"It is experience which shapes a language; and it is language which controls an experience." James Baldwin’s memorable meditation on language and life.
Experience and language
Nobody but yourself
To be nobody-but-yourself — in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else — means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting. E.E. Cummings
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Stories, Storytellers and Storytelling
A story is something that comes out when we arrange images and/or words to represent events and ideas, as a way to communicate with others. All stories have some basic elements: Theme or idea – what do you want to communicate? Character – who is the person, or the humanized animal or thing starring the story? Setting – when and …
Storytelling, a powerful and strategic business tool
Did you know that our brain releases hormones while we are paying attention to a story? Cortisol is released during the tense moments to keep us more focus; Oxytocin comes into place when we see something lovely, so we can feel empathy and affection; and, Dopamine are brought into action when we see a happy …
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Time pressure kills creativity
You might feel that you are very productive and come up with loads of ideas when you are working at a fast pace. But acording to Teresa Amabile, Harvard Business School professor, time pressure in the corporate world affects creativity: "Managers who believe that frenetic activity is the hallmark of innovation may be making a …
Have you got a list of “why’s” for 2018?
If you are just a bit like me, chances are that you have started your New Year close to someone you love, a glass of champagne in one hand, and a “to-do-list” for the year to come in the other one. Well, to be honest to the truth, I keep the list aside and I …
Historias y Tradiciones
Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash Nos encantan las historias, en particular aquellas que resuenan con nuestras creencias y valores. Algunas historias pertenecen exclusivamente a nuestro ámbito personal, otras a nuestra familia y también existen las colectivas que dan forma a las tradiciones; La Navidad es una de ellas. Probablemente dejaste de creer en Los Reyes Magos al …
¿Realidad o narrativa?
Foto by: Denis Gažík "La experiencia sólo se vuelve visible cuando se ha relatado. Hasta que no se ha contado es, por así decirlo, inexistente […] Uno no puede explicar cómo es la vida, cómo la fortuna o el destino afectan a las personas, salvo explicando su historia." Hannah Arendt (Through BrainPickins) Del mismo modo, …
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