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Storytelling – A Social Skill

Gather around, it’s story time:

Last Sunday, 11 AM. Outside an insurance company building in Munich, Germany.

The sun is shining. It is unusually quiet.

A black Audi sedan pulls into the parking lot in front of the building. The windows of the car are dark. It drives very slowly. There are six or seven other cars in the parking lot. There are no pedestrians anywhere in sight.

The car turns slowly around. It stops right in front of the main entrance. The building is a structure of glass and concrete and five stories high. The windows reflect the sky. It is not possible to see what is going on inside. The engine of the car stops.

Suddenly both front doors of the car open. The sound is barely audible. Two people step out. They wear black suits and black sunglasses. They don’t carry any suitcases. They move slowly but with determination as they approach the door. A dog barks somewhere.

This is where the story ends. Actually it is where it ended when I attended a story telling seminar a few days ago. The lecturer was speaking slowly and made a lot of pauses. By the time the dog barked in the story you could have heard the pin drop in the room where around 100 people were silently listening for the conclusion.

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The Penultimate Truth about Philip K. Dick

Philp K. DickPhilip K. Dick is considered by many to be one the world’s greatest science fiction writers ever; as a sufferer from mental illness himself he had the ability to turn his hallucinations about the universe into an extraordinary writing career.

During his lifetime, Dick produced an astonishing amount of prize winning novels and short stories, which were translated into more than 25 languages. Three of his literary works were transformed into blockbuster movies: Blade Runner, Minority Report and Total Recall.

Several years before his death, Philip started having mystical experiences that affected his everyday life. As a result, he started to wonder if what he had imagined for his stories was real and if life was just an illusion or the creation of each person’s subjectivity.

This in-depth program explores Philip K. Dick`s world, a universe full of mysteries and intrigues.

Link to The Penultimate Truth About Philip K. Dick (2007) full documentary.  ( You are gonna like it, watch it now! )

Book Review: The 80/20 Principle - The Secret to Success by Achieving More with Less [Koch]

Now this book is 11 years old, but I decided to pick it up anyway and it’s one of the best books I’ve read for a long time.

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I Grift - An Overview of “Get Rich Quick”-Schemes

“I Grift” was Homer’s license plate in one Simpsons episode where he and Bart would make a living as con artists. And while there are many movies on the subject (perhaps most notably the excellent Redford / Newman film “The Sting” ) it’s still an interesting piece both of pop culture and real criminal statistics.

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