Sell Anything to Anyone: The Power of STORIES

Why is storytelling so important? Why do we trust stories more than facts and data? In this episode, we discuss why stories are so powerful and how they shape our minds. The ability to sell anything, be it a material thing or a narrative, simply with the power of words is both, a blessing and a curse. Stories can be captivating, inspire change and also be a danger to society in spreading misinformation. Either way, stories matter. Click below to get a copy of the books mentioned in this episode: Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari: https://tapthe.link/iB5rYGs5i One Red Paperclip by Kyle MacDonald: https://tapthe.link/Uaxz_qQS8 Here are more FIQ episodes that you may enjoy: Science of Why We Make Bad Decisions? https://youtu.be/CBIm7TqXQ4w Fighting Misinformation: https://youtu.be/_NVtf7-GNAg Mastering Both Your Brains | System 1 vs System 2: https://youtu.be/DIVTMooO7o4 Why We Only Hear About The Winners?: https://youtu.be/QjDXyuBJ0UY Why Do We Follow Social Norms?: https://youtu.be/_XhIECCt_P8 Hope you enjoyed FutureIQ by Navin Kabra and Shrikant Joshi. Do hit us up on Twitter: @ngkabra http://twitter.com/ngkabra @shrikant https://twitter.com/shrikant Listen it on the podcast provider of your choice: https://tapthe.link/FutureIQRSS Watch other episodes of The FutureIQ podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAppTB0r5_TaYueZ0adD42Wiw5X-wTE4v Chapters: 00:00 How to get away with anything with just words? 01:30 Sell story, sell trash 03:30 Can you buy a HOUSE with a story?! 04:50 Why are stories so powerful? 06:28 The danger of stories 07:55 Believing is Seeing 11:17 Is EVERYTHING just a story? #futureiq