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Vonnegut on the dramatic arc of our daily lives:
Because we grew up surrounded by big dramatic story arcs in books and movies, we think our lives are supposed to be filled with huge ups and downs! So people pretend there is drama where there is none.
I have to admit, this is true
Cue Gossip Girl?
yesss. stop causing your own problems and shut up.
Not only I a huge fan of Kurt Vonnegut, but this does help give a laugh to all those times I’ve sat next to girls who...
Kurt Vonnegut explains drama. Because we grew up surrounded by big dramatic story arcs in books and movies, we think our...
i love you kurt vonnegut.. you and your books. God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian. that one is my fave.
Vonnegut on the dramatic arc of our daily lives: Because we grew up surrounded by big dramatic story arcs in books and...
“That’s why people invent fights. That’s why we’re drawn to sports. That’s why we act like everything that happens to us...
So, is he saying life isn’t a “Rom Com?”
Well this makes a lot of sense.
This reminds me of the article i read in The Straits Times yesterday, bout medical dramas (like House M.D. and Grey’s...
_________________________________________________ Jesus I love Kurt Vonnegut. Favorite author by far.
maybe.. just maybe.. in the chamber of secrets where the sorcerer’s stone lies!!!! (complete with british accent)
Excellent point - yes, your life is boring. But you’re probably happier that way.
Questa cosa mi fa pensare…
So people drama when there is none.
Vonnegut has such a unique insight into the silly self-importance of the human psyche.
* i so agree with this blog!:D there’s really no drama, it’s just us who creates it.
so, the equation of life is a little bit random if you look at it mathematically.
Our lives drifts along with normal things happening. Some ups, some downs, but nothing to go down in history about....
— this is.. different.
Agreed. In the speech I saw (2003. At my university. Yeah, I saw him live. It was amazing.) he compared life to Hamlet....
Thought about this a lot lately… happiness = what exactly? Isn’t it just what we expect happiness to be? It’s all in the...
welcome to my world as of late
cape… in my mind, far out on cape cod=kurt vonnegut.
Pfft…that’s true
god i love kurt vonnegut
Vonnegut. GOD I miss him.
We discussed this in my English class last year when we read Brave New World. Our discussion was based on how Soma kept...
Vonnegut explains drama.
Because we grew up surrounded by big dramatic story arcs in books and movies, we think our lives are supposed to be...
“That’s why we act like everything that happens to us is such a big deal. We’re trying to make our life into a fairy...
This explains why teenagers are disappointed with their lives when they don’t turn out to be as dramatic as The O.C. or...
While I may complain a bit about being boring, I actually enjoy my boring life. Is just a plain life, having a family,...
Great points. Also, there is the issue of propaganda disguised as (tv) drama; when the disconnect between real-life...
this is so true. people need to grow up and realize...is just not worth it. also, this is...
Read “No Country for Old Men”—it’s Vonnegut’s collection of short essays, often autobiographical, usually full of...
We all need a change
Knowin this… I’ll probably freak out less frequently.
Drama - doesn’t exist , people overreact a little too much over itty bitty problems .
geofferino: palahniukandchocolate: brandonnn:
Ha. Wow. Mine is probably more misery though. XD
pretty good food for thought eh.
basically, yeah.
for my friend who is lost
tell me about it. so it goes.
life 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it
drama. we are all great actors in our own ways.
Our lives drifts along with normal things happening. Some ups, some downs, but nothing to go down in history about....
on the dramatic arc of our daily lives:...Not sure if I agree 100%, but it’s a fascinating...
本や映画の影響で、人生は激しく山あり谷ありだと多くの人は装っているが、実際には殆ど変化がない(つまらない人生だ)。の図。
Yes. Vonnegut always does it for me.
That’s an interesting take, yet can you account for everyone? no. he is right but then he is wrong. Other circumstances...
this is true. on this scale of time there’s a major high and major low. the rest is just slow elevation and decline....
Yeah, I think that sometimes I create unneccessary drama in my life. Hahaha.
in your thirties you just get to that point when drama just isn’t fun anymore, but that’s alright!
Interesting. A few years back, there was a study that people who had a “life story” - some story arc they had bought...
I love this article. Most of all I love Kurt Vonnegut and his realism. It’s so refreshing.
Vonnegut on the dramatic arc of our daily lives:...Because we grew up surrounded by big...
palahniukandchocolate / brandonnn
I hope plan to make this year drama-free!
thanks brandon. now i know im not the only one without a storybook life.
“That’s why people invent fights. That’s why we’re drawn to sports. That’s why we act like everything that happens to us...
Es así. Chequeen el link.
my problem solved :D
That’s why people invent fights. That’s why we’re drawn to sports. That’s why we act like everything that happens to us...
mmm I have a floating soul, so I cans ee that with my own eyes. That’s why I think my life is boring, and every little...
I thought this was interesting.
“Our lives drifts along with normal things happening. Some ups, some downs, but nothing to go down in history about....
Vonnegut on the dramatic arc of our daily lives:...Because we grew up surrounded by big...
Perfect. If you’re making drama, then fix and work on the real things in your life; then you’ll find drama boring and a...
I do really agree.
This is really interesting— and true.
Yeah I hate those people… Marianne.
So true. I especially like the charts.
i actually am really starting to like kurt vonnegut
palahniukandchocolate / brandonnn:
“Our lives drift along with normal things happening. Some ups, some downs, but nothing to go down in history about....
I think you will find when you have a big up it is usually followed by a massive downer that is generally bigger than...
Excellent insight…
So we should all shove it up our asterisks.
Uh whoa. Did I just have myself explained to me in like, two sentences?
So that’s why.
“Because we grew up surrounded by big dramatic story arcs in books and movies, we think our lives are supposed to be...
This = even more love/respect for Kurt Vonnegut.
“Because we grew up surrounded by big dramatic story arcs in books and movies, we think our lives are supposed to be...
“We’re trying to make our life into a fairy tale.” God, this man had it all figured out.
“That’s why people invent fights. That’s why we’re drawn to sports. That’s why we act like everything that happens to us...
explains drama | Derek Sivers
Thanks, Kurt. I wish I had read more of him before he was a dead author of our time.
you know what, i disagree. fuck that my life is full off dramatic ups and downs…
Because we grew up surrounded by big dramatic story arcs in books and movies, we think our lives are supposed to be...