Jan 31, 2022 16:50
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create meaning
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Hello everyone,
These self-stories exist.
And it is entirely possible you’ve gone most of your life without realizing that each day, all day, you are whispering a near-steady stream of them into your own ear.
You might not consider yourself a storyteller, yet you are. Evolution wired it right into you. It’s a legacy from your ancient ancestors who used stories to survive, to ***create meaning***, and to thrive.
The remarkable thing about this self-storytelling, however, is not that it exists—the truth is both far weirder and more wonderful. The crazy thing about self-stories is that they actually become your life. Your self-stories become true. They are an ongoing, self-fulfilling prophecy.
What does "create meaning" imply _in this particular context_?
Does it imply something like to understand the world around them, to give/attribute meaning to all things around them, to describe the world around them?
Thank you.
These self-stories exist.
And it is entirely possible you’ve gone most of your life without realizing that each day, all day, you are whispering a near-steady stream of them into your own ear.
You might not consider yourself a storyteller, yet you are. Evolution wired it right into you. It’s a legacy from your ancient ancestors who used stories to survive, to ***create meaning***, and to thrive.
The remarkable thing about this self-storytelling, however, is not that it exists—the truth is both far weirder and more wonderful. The crazy thing about self-stories is that they actually become your life. Your self-stories become true. They are an ongoing, self-fulfilling prophecy.
What does "create meaning" imply _in this particular context_?
Does it imply something like to understand the world around them, to give/attribute meaning to all things around them, to describe the world around them?
Thank you.
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18 mins
Charlotte Fleming
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
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English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Travel, wine and scuba specialist.
Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish)
Works in: Italian to English, English
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give meaning to apparently random events, things, habits
I think you've answered your own question! People tell stories to try and make sense of the world, both to themselves and to other people. They also tend to tell themselves stories about how stupid they are, how hopeless they are at maths, or whatever else they think they're failing at, which I think is the type of "story" this passage is talking about.
Note from asker:
| Thank you, Charlotte. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Simona Suzanna Muwazi
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Thank you.
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Lara Barnett
: Definitely implies "make sense of he world" here.
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Thanks, Lara.
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Anastasia Kalantzi
2 days 2 hrs
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Thank you.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks to everyone.
Thank you, Charlotte."
+1
13 mins
Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Ireland
Native in English
&
English
Specializes in field
Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian, Irish, UK) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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659
Attribute meaning
Try to explain or describe natural phenomena. So agree with your thinking
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Note added at 14 mins (2022-01-31 17:05:27 GMT)
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Also give meaning to your life
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Note added at 14 mins (2022-01-31 17:05:27 GMT)
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Also give meaning to your life
Note from asker:
| Thank you, Yvonne. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Wyoming (X)
: like “ascribe meaning”
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Thanks yes:-) "self-stories[...] become your life" so you're making your own self-fulfilling content +meaning in regards to your world
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