Welcome to the fiftieth edition of '3-2-1 by Story Rules'. (Hooray, a half-century!)
A newsletter recommending good examples of storytelling across:
Let's dive in.
Hard deadlines are the answer? Need to have some commitment devices!
Hahaha, can't attribute causality without control.
I usually don't share threads, but Yashaswi's story is so inspiring - and well written!
a. 'Is the west talking itself into decline?' by John Burn-Murdoch (Financial Times)
Fabulous FT storyteller John Burn-Murdoch published an intriguing piece (Jan-2024) on the importance of popular culture as a factor driving growth and decline in economies.
The article starts with by mentioning some of the widely known factors that drove the Industrial Revolution in Britain: the high wages and low energy prices prompting investment in mechanisation, the presence of strong institutions, and the mixing of diverse peoples.
But one idea was intriguing:
That idea has been recently tested by economists, due to the availability of better tools:
This increase in use of progress-related terms was higher in Britain compared to Spain - which correlates with an earlier and higher increase in per capita income in Britain:
The most interesting implication: John ran the same analysis on present-day books and articles
This graph is striking:
For more, check out John's fascinating Twitter thread on the topic.
b. 'The stithapragya framework for personal branding' by Karthik Srinivasan
Advertising and personal branding expert Karthik Srinivasan makes a compelling case for not letting the 'moh-maya' of likes and shares affect your content-sharing efforts.
I could not agree more, especially with the first sentence below:
a. 'Introduction to Valuation' by Ashwath Damodaran (video)
Education sector leader and good friend Anustup Nayak tagged me on Twitter in a post that raved about this 2014 video by valuation expert Ashwath Damodaran.
Ashwath's video is not just a great intro on valuation, it is also a wonderful example of storytelling.
My top 3 highlights:
1. The use of the Rule of 3: Ashwath covers 3 broad themes in valuation, 3 types of investors, 3 obstacles and 3 approaches!
2. The arresting analogy of lemmings to describe types of herd-behaviour of investors:
3. The use of pithy statements that convey a lot (emphasis mine):
That's all from this week's edition.
Ravi
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