Blog 12

Gottschall writes that "the future will see an intensification, even a perfection, of what draws us to fiction in the first place." This statement to me means that the popularity of fiction and novels will continue to increase in the future. Novels like anything else that continues, will adapt and find ways to improve. Gottschall mentions this as well on page 180. With the future and the technology that continues to come, fiction will become even more accessible than it is today. I think as the world continues to decrease in morals and values people will search for a better surrounding and lifestyle through fiction, in all of its many facets. I personally am not huge into novels and reading, but I knonw many people who love to read and im sure that is the same throughout the world. I don't think storytelling is going anywhere, people need fiction and storytelling. 

As far as my research goes, my efforts continue in the direction of new ideas to solving problems in the business world. But, professor mentioned to me that I need a better more specific question related to narratives. So, I am trying to better define my research in that direction.

Autobiographies

I don't think it is possilbe to write a legitimately honest autobiography. There has been several occasions in my life where I spin the story to make myself seem a little bit better in the outcome. I don't change the truth to alter the outcome of the story but it does make the story not entirely true. People wouln't write a biography about themselves that reveals things that aren't great about them. People have a competitive desire to be better than those around them. They want people thinking they are the greatest and have no flaws, but we all know that isn't true. People often have unrealistic expectations about how they should act and often times we can't live up to those expectations.
I don't agree with the claim that we shape our own life stories to simulate tricky situations. I think that can sometimes be the situation but to make the claim that is the only reason has to be inaccurate. I am a person that doesn't focus a lot of attention on drama and tricky situations. I may be different than others but my memories don't prepare for difficult situations.

I have continued to do some more research on business and dispute resolutions. I am intrigued by the need for alternate ways of solving disputes and why there needs to be alternate ways. This article talks about the obvious need for a new system because the legal system is so time consuming and money consuming.

Agarwal, A. (2006). Resolving business disputes speedily.Economic and Political Weekly, 41(24), Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org.libproxy.dixie.edu/stable/4418340?seq=2