Your essay tells a great truth! And it touches me especially because all my life I wrote stories that I never showed because I thought they were “too mine.” The reality is that we are made of stories, and that is how we stay connected as a whole. Your writing is a wake-up call for me and I hope for everyone who reads it! Thank you so much ❣️
We live in a age were authenticity is forgotten in capturing histories. History is now a game of statistics and numbers instead of passing through message.
I am not a historian but I know that some historical events should not be used merely as arguments for articles. History is written by the winners and historical events are interpreted according to the conjuncture. That's why history is a bad basis for asserting facts.
The Jewish Genocide and the so-called Armenian Genocide are historical events that are absolutely incomparable.
The Armenian people were displaced during World War I in order to prevent the Ottoman state from opening a new war front, which unfortunately caused some, perhaps many, casualties among the Armenian people. However, this is an issue that should be dealt with by historians, without seeking political gains. The deliberate massacre of people, as in the Jewish Genocide, and the expulsion of populations feared to revolt in a multinational empire are two different things. The death of every human being is a tragedy, but at least the context needs to be explained correctly.
I follow your writings, but I wish you would use facts and not historically controversial events to make an argument. The fact that you used the so-called Armenian Genocide as a reference in this article gives me the feeling that you are just imposing your political view and trying to create interaction in your article.
"but I wish you would use facts and not historically controversial events to make an argument. The fact that you used the so-called Armenian Genocide as a reference in this article gives me the feeling that you are just imposing your political view and trying to create interaction in your article." - Thank you, this is exact impression I am getting from this article.
This article resonates very well with my experience in business - the best presenters - regardless of the topic - are always people who tell a story, reach out to emotions and feelings. Show examples or allegories, bring the subject close to the audience experience. However very often this is not accepted by the busy businessmen who wants to get to the crux in 30 seconds. But the facts & figures do not stick in the heads, the stories do.
Great piece, Jack. Your message dovetails nicely with recent comments from Scott Galloway on the superpower of storytelling. He said that storytelling is the #1 skill he wants to nurture in his two sons because it can be successfully deployed in pretty much any profession, situation, location, etc. I want the same for my own son.
Fantastic piece - thanks for taking the time to distill your thoughts. Actively articulating that "we don't have time for stories" because of fast-paced information is an astute (yet sad) observation. Man's Searching for Meaning is a thought-changing book - also highly recomend it.
Love every bit of narration . Wonderful
Your essay tells a great truth! And it touches me especially because all my life I wrote stories that I never showed because I thought they were “too mine.” The reality is that we are made of stories, and that is how we stay connected as a whole. Your writing is a wake-up call for me and I hope for everyone who reads it! Thank you so much ❣️
A masterpiece crafted with beauty and dexterity.
We live in a age were authenticity is forgotten in capturing histories. History is now a game of statistics and numbers instead of passing through message.
Thank you for sharing.
There’s an old saying in sales/marketing/advertising:
“People are motivated to do something by their hearst. And then they find ways to justify it with their heads.”
Stories go to the heart. Facts go to the brain.
Lead with stories.
I am not a historian but I know that some historical events should not be used merely as arguments for articles. History is written by the winners and historical events are interpreted according to the conjuncture. That's why history is a bad basis for asserting facts.
The Jewish Genocide and the so-called Armenian Genocide are historical events that are absolutely incomparable.
The Armenian people were displaced during World War I in order to prevent the Ottoman state from opening a new war front, which unfortunately caused some, perhaps many, casualties among the Armenian people. However, this is an issue that should be dealt with by historians, without seeking political gains. The deliberate massacre of people, as in the Jewish Genocide, and the expulsion of populations feared to revolt in a multinational empire are two different things. The death of every human being is a tragedy, but at least the context needs to be explained correctly.
I follow your writings, but I wish you would use facts and not historically controversial events to make an argument. The fact that you used the so-called Armenian Genocide as a reference in this article gives me the feeling that you are just imposing your political view and trying to create interaction in your article.
"but I wish you would use facts and not historically controversial events to make an argument. The fact that you used the so-called Armenian Genocide as a reference in this article gives me the feeling that you are just imposing your political view and trying to create interaction in your article." - Thank you, this is exact impression I am getting from this article.
You write exceedingly well.
Thank you!
This article resonates very well with my experience in business - the best presenters - regardless of the topic - are always people who tell a story, reach out to emotions and feelings. Show examples or allegories, bring the subject close to the audience experience. However very often this is not accepted by the busy businessmen who wants to get to the crux in 30 seconds. But the facts & figures do not stick in the heads, the stories do.
Your writing flows just right down nto by heart. Loved every bit of it
Brilliant read!
Great piece, Jack. Your message dovetails nicely with recent comments from Scott Galloway on the superpower of storytelling. He said that storytelling is the #1 skill he wants to nurture in his two sons because it can be successfully deployed in pretty much any profession, situation, location, etc. I want the same for my own son.
Fantastic piece - thanks for taking the time to distill your thoughts. Actively articulating that "we don't have time for stories" because of fast-paced information is an astute (yet sad) observation. Man's Searching for Meaning is a thought-changing book - also highly recomend it.
Thank you again for this thoughtful article.
A very thoughtful piece--inspires me to use storytelling more in my own nonfiction writing.