A Storytelling Coach More details here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-iyer/
Welcome to the thirty-first edition of '3-2-1 by Story Rules'.
A newsletter recommending good examples of storytelling across:
Let's dive in.
It can take someone several decades to become an 'overnight success'.
This is so funny - "some kind of tower" :D
(Brace yourself, long tweet coming up!)
While I'm not a Notion user, I am aware of the trap of falling for visual aesthetics. Don't let your quest for arresting visuals distract you from the need to have a clear, compelling narrative.
a. Intelligent vs. Smart by Morgan Housel (Hat tip: Gopal Sarma)
Morgan makes a fervent case for the importance of smart empathy versus sheer IQ. Here's his key point
The below part is music to my ears... (but I have a problem with it):
First of all, thank you Morgan for extolling the virtues of storytelling as a skill.
But my problem? Morgan is presenting the names of select successful investors as incontrovertible evidence of the (implied) statement that: To be an effective investor, you have to be a great communicator.
I don't know the world of investing, but I'm sure it may be possible to find successful investors who are not great at writing.
Maybe I'm being too harsh here. After all, Morgan does say in the para: "The most successful investors tend to be expert communicators...". That statement I can agree with!
b. How to Find Good Information by Gurvinder Bhogal
I loved this piece by Gurvinder (a modern-day thinker and philosopher) on how to enhance your information diet. Just like we need to eat healthy and avoid junk food, we also need to consume 'healthy' thought-provoking information and avoid (too much) junk info.
I love the analogy of fishing and hunting that Gurvinder uses:
In the rest of the article, Gurvinder shares some of the information sources that he relies upon, especially for the 'fishing' part of his research.
a. The burdens of being Rohit Sharma by Sidharth Monga
This fascinating long-form piece is a beautiful, empathetic write-up of Rohit Sharma's (the current Indian cricket team captain) cricketing journey.
I absolutely loved the beginning, which uses the lovely phrase: "not the underdog, yet the underdog" (context: Rohit Sharma was hailed as being a natural genius at batting and frequently copped harsh criticism of 'wasting his potential' during his younger playing days):
This part was also fascinating - the ability to unlearn something (and not fix what isn't broken) is a critical one for leaders:
That's all from this week's edition.
Ravi
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