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1、嘿，别在自恋了　　WanttoMaketheWorldaBetterPlace？　　StopObsessingoverYourself　　我们经常会发现，生活中的那些大难题，其解决方案并不是迷恋自己的生活、专注自己的目标、执着于让我们工作到筋疲力尽的繁忙时间表，而是在于自我之外，在于人与人之间的联系。　　Iamabusyperson.I’manattorney，ablogger，achildren’sbookauthor，awritingconsultant，anentrepreneur，andaregularvolunteeratmy

2、church.HavingmovedtoLosAngelesfromtheeastcoastrecently，Ioftenwakeupto1）hundredsoftextsandemails.Likemanyofyou，I’mconstantlyonthego2）.WhenIdohavefreetime，Ifillitwithlunches，brunches，andsocialactivities.　　IrecentlystartedastorytellingcompanycalledtheAuditoryMuseum.Webeliev

3、einthepowerofsharedexperiences.Aspartofourmission，we’recommittedtousingpersonalstoriesasavehicleforsocialchange.Lastweek，Iflewbacktotheeastcoastforafriend’swedding.Afterthewedding，Ihadafewhourstokillbeforemyred-eyeflight3）backhome.Likeanygoodentrepreneur，Idecidedtositint

4、hehotellobbyatmidnightwith7mylaptopandgetsomeworkdone.　　Whilecraftinganemailabouttheimportanceofstorytelling，IwasinterruptedbyagentlemanwhowascuriousastowhatIwasworkingon.HesmiledatmeandaskedmewhatIwasdoing.AnnoyedthatIhadlostmytrainofthought，Igavehimafakesmileandexplain

5、edthatIwas“working.”Ithenwentbacktocraftingmyemail.“Weliveinacultureofmomentsandmilestones4）...”　　Unsatisfiedwithmyicyresponsetohisquestion，theoverlyinquisitivegentlemansatdownnexttomeinthehotellobby.“Whyareyouworkingatmidnight？Whatdoyoudo？Whereareyoufrom？What’syourstory

6、？”Now，atthispoint，theironywasnotlostonme.IwassoconsumedwithmytaskthatIhadprioritizedsendinganon-pressingemailovertheopportunitytoengageinconversation.　　Iclosedmylaptopandsmiled.Itoldthegentlemanaboutmycompany，mypassionforstorytelling，andmydesiretocreatesocialchangethroug

7、hthesharingofpersonalexperiences.Hebegantotellmehislifestory.Hetalkedtomeabouthischildren.Wetalkedabouthowhisfatherhadneverbeenapartofhislifegrowingup，andhowthathadledtoinsecuritieshewasnowforcedtodealwithinhisrelationshipwithhisownchildren.Hetoldmeabouthiscareeraspirati

8、ons5），andhisexperiencegrowingupina7poor，all-blackneighborhood.Onehourlater，hethankedmeformytime，wishedm