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As Priya Parker says: "You will have begun to gather with purpose when you learn to exclude with purpose. Over-inclusion is a symptom of deeper problems -- above all, a confusion about why you are gathering and a lack of commitment to your purpose and your guests."
Can gamification be powerful for incentivizing social connection, rather than group competition, meaningless engagement, or task completion?
The contrast between the natural world and the Internet world - from the middle of the rain forest to the bustling XOXO conference - lead me to ask, What is the real world?
This week, I don't want to invite you to ponder anything or do anything extra. I just want to invite you to breathe deeply.
We may need a mindset shift: If you show up and do the work, you will not get every opportunity or acknowledgment, but this is not a zero-sum game. We share our triumph. Scarcity is a reality, but it’s not the only reality.
Four Stanford data scientists analyzed thousands of conflicts on Reddit using public data from 2014–2017. As a result, they were able to suggest a data-backed model for mediating intercommunity conflict.
