We’re all unreliable narrators – at least to someone. Be objective, transparent, and authentic in your interactions with others, to minimize your bias.
I have long claimed that one truly is well on their way to becoming a mature professional, when they can readily spot unreliable narrators.
An unreliable narrator is usually someone in literature, film, or theatre whose credibility – or at even, perceptions and perspective – is compromised. In actual real life, we’re all unreliable narrators; our attitudes and perspectives are constricted to our limited – and biased – personal experience.
Unreliable narrators are generally not deceitful or deceptive. But, their opinions and internal dialogs are informed by incomplete information, past experience extrapolated inappropriately, and, sometimes – by pure naiveté.
And, because someone is an unreliable narrator in one regard, doesn’t mean that they aren’t reliable sources in every other area.
So – how do you know when you’re dealing with an unreliable narrator?
The best advice that I can give is: trust your own direct experience, over the related experiences of others. That…
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