Your Life is Not a Hero's Journey

Like Stories of Old
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A video essay from Like Stories of Old arguing that your life is not a Hero's Journey. It compares the story structure used in films with how real lives unfold, and is part of a series on stories and reality.

HN people submitted it as a thought-provoking essay against fitting your life to a story template.

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@henning2020 · in “Life Is Not a Hero's Journey”
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@mgh22022 · in “The Fundamental Difference Between Stories and Reality”
Part II: ▶ this video Part III: link
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