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End the story right

End the story right

From the course: UX Foundations: Storytelling

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End the story right

- Years ago, a coworker told me that just about every aspect of his personal moral code could be traced back to what he learned from his all-time favorite show "Star Trek." This wasn't a joke, and his sincerity always struck me. He listed a number of life lessons that he had learned from this famous television series. Lessons like reserving judgment until you have the facts, trusting a loyal crew of friends and family for support, valuing diversity as a strength, continual learning and exploration. This man lived by these principles, and had made big life decisions for himself and his family based on meaning that he had derived from this TV show. When we think about the most impactful stories we've heard in our lives, whether they're real or fiction, they carry weight, because the same thing. They teach us universal truths that we're able to apply in our lives. And in almost every situation, that meaning comes from some…

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