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What's your story? Life narrative and "main character" thinking

What's your story? Life narrative and "main character" thinking

Update: 2024-07-092
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If you're like most people, you probably think about your life as a story - it has a beginning, a middle and an end, and the main character in the story is... you. But this seemingly "natural" main character thinking is deeply culturally determined, and it can limit us in the ways that we evaluate our own lives and the lives of others.

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What's your story? Life narrative and "main character" thinking

What's your story? Life narrative and "main character" thinking

Australian Broadcasting Corporation