91. The Art of Storytelling with Lawrence Yeo

The Knowledge with David Elikwu

David speaks with Lawrence Yeo, a writer, illustrator, storyteller, and the creator of “More To That”, an illustrated long-form blog read by tens of thousands of people.

They talked about:

📖 How stories influence thinking

🔍 The value of exploring different genres

🕰️ How history changes beliefs.

🌍 How broad taste can influence creativity

🎨 The unique approach to nonfiction storytelling

🚀 How he started blogging and made his first post

This is just one part of a longer conversation, and it's the second part. You can listen to the earlier episode here:

Part 1: 🎙️The Career of a Practical Creator with Lawrence Yeo (Episode 87)

📜Full transcript:

http://theknowledge.io/lawrenceyeo-2/

📹 Watch on Youtube:

https://youtu.be/vQBk5jHEYR4

👤 Connect with Lawrence:

Twitter: @moretothat | https://twitter.com/moretothat

Website: More To That | https://moretothat.com/

Course: Thinking In Stories | https://thinkinginstories.com/

🗣 Mentioned in the show:

Khe Hy | https://theknowledge.io/khehy-1/

Dale Carnegie | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Carnegie

J Dilla | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_Dilla

Epic of Gilgamesh | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_of_Gilgamesh

Tim Urban | https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/life-weeks.html

Travel is No Cure for the Mind | https://moretothat.com/travel-is-no-cure-for-the-mind/

Lex Fridman | https://lexfridman.com/

Thinking in Stories | https://thinkinginstories.com/

The Labor of Inspiration | https://moretothat.com/the-labor-of-inspiration/

Mimesis | https://theknowledge.io/mimesis/

Luke Burgis | https://lukeburgis.com/about/

Wanting | https://amzn.to/3I8O2zD

René Girard | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/René_Girard

Charles Bukowski | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bukowski

Naval Ravikant | https://theknowledge.io/ericjorgenson-3/

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