a story can be finished in the sense of having a satisfying ending but in a larger sense it’s another utterance in a larger conversation; of course other stories can build on it, etc.
you might be interested in Finite and Infinite Games:
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oh maybe i should say it this way: “finished” is like “i’m done with my turn in the improv scene, it’s someone else’s turn to respond to me now”
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Ah! Yeah! That sounds pretty similar to the way described it!
Do you ever try to play this kind of improv game, with yourself?
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yes it’s called tweeting 😛
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Oh now don't be coy. You know very well what I meant!
IRL, yo.
When it's just you and your brain.
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hmm i actually don’t you mean literally playing an improv game by myself?
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No, not literally. But using that analogy, in terms of thoughts.
Producing the effect of dialogue, even without another person to bounce ideas off of.
For me, I sometimes act out little silly arguments in my head. It's fun, but it also freq helps me highlight the ways I'm
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holding myself back.
Ex:
"You should be Doing Stuff, Brooke"
"I'm tired. Leave me alone."
"You just took a nap, and you got a full night of sleep last night. You are NOT tired, you're being lazy."
"But-"
"But what??"
"..."
"That's what I thought."
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oh yes this is going in the direction of internal family systems therapy, good stuff
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I don't know nothin' about those fancy words y'all just used.
I just know I talk to myself in my own head, and it is both fun and also helps me keep up the pace of personal growth/thought evolution- even when my only friends are basically all you new awesome Twitter people!
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