Stories Help Us Learn, Teach and Remember

(very much wip and #fleeting)

I really enjoyed reading Concise explanations accelerate progress but there was a part of that note that just didn't gel with me. I needed a few weeks to let it ferment in my head into something coherent enough to share. I hope you like kimchi.

It's not that I disagree with Steph, I think he makes a valid point. If I were to boil it down to one sentence, and oversimplify it along the way, I'd say: concise explanations accelerate progress because they're more actionable (Communication is Action).

What about stories? Stories help us remember. Stories help us understand. We learn through stories.

This applies to individuals and cultures.

To (re)read:

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a giant foot-shaped snail with a house on its back. the house is still in construction, with a big crane towering above it The image is a stylized black-and-white illustration. In the lower left corner, there is a small, cozy-looking house with smoke rising from its chimney. The smoke, however, does not dissipate into the air but instead forms a dark, looming cloud. Within the cloud, the silhouette of a large, menacing face is visible, with its eyes and nose peeking through the darkness. The creature, perhaps a cat, appears to be watching over the house ominously, creating a sense of foreboding or unease.