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Each year, we take the family on the road to explore America. Some of our past trips have included driving up the Pacific Coast Highway, and visiting all the museums at the Smithsonian in Washington DC. This year, Alisha had the opportunity to take a two-month sabbatical, which allowed us to take a longer (and … Continue reading The Yeh Family East Coast Vacation
This Christmas, Martin Scorsese debuted his new movie, “The Wolf of Wall Street,” which chronicles the sleazy rise and fall of Jordan Belfort, a penny-stock manipulator who stole hundreds of millions from unsophisticated investors. The critical reception to the movie has been warm (77% on Rotten Tomatoes), but as with many of its predecessors (Wall … Continue reading Glamorizing Villainy: Ink Trumps Intention
I consider myself a student of storytelling; last summer, I even worked with my kids to teach them Freytag’s Pyramid (with mixed success). That’s why, when I heard Mary Robinette Kowal talk about her storytelling rubric on Writing Excuses (one of my favorite podcasts), I had to sit down and blog about it, despite it … Continue reading The Four Types of Story
I’ve been envious of Jonah Lehrer for years, ever since I started reading his neuroscience articles in Wired. I’ve also been a fan of applied neuroscience and psychology for years, ever since I discovered some of the early figures in the field of positive psychology like Edward Deci and Martin Seligman. I always fancied that … Continue reading You are the storyteller, not the story
As a proud graduate of Stanford’s d.School, I’m privileged to be part of the alumni mailing list, which includes a lot of the world’s smartest, most creative people. We’ve had a number of interesting discussions recently, ranging from 3D printing to the best source of “tiny balls” (don’t ask). One of the most interesting has … Continue reading The 7 Steps of Storytelling for Entrepreneurs