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Over the past few months, Godin's All Marketers are Liar's blog (for/about his upcoming new book) has gotten me thinking recently what my mindset would be like if I lived life like it was a story:

• Characters, plot, tension, resolution. The arc, baby. You're always trying to figure out all of those.
• When things go wrong, it's because your story isn't going as expected.
• When you can control your story, you're happy.
• If people identify your story, they can use it:
  • They can predict what your character will like and do in response to plot-twists.
  • They can predict where your plot is going and cash in on that foreknowledge.
  • They can do things to make you happy because they're furthering your story.
  • They can realize they don't like your story, and stop reading it.
• You can realize you dislike your story and -- if you can figure out how -- switch over to a new one. At the very least, you can start a new volume with a different plot after wrapping up your current novel.

Sure, that's kind of corny, but it seems to make a good tool for metaphorically thinking of things.