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Most purposes for gatherings feel worthy and respectable but are also basic and bland: “We’re hosting a welcome dinner so that our new colleague feels comfortable in our tight-knit group,” or “I’m throwing a birthday party to look back on the year.” These are purposes, but they fail at the test for a meaningful reason for coming together: Does it s
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Why do we gather? We gather to solve problems we can’t solve on our own. We gather to celebrate, to mourn, and to mark transitions. We gather to make decisions. We gather because we need one another. We gather to show strength. We gather to honor and acknowledge. We gather to build companies and schools and neighborhoods. We gather to welcome, and
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You will have begun to gather with purpose when you learn to exclude with purpose. When you learn to close doors.
Priya Parker • The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters
Gathering—the conscious bringing together of people for a reason—shapes the way we think, feel, and make sense of our world.
Priya Parker • The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters
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.