Mike Marrotte
@sleepyplanet
Mike Marrotte
Evolutionary psychologists propose that storytelling has an adaptive function: it helps us make sense of non-routine, uncertain or novel situations collectively (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov). We tell stories to each other to explain the unexplainable, to find patterns in chaos, and to navigate uncertainty together. In a complex world, stories that reflec
... See moreThen came the existentialists—Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir—who picked up where Nietzsche left off. They said, “We’re free now. We get to create ourselves.” But wow—what an obligation that is. It’s not just a gift, it’s a burden. Suddenly, it’s up to us to define who we are, how we live, what we stand for.
That’s where Sartre’s quote comes in—possibly ... See more
That’s where Sartre’s quote comes in—possibly ... See more
Peter Spear • Zach Lamb on Meaning & Crisis
Plutchik's Wheel of Emotions: Feelings Wheel
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Highly relevant to Sleepy Planet.
Sleepy Planet is an ambitious attempt to mirror ecological and psychological complexity in a narrative experience: likely featuring networked storylines, rich symbol systems, and user-participation that is more about being in a mythic environment than “winning” or completing a set plot. In spirit, it aligns with the movement toward storytelling as
... See moreThe reason we “need stories that mirror the mind of the world” is because stories are one of the primary tools we have to understand ourselves and our place in the world. If the world has changed – if our awareness has expanded to see the complex, fragile networks we exist in – then our stories must change too. By grounding this evolution in resear
... See morePost-heroic stories are less about strength and more about compassion. Like the rich body of old European stories about the quest for the Grail, in which the question the adventuring knight must ask in order to gain the Grail, heal the wound of the Fisher King, and so heal the Wasteland, is a simple, pointed, empathic, ‘What ails thee?’ The answer
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youtube.comA recent study found that e-bike riders, on average, get more exercise than riders of traditional (acoustic?) bicycles.
How can that be?
By amplifying the rider’s effort, the e-bike takes its rider further, faster. The rider who goes further, faster ultimately rides more than their unassisted counterpart. Their heart, lungs, and muscles grow stronger... See more
How can that be?
By amplifying the rider’s effort, the e-bike takes its rider further, faster. The rider who goes further, faster ultimately rides more than their unassisted counterpart. Their heart, lungs, and muscles grow stronger... See more
Michael Filimowicz describes many such “anti-narratives” that push the boundaries – some becoming more like games or improvisational theatre, where narrative order is disrupted deliberatelymedium.com. These forms require more work (sometimes called ergodic literature, meaning the reader/player must exert effort to traverse the storymedium.com). B
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