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Checkhov's Gun:
• When telling a story, if it's non-essential - don't include it.
"If you say in the 1st chapter that there is a rifle hanging on the wall, in the 2nd or 3rd chapter it absolutely must go off. If it's not going to be fired, it shouldn't be hanging there."
THREAD: 15 of the Most U...
@george__mack on Twitter
As a player in this game, the audience also pretends that the story is extemporaneous. Off the cuff. Unprepared and unpracticed. This is what the audience wants. They want to feel that they are being told a story. They don’t want to see someone perform a story.
The audience and the storyteller find a common space in between the extemporaneous and the memorized, and this is where the best stories ideally reside.
Storyworthy
Matthew Dicks
Oops, we didn't cover physical health.
🏃 Move more
🏋️♀️ Lift weights
☀️ Get some sun
😴 Sleep 7-8 hours
🍸 Drink less alcohol
🥦 Eat more vegetables
You're worth it.
If You Want to Get Rich...
@amandanat on Twitter
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