The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy has been one of my favorite books since I was a kid. It combines amusing wordplay and narrative with interesting thought experiments and metaphors. I’ve long thought that if there was an apocalypse and we had to start over from remnants of libraries, mankind would be lucky if Hitchhiker’s became the new bible of the emergent civilization.
This was a huge unlock for me when I came to realize that we're the author of these narratives and thus have full autonomy to shape the meaning we ascribe to them. It still happens on a subconscious level, often in ways that don't serve us, so it takes conscious intervention but like all things is a skill you can continuously develop!
"The stories that we tell ourselves are just as powerful as the stories others tell us." Understanding this seems to me to be seat of real power. I'm glad to be reminded of this book. It's a good time to introduce it to my son. Also the various quotes on story and narrative are excellent.
This was a huge unlock for me when I came to realize that we're the author of these narratives and thus have full autonomy to shape the meaning we ascribe to them. It still happens on a subconscious level, often in ways that don't serve us, so it takes conscious intervention but like all things is a skill you can continuously develop!
"The stories that we tell ourselves are just as powerful as the stories others tell us." Understanding this seems to me to be seat of real power. I'm glad to be reminded of this book. It's a good time to introduce it to my son. Also the various quotes on story and narrative are excellent.
Love the hitchiker's guide!! A creative masterpiece.
Sounds like you’re on an interesting journey!