Story of My Life: How Narrative Creates Personality | The Atlantic
I need to read this in more detail, but +1 to the last bit:
A life story is written in chalk, not ink, and it can be changed. âYouâre both the narrator and the main character of your story,â Adler says. âThat can sometimes be a revelationââOh, Iâm not just living out this story, I am actually in charge of this story.ââ
Whether itâs with the help of therapy, in the midst of an identity crisis, when youâve been chasing a roadrunner of foreshadowing towards a tunnel that turns out to be painted on a wall, or slowly, methodically, day by dayâlike with all stories, thereâs power in rewriting.
âThe past is always up for grabs,â McAdams says.
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