Finding the story behind the habit
Brainstorming
“What do people already know you for — and what does it say about who you are?”
A Raw memories
- Coach yelling “MATZ!” across the cafeteria Opening?
- Lemon squares with a jam smiley face
- Teachers & friends call me “The Baker”
- Sugar cookie house — used trig for the walls
- Sand-textured icing, rock-hard sourdough
- Treats on the Tri-M agenda = more people come
- Vegan batch for the few who need it
- Polvorones with a friend / teaching him babka
List every recipe I’ve ever made“Baking has always been my passion…”
Too many → pick the ones that show people.
B Three threads
Self
The kitchen scientist
Chemistry, trig, curiosity — and laughing at failures.
Others
Baking as an invitation
Club treats, the vegan batch: “I made these for you.”
Cultures
A bowl as a passport
Polvorones from Mexico, babka & my Jewish heritage.
These three = the thesis sentence!
C Story arc
- 01Scene: “MATZ!” in the cafeteriaOpen in motion, not summary
- 02Who I am: “The Baker”Thesis — self, others, cultures
- 03Self: engineer & investigator
- 04Failures, with humor
- 05Others: club treats, vegan batch
- 06Cultures: a trip without leaving
- 07Return to the coachBookend the opening scene
- 08One-line ending
↑ start & end with the lemon squares
Core
insight
insight
It isn’t really about baking. It’s about connection.
← make this the last line