How can a person not be proud?Idioms Allusions

In the process of getting along with others, there will always be someone who shows a proud gesture at some point.

Especially when those people's online promotion performance is significantly better than yours, it's easy to become arrogant and feel looked down upon, which makes you feel very unhappy.

The story of arrogance and defeat

Here's a real -life example:

I remember in 2008, I inadvertently gave my brother a clue. He searched for the clue on Google and found " Message from Extraterrestrials " in the related searches. Then he clicked on the website of Rael and downloaded "Message from Extraterrestrials".

I still remember when he was surfing the Internet on his computer at home and suddenly heard him blurt out, "Wow, message from aliens!".

(I could hear his shock when he saw "Message from Aliens" from his tone)

The book "Messages from Extraterrestrials" reveals the truth about the origins of extraterrestrials and humans , and reading it has brought about a huge change in our thinking.

My elder brother often said to me proudly: "I found "Message from Aliens" by my own ability. Without me, you wouldn't even be able to find "Message from Aliens"!"

Haha, when I heard him say so proudly recently, I suddenly remembered the four words "pride will be defeated"!

Then, I asked my brother, "Do you know how Guan Yu died?"

Before he could answer, I said tightly:

My brother was speechless after hearing the story I told about the arrogant soldier, because he was afraid of becoming as proud as Guan Yu, and his head was chopped off and sent to Cao Cao, hahaha!

Why does storytelling convince the proud?

How can I convince a proud person by telling a story that a proud soldier will fail?

• Because when people read or listen to stories, the brain will activate mirror neurons.

What are mirror neurons?

The mirror neuron was proposed in 1992, and some scientists consider it one of the most important discoveries in neuroscience in recent years.

For example, the renowned neuroscientist Vilayanur S. Ramachandran believes that they play an important role in imitation and language learning.

Rama Chandran also speculates that mirror neurons are involved in the perception of others (empathy) and thus play an important role in the development of human civilization.

• Scientists have found that when a person performs a certain action, some neurons in the motor areas of the forebrain are activated;
• Interestingly, with the observer on the side, neurons in the same brain were activated, as if he were doing the same thing himself, able to empathize with what he was seeing.
• These neurons reflect the same nerve impulses as mirrors and are therefore called mirror neurons (which seems to suggest that humans are inherently empathetic).

Mirror neuron principle:

• When a person listens to a story, the brain activates mirror neurons.
• The brain automatically replicates the thoughts and actions of others.
• Think of yourself as the protagonist and automatically copy the content of the story.

With this scientific explanation, we can understand why when we watch the "Dragon Ball" animation, we will follow the turtle-style qigong wave, haha!

This is the brain's mirror neurons at work; the brain perceives itself as a character in the story and performs corresponding actions.

In WeChat marketing , we often see authors using storytelling copywriting to close deals with users.

Therefore, storytelling is an essential skill for every online marketing professional.