{"product_id":"9781035018383-story-of-your-life-the-eight-masterplots-that-explain-human-behaviour","title":"The Stories of Your Life","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Eight Stories That Explain the World Around Us\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating journey through human psychology - outlining, explaining and exploring the eight narratives that we use to help us interpret and manipulate the world around us. Perfect for readers of Thomas Erickson's \u003ci\u003eSurrounded by Idiots \u003c\/i\u003eand James Clear's \u003ci\u003eAtomic Habits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A fascinating, entertaining and deeply smart journey into the storytelling brain' \u003c\/b\u003e– Will Storr, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Status Game \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Science of Storytelling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Life – and the quite appalling behaviour of everyone I know – finally makes sense. Read this remarkable book' \u003c\/b\u003e– Andrew Gold, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Psychology of Secrets \u003c\/i\u003eand host of \u003ci\u003eHeretics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe understand the world through stories. All of our experiences, all of our insights – psychologically, we interpret them through specific lenses that have been curated, perfected and passed down throughout human history. Internationally bestselling author Professor Ben Ambridge has quantified those lenses into eight distinct masterplots that can help you to better understand – and navigate – any experience in life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe mother who wakes up an hour early every day to prep her child's breakfast? She's playing out the Sacrifice plot. The amateur sports team who go on to win the big trophy against all the odds? They're part of the Underdog narrative.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmbridge uses examples from fiction, real life, and popular psychology research to demonstrate how we not only naturally gravitate towards the masterplot narratives, but how we actually use those narratives to manipulate the world around us – like the addict who uses the Monster plot to paint their illness as something to overcome, or the boxer who relies on the Revenge narrative to motivate themselves to fight their way back after an embarrassing defeat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese masterplots do more for us than to help us understand the world; they’re vehicles through which humans have survived. \u003ci\u003eThe Stories of Your Life \u003c\/i\u003eshares fascinating lessons about the nature of humanity, the power of psychology and – most importantly – the way we see ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Stories are essential for human beings - they allow us to learn, to connect, to empathize. The best stories follow structures that catalyze and amplify their power. Ambridge expertly decodes and deciphers these masterplots so we can all benefit and grow' \u003c\/b\u003e– Matt Abrahams, author of \u003ci\u003eThink Faster Talk Smarter \u003c\/i\u003eand host of \u003ci\u003eThink Fast, Talk Smart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41601073807457,"sku":"9781035018383","price":18.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29898659.jpg?v=1725868913","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035018383-story-of-your-life-the-eight-masterplots-that-explain-human-behaviour","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}