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Why Storytelling Needs Thumpity-Thump-Thump-Thump-Thump

The Three Month Vacation Podcast · Sean D'Souza

April 30, 202228m 48s

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Show Notes

When you hear someone tell you about their vacation, you try to be interested. All that exotic food, that astounding accommodation—it's all boring.

Yet there's a reason why it's boring.

We aren't really hearing stories, but instead, we're just getting a sequence of events. The magic to making it not boring is when you hear the sound of Thumpity-Thump-Thump-Thump-Thump. Yes, like falling downstairs. That's what storytelling is all about.

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