If the story you're telling, is the story you're telling, you're in deep shit.

Robert McKee
If the story you're telling, is the story you're telling,...
If the story you're telling, is the story you're telling,...
If the story you're telling, is the story you're telling,...
If the story you're telling, is the story you're telling,...
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If the story you tell yourself about your life is the story you tell other people, then you are living a lie. In order to be happy, you must live a life of integrity. If your life is not your own, it will not feel real. If you are telling lies about your life, it's harder to be productive and if you aren't productive, you will lose out.

It is important that we tell ourselves the truth about our lives, and that we always live by our own values. "If the story you're telling–the story you're telling–is the story you're telling, then it's going to be difficult to be happy. If it's not the story that you're telling yourself, then it'll be easy."

Source: Story: Substance, Structure, Style, And The Principles Of Screenwriting

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