Art of Gathering How We Meet and Why It Matters
“A moment a story works is usually a moment of vulnerability,”
Priya Parker • The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters
Those closing moments can also be a time to connect your specific gathering to the universal.
Priya Parker • The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters
the test for a meaningful reason for coming together: Does it stick its neck out a little bit? Does it take a stand? Is it willing to unsettle some of the guests (or maybe the host)? Does it refuse to be everything to everyone?
Priya Parker • The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters
As Leberecht and I began to spread 15 Toasts to other venues, we varied the themes: 15 Toasts to the stranger, to faith, to happiness, to collateral damage, to escapes, to borders, to Them, to fear, to risk, to rebellion, to romance, to dignity, to the self, to education, to the story that changed my life, to the end of work, to beauty, to conflict
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Gatherings crackle and flourish when real thought goes into them, when (often invisible) structure is baked into them, and when a host has the curiosity, willingness, and generosity of spirit to try.
Priya Parker • The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters
