Insight: Success

There's a very good improv game called ABCD that can tell a lot about humanity.

In this game, there are four players, each labeled as A, B, C, or D. The first player (A) comes out and establishes where they are, not necessarily having to use words, the second player (B) then establishes a relationship, the third  (C) establishes the conflict, and then the fourth (D) resolves the conflict.

You may be wondering why I decided to post the rules to some fundamental training improv game. The answer is this: the keys to the success of this game are B and C--and there is something there we can learn from life and communication. True, the other letters have there responsibilities, but that's not what the audience finds interesting. The audience loves watching people in some sort of relationship and then having something that causes their relationship or goals to hinder themselves.

In the performance of improv, the audience is usually a pretty good reflection of the cultures around you. There is great insight to be taken from improvisation, and I'm bound to find out what those are. People love to see strife, but they more want to see success.

We, as humans, love to see that people have to work for what they want in life. We feel bonded to those people, and even sympathetic. Think about it, don't we want someone to deserve what they receive? When we see those who inherit large amounts of money, we often have two emotions: jealousy or pity. We are jealous of those that receive something unworthily, and we feel pity (which transfers to anger) on them if they never were to know what work is. The world is a weird place and human behavior is such an interesting area of study.

Insight: People appreciate knowing someone deserves success. 

Is this an obvious insight into the world? Yes, it is. But this blog is just getting started! Feel free to post any comment. I would love to hear your thoughts!