fiction

2 statements across 2 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Apr 16, 2019 by Daniel Gross · across every show →

Everything said about fiction, oldest first

Apr 16, 2019 positive
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Gross: Fiction shapes mental models and worldviews more potently than nonfiction
“I actually think fiction has a more potent effect on your mind that's just a little bit harder to track in terms of how you think, mental models, how you kind of view the world.”
Daniel Gross Apr 16, 2019 ▶ 57:03 #56 Daniel Gross: Catalyzing Success
Aug 4, 2020 positive
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Konnikova argues fiction and poetry teach distinct lessons absent from nonfiction
“I'm a huge, huge believer that everyone should be reading fiction and poetry. There are so many people who I really admire who just say, oh, I only read nonfiction because all the other stuff doesn't teach me anything, and I just, I've had this conversation so…”
Maria Konnikova Aug 4, 2020 ▶ 1:27:15 #89 Maria Konnikova: Less Certainty, More Inquiry
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