Myth: The Power of Story

Why do myths follow the structure of the hero's journey?

Why is it bad if a story only serves to impart a specific moral lesson? What is a better way to tell a story?

Tell a story in your life that follows these 8 steps: You — A character is in a zone of comfort, Need — But they want something. Go — They enter an unfamiliar situation, Search — Adapt to it, Find — Get what they wanted, Take — Pay a heavy price for it, Return — Then return to their familiar situation, Change — Having changed.

In what way is your identity related to the story you tell yourself and others? What motivates people to enter the unknown and chaos rather than stay in the comfort and familiarity of their lives?

What is it that creates resonance and fulfillment in a good story? What makes you go "Wow, that was really good?"