6 The Brain Machinery of Storythinking

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. NO LIMITS ii
3. Contents ix
4. 1 Story 1
5. 2 Story and Thinking 17
6. 3 The Origin of Story 35
7. 4 Why Our Schools Teach Logic, Not Story 47
8. 5 The Limits of Logic— or Why We Still Need Storythinking 61
9. 6 The Brain Machinery of Storythinking 77
10. 7 Improving Storythinking 99
11. 8 Storythinking for Personal Growth 111
12. 9 Storythinking for Social Growth 127
13. 10 Story’s Answer to the Meaning of Life 143
14. Coda: Conversations with a Storythinker 159
15. Notes 177
16. Index 183