Storytelling tip from watching Anthropic's early members: say "It turns out..." a lot
jungofthewon · x · 2026-11-07
The author recalls being captivated by Zac Dodds (early Anthropic) at EAG 2022 and Dan Hendrycks (CAIS) at Constellation, and noticed both used "It turns out..." constantly.
His takeaway: if you want one easy trick for better storytelling, structure your narrative around "It turns out...". The quoted post adds that real storytelling needs a story arc — beginning, middle, end, a protagonist and obstacles — not just loosely connected facts.
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