Comments on: The Personal Myth

By: Lelana

Lelana — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 13:54:27 +0000

There are a number of scientific studies that prove that DNA can be altered by environmental stimulus. In essence, ones experiences and behaviours can alter the physical body. There is therefore a very direct correlation between what you do and what you become. This proves the importance of making all experiences positive ones. One way to do this, as described in this article, is to tell yourself the right stories. Health is therefore created by our own mental procesing of our lives. What we think about ourselves motivates what we do, which determines the environement that we expose ourselves to, which affects our very physical being. My mom used to tell me I am what I eat, but I believe more and more that we are mostly what we think.
How does this relate to marketing? Story-telling. The stories a brand tells are also what define their personas. A good brand needs compelling and positive stories.
Great article! Great food for thought.

By: Statistics, Damn Statistics, and Lies: The Elusive Nature of Analytics | People-triggers

Thu, 30 May 2013 16:47:01 +0000

[…] Nassim Taleb addresses this problem in the excellent Fooled By Randomness. Humans are often unaware of the effect of randomness on a certain cause-and-effect structure. At the most basic level, our brains function by ascribing meaning to observations. We have an animal craving to see patterns (see the earlier post on The Personal Myth). […]

By: bendehaldevang

bendehaldevang — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 08:12:42 +0000

Really powerful stuff, takes some challenging themes and makes sense of them in the context of our daily experience…keep it going

By: bendehaldevang

bendehaldevang — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 08:11:19 +0000

Reblogged this on Inarticulate ramblings of a management consultant and commented: Powerful insight into the power of the story, both in terms of recall but more importantly in terms of rationalising key and challenging events in our lives...really interesting

By: I hear voices | just thinking .........

I hear voices | just thinking ......... — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 02:18:51 +0000

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By: Joie de Vivre

Joie de Vivre — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:50:07 +0000

I absolutely love your blog. Very reminiscent of my undergraduate debates in Psychology class. Keep blogging and I’ll keep reading. Can’t wait to read more from you.

By: kldawson

kldawson — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:30:58 +0000

I don’t think it’s either/or but both. Obvious to me, but I have no position to defend.

By: vshantale

vshantale — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:37:16 +0000

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By: basiga

basiga — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:21:35 +0000

Serendipitous that I choose to read this next from the list of “Freshly Pressed”
Read why: http://blogagaini.wordpress.com/2013/03/17/744/
I am fascinated by this. Is it that we create stories and live by it? Or were the stories created by our experience and we live them out? My continuing quest in life. More to read. Thanks for the references in the article.

By: followingindigo

followingindigo — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 00:06:06 +0000

Reblogged this on Following Indigo.