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Subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/@Bookfox?sub_confirmation=1 Another character-building video: "You're Building Characters Backwards" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VfwpWt5zJQ&t=101s 11 writing courses at Bookfox Academy https://thejohnfox.com/writing-courses/ Get your copy of "The Linchpin Writer": https://amzn.to/3U5ul14 Subscribe to my email newsletters: https://thejohnfox.com/subscribe/ Hire the Bookfox Publicist to promote your book: https://thejohnfox.com/publicity/ Danielle does wonderful editorial work: https://thejohnfox.com/quick-copy-editing/ Timeline: 0:00 Intro 0:14 Character Doubling 1:10 The Expertise Effect 2:49 The Tragic Flaw 4:22 The Wrong Memory Technique 5:39 The Indirect Self Portrait 7:08 The Spiritual Side 9:05 The Single Body Part 10:43 From Stereotypes to Archtypes 12:05 The Competence Paradox 13:24 Contrast with Neighbors