No Points is an original story about how sometimes it can be valuable to just do something that doesn't have any point.

It specifically explores this through the worlds of academia, activism, and intellectualism.

The story tells the tale of an intellectual main character who has a revelation about having more happiness and he gets a painting commission to celebrate just enjoying happy things which he hangs the painting in his house. He then confidently decides to throw a casual party to encourage his intellectual friends to have the same happiness. Things do not go as planned.

Links

Read and Listen to More Stories About: www.hidukehouse.com/stories

Storytelling Trainings and Services: www.hidukehouse.com/storytelling

Storytelling Theory: www.hidukehouse.com/books

Values to Action with OYF: https://www.oyf.com/values-to-action

Related Episode: Every Shade of Blue, Episode 03 of this Podcast

Science Related to Commentary

Understanding Flourishing - https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1458946/full

Dangers of Rumination - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2832862/

The Positive of Being Outside - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26124129/

Benefits of Taking a Break - https://doi.org/10.1037/a0014212

Savoring the Moment - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8978832/

Notes

“No Points” is a story written and read by Troy Hiduke Campbell

The conference, hotel, and characters describe in the story are all fictional.

Stories About are ideas captured in original, short fiction. ​These stories are meant to be a bit whimsical and entertaining, but most importantly, they are meant to use the power of narrative to capture and share an idea.

This is a set of lyrics about cultural and mental prisons, and how they are everywhere.

It stems a lot from my desire to show the universal cognitive and social psychology across what are largely considered very different places: rural and urban America. The lyrics describe both as places where they build prisons we need to escape from.

Links

Full lyrics, commentaries, EPs, and streamable Song Drafts: https://www.hidukehouse.com/lyrics

About Lyrics About + Song Exercises + Professional Services: https://www.hidukehouse.com/lyricsabout

Contact: troy@hidukehouse.com

Referenced Links

System Justification Theory - ⁠https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2011-21802-017

System Justification and Inescapability - https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2011-28626-004

Passion Exploitation - https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2019-21488-001

Lyrics About are ideas captured in original lyrics that are written for purposes beyond creating immediate polished art. I write original lyrics about ideas and share them in text, song drafts, pods, and talks, as well as work with artists, leaders, and everyone to use the power of the lyrics about approach.

Warm Phrases is an original story about phrases like “you can be anything you want to be.”

These are the types of phrases that we cherish, that make us feel comfortable, happy, and metaphorically warm, but we don't always live by.

This story explores how these phrases can bring inspiration and comfort, motivation and fantasy, and action and satiation in ways that can lead to hypocrisy, happiness, joy, clarity, confusion, and much more.

Links

Read and Listen to More Stories About: https://www.hidukehouse.com/stories

Storytelling Trainings and Services: https://www.hidukehouse.com/storytelling

Storytelling Theory: https://www.hidukehouse.com/books

Values to Action with OYF: https://www.oyf.com/values-to-action

Recommendation: Listen to Every Shade of Blue, episode 03 of this podcast

Science Referenced in Warm Phrases Commentary

Attitude Behavior Gap - https://doi.org/10.1016/0749-5978(91)90020-T

Positive Emotions and Resiliency - https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.56.3.218

Fantasy Psychology - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S002210311100031X?via%3Dihub

Zeal Appeal - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/s15324834basp2804_7

Diminishing Returns and Set Points (with some additional ideas) - https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2F0003-066X.61.4.305

Social Connections and Happiness - https://ccare.stanford.edu/press_posts/good-social-relationships-are-the-most-consistent-predictor-of-a-happy-life/

Notes

“Warm Phrases” is a story written and read by Troy Hiduke Campbell

All characters and buildings in the story are fictional.

Stories About are ideas captured in original, short fiction. ​These stories are meant to be whimsical and entertaining, but most importantly, they are meant to use the power of narrative to capture and share an idea.