Angus Fletcher on Inventions in Literature

<p>Angus Fletcher is a Professor of Story Science at Ohio States Project Narrative, the world’s leading academic think-tank for the study of stories.&nbsp;He has dual degrees in neuroscience and literature and received his Ph.D. from Yale.&nbsp;He also taught Shakespeare at Stanford and has published several books and&nbsp;dozens of peer-reviewed articles on the scientific workings of novels, poetry, film, and theater.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>In this episode, Eric and Angus discuss his book,&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/16850/9781982135973" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WonderWorks: The 25 Most Powerful Inventions in the History of Literature</a>, and how we can use literature to bring wisdom, love, courage, creativity, and curiosity&nbsp;into your life.</p><p>But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed.&nbsp;<a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/support" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month.&nbsp;</a>It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!</p><p><strong>Registration for the Spiritual Habits Group Program is open now!&nbsp;Visit&nbsp;</strong><a href="http://spiritualhabits.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>spiritualhabits.net</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;to learn more about how to bring forth real transformation in your life!&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>In This Interview, Angus Fletcher and I discuss Inventions in Literature and…</strong></p><ul><li>His book,&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/16850/9781982135973" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WonderWorks:&nbsp;The 25 Most Powerful Inventions in the History of Literature</a></li><li>His unique and opposing view to parables</li><li>Life is about learning to be more skilled at being who we are</li><li>How literature affects the brain</li><li>His definition of invention in reference to literature</li><li>Lit