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There's Something In Psychology Called The Narrative Paradigm, Which Essentially Means That We Think Of Our Lives As Stories In Which We Are The Main Characters.

I Think About The Story While I Think About Other Things. This Is An Important Part Of The Process: I Look At It Sideways. If I Look Straight At It, It Produces Nothing Other Than What Seem Like Complicated, Brilliant Designs That Fall Apart The Following Morning. In Some Way Stories Mature When You're Not Looking.