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I want community – but am I prepared to put the work in?
💡The Future of Community: Beyond Transaction, Towards Evolution
Edward Zaydelmanlivethepossibility.news
Everyone wants to attend parties, but no one wants to throw them. We just expect them to appear when we need them, like fire trucks. My point is that we are obligated to create the social world we want. Intimacy, togetherness-the opposite of the crushing loneliness so many people seem to feel-are what parties alchemize.
Following are ten foolproof ways to nurture your community that have served me.
- be present and listen
- take initiative and be accountable
- eat together: communal dinner with questions prepped ahead of time
- give gifts
- inspire fun, play, and adventure
- design spaces for belonging: “Designing intentional spaces is at the root of belonging. It’s the phy