The inaugural episode of the Don't Be a Sheep Podcast hosted by Wing, Ivan and Andrei. We discuss Ivan's current life philosophy that life is about stories, dive deeper into the importance and role of stories in society, as well debating what elements make for a good story.
0:00 Introduction
1:44 Topic: Life is about stories
4:20 Stories are how you internalize them / No objective truth to stories
5:45 Dangers of no objective truth (ft. GameStop)
8:44 Stories evolve / corrupt over time?
13:16 Influence & legacy are the mechanism by which stories propagate
15:20 Practical value to stories (happiness, career)
17:24 Exaggerated stories in startups & pitching - good or bad?
20:25 Storytelling culture of founders in Silicon Valley vs Southeast Asia
21:42 Storytelling in academia
22:45 Do stories need to be exciting? What are the obligations of a listener?
24:27 Do you need great talent to tell great stories? (Marvel vs DC)
26:18 Experience more things == better stories
27:29 How do you tell a great story?
29:43 All the stories we tell are different versions of the same story
31:55 Should great stories challenge you?
33:15 Great stories have human connection (Marvel vs DC Pt. 2)
34:04 Predicting the direction of stories vs surprisal and subverting expectation
38:40 (Modern) Art & satire
43:01 Closing thoughts
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