
Your life is not a story: why narrative thinking holds you back
Our stories help us make sense of a chaotic world, but they can be harmful and restrictive. There’s a liberating alternative
by Karen Simecek
Karen Simecek is associate professor of philosophy at the University of Warwick, UK. She is the author of Philosophy of Lyric Voice: The Cognitive Value of Page and Performance Poetry (Bloomsbury, 2023).