You don’t have to be a writer to get value out of this list of Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling.

Anyone who has a job that entails communicating with people (and really, who doesn’t?) can use these tips to help craft effective communication.

You don’t need to be writing The Great American Novel – you might be just trying to explain to your customer why the order shipped late (or whatever version of “the order shipped late” you have to manage at your job). No matter how deep your level of communication/writing, these tips are a great reminder of how to stay focused on making that communication matter more.

Also, side bar, #4 is almost something of a life mantra. You’ll see what I mean.

And, thanks, @hannahlah for sending this my way!