I fully agree that storytelling is an important skill, but boy howdy is that experiment ridiculous. Every time I read about one of these ridiculous studies I wish someone would start an organization for reproducing and debunking bad studies.
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#32You know its going to be pure garbage when the title is 'Doing X makes you happy!! '. Fuck these studies that can never be reproduced even under the exact circumstances. These charlatans continue to be allocated funds instead of going to jail; despite being exposed as frauds countless times. Just because reading stuff like this gives us good vibes doesn't mean we should continue wasting money on these "studies". Time…
I think the article answered that, oddly enough - the liars may not have done any actual science, but they told a great story. Apparently that's enough!
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#33So how does one become a good storyteller? Obviously it takes experience but is there a book that anyone can recommend to get an edge?
The problem people have with this whole 'storytelling' thing is actually finding stories. I wrote a book called Hooked On You that shows you where to get stories from, and how to attach your message to them. It's on Amazon, or free on Leanpub: https://leanpub.com/hookedonyou
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#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think "jail the professors" is too extreme. There needs to be a more constructive solution. I completely agree with your assessment of the problem.
(Careful, heard this "story" about dcposch, he might send you to jail too.) On more factual note, it's a known issue that as you move from hard to soft sciences that positive results increase: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.... Fields studying topics like "happiness" tend to validate their hypothesis over 90% of the time; which means something fishy is going on.
Or they just chose to test something fairly obvious, like that people that are good at things are considered more attractive than people who aren't.
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#35Earlier quoted context omitted.
(Careful, heard this "story" about dcposch, he might send you to jail too.) On more factual note, it's a known issue that as you move from hard to soft sciences that positive results increase: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.... Fields studying topics like "happiness" tend to validate their hypothesis over 90% of the time; which means something fishy is going on.
Or they just chose to test something fairly obvious, like that people that are good at things are considered more attractive than people who aren't.
... or negative results are a lot less likely to be accepted for publication.
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#36Why do marriages have to be saved, and why are marriage counselors presented as respectable good guys instead of odious charlatans that prey on the weak and miserable???
Because marriage isn't always easy, and some couples are actually helped by the counselor, even if it's only because the couple are forced to sit down and talk to each other in normal voices.
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#37Why do marriages have to be saved, and why are marriage counselors presented as respectable good guys instead of odious charlatans that prey on the weak and miserable???
Because marriage, like anything worth its while, is not just instant gratification, and it often takes effort to make good again.
Or, to answer in another way, because people in falling marriages feel like it's something worth saving, that they try to find help with achieving that. Who are you to tell them otherwise, and generalize that to all marriage counselors and people wanting to save their marriage?
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#38I know a guy who's an excellent story teller.
He's also a pathological liar who never intends to keep any of his promises.
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#39So how does one become a good storyteller? Obviously it takes experience but is there a book that anyone can recommend to get an edge?
Storytelling is learned as a child, think about it - every day child comes home and tells mummy all about their day. In this circumstance mummy can say 'very good, now play over there!' or they can ask questions about the story, e.g. ask for details to be explained or parts told again. It is this storytelling ability learned as a child rather than anything that can be done as an adult. You could learn and master ever…
> I have yet to meet a human being that does not like talking
In all seriousness, that just means that you haven't met me.