The Radical Act of Honesty to Write Stories That Stick

Sometimes the best tactic is not to have a tactic

Michael Thompson
SIMPLE
Published in
4 min readMar 2

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I shared a story inspired by something my 5-year-old did that caught my attention the other day.

It didn’t go viral.

But for the couple hundred people who saw it here as well as a few thousand on Twitter and in my newsletter, it clearly…

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Michael Thompson
SIMPLE
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I grew up stuttering and now teach storytelling to Fortune 500s, MBA students, and first graders • Free "story" guide: https://bit.ly/3h1KZeT