sentence.

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