When your primary goal is to be liked, you can’t take risks. You can’t disagree. You can’t push boundaries. You become a prisoner of other people’s expectations.
“Talk either leads to action or substitutes for action.
Two friends discuss their dreams. One describes starting a business, solving a problem mid-conversation, and immediately making a call. The other talks about a novel they’ve been “writing” for years but never seem to make progress on.
The strongest link was to be found among thrillers, comedies and dramas. The data suggests that for movies like these, it’s a bad idea to leave audiences confused about key plot elements.