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✨ THE SCIENCE OF STORIES: What is an Anecdote, really?
Hey writers! 👋 I recently heard an idea that completely reframed how I think about creative writing, and I wanted to share it with you:
💡 If you look at the history of science, it always begins with collecting anecdotes.
Think about that for a moment. Science—the ultimate pursuit of universal truth—starts by gathering millions of singular, personal experiences. Only after gathering those unique stories does science start looking for the patterns within them.
As writers, we are essentially the world’s most crucial Anecdote Collectors! ✍️
Every memoir, every piece of fiction, every journal entry is a unique data point. We are documenting the complex human condition one personal experience at a time.
This is the challenge: If you stop thinking of your stories as just fiction or memory, and start viewing them as data reflecting a deeper human pattern...
How does that change your approach to writing?
How does that change the impact you want your words to have?
👇 JOIN THE CONVERSATION:
Do you agree that collecting anecdotes is the first step towards universal truth? What is the most powerful anecdote (story or experience) you've ever documented that helped you recognize a deeper pattern in life?
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✨ THE SCIENCE OF STORIES: What is an Anecdote, really?
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