The Story of Your Life
Hidden Brain
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Story Telling Can Be a Vehicle for Empathy
Asking people to turn their life experiences into fiction comes with another deep psychological benefit. Story telling, in other words, can become a vehicle for empathy. A good story needs real people with complex emotions and conflicting impulses. When you write about events that happened to you, you might find yourself getting into the minds of people who offended you or hurt you....
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