Part II - Choice Under Pressure

Why Stories Hijack Power

Human beings are storytelling creatures. We narrate to understand, to survive, to persuade, to remember, to belong, to justify pain, to project futures, to preserve identity.

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Introduction Introduction Power Is Not What You Think

Part I - Awakening the Operator Part I Awakening the Operator Chapter 1 The Self Before It Speaks Chapter 2 Presence as a Nervous-System Signal

Part II - Choice Under Pressure Part II Choice Under Pressure Chapter 3 Why Stories Hijack Power Chapter 4 The Person Who Can Pause

Part III - Influence Without Performance Part III Influence Without Performance Chapter 5 Influence Without Performance Chapter 6 Conscious Defaults Chapter 7 The Will That Watches Itself

Coda Coda The Awakened Instrument

Back Matter Appendix Reader Tools and Practices Bibliography Bibliography Author Bio Author Bio

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