Notes tagged “Rule of three”

2023

• Jul 23
  Storytelling, neuroscience, and the rule of three: prediction and reward The most satisfying execution of the rule of three hooks into your audience’s brains’ reward systems by perfectly fulfilling the promise of the setup, but doing it in a way that subverts their expectations.

  9 min
• Jul 4
  Storytelling and the rule of three: trajectory and payoff The rule of three is a powerful storytelling mechanic that leverages human psychology to set up and pay off audience expectation in a satisfying way.

  11 min