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The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker

calebmatthews's review against another edition

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4.0

I liked this book a lot. Here are some notes I made of my favorite parts:

The art of gathering

Court in Brooklyn red hook

Page one nyt meeting

More specific meetups more successful

Tea - how is this gathering different from future gatherings

Tips on finding purpose
Zoom out
Drill baby drill - why are you doing what you’re doing
What problem does your gathering solve
What do you want to be different because you gathered

Exclusion - By closing the door you create the room

Who Fit and fulfill the purpose of the gathering

8-12 people intimate
30 party
150 still see everyone (Dunbar tribe number)

The environment
The chateau principle
Displacement

Chill is you caring for you masquerading as you caring for them

Generous authority - exerting authority for the GUESTS ( ex Alamo drafthouse) - how long do you wait?

Capotes masked party

Pop up rules

Dine on blanc

Pop up etiquete (late push ups)

Prepping people for a gathering (sleep no more)

Sprout stories

An invitation to intimacy but depth is a choice (swimming pool)

Good controversy

Heat map (what avoiding that don’t think they are avoiding- sacred cows - what goes unsaid - what protecting and why)

Closing













nat_montego's review

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informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.0

madipf's review against another edition

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1.0

So cheesey... it felt like ice breaker/youth group energy.

thejaredpowers's review against another edition

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informative medium-paced

4.0

A delightful reimagining of running an event. I like that the "rules" presented aren't hard and fast, but moldable. I enjoyed reading this book.

2catmom's review against another edition

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4.25

Nice ideas on how to build up a group. They identified the people
Problem when the host doesn’t direct the conversation and controversy goes out of control 

Fight club analogy was nice but doesn’t work for family dinners.  The history of why we don’t talk about sex politics and religion.  That was interesting but it didn’t help create a situation when we can stop crazy conspiracy theories from taking over the meal/ mood/ taboo. 

crystalina0623's review against another edition

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4.0

Such a simple book and concept, but I continue to keep thinking about it. I find myself bringing it up a lot to strangers too. Definitely worth reading if you’d like to enrich your gatherings.

agniesarkan's review against another edition

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

carolinebwang's review against another edition

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informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

isabellagarza's review against another edition

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informative medium-paced

5.0

merrittarment's review against another edition

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informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.25