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“Again, we had to ask, who was this gathering for first? The client. And what was the underlying purpose? To come up with bold ideas that the client would have the political capital and risk appetite to implement.”
― Priya Parker, The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters

“There’s a term for this behaviour in psychiatric circles. It’s called enmeshment, and it’s not healthy for children or parents. It’s a maladaptive state of symbiosis that makes for unhappy, resentful parents and “failure to launch” children who move back in to their bedrooms after university.”
― Jessica Lahey, The Gift Of Failure: How to Step Back and Let Your Child Succeed

“In 2010, what was then your standard-issue retirement community decided to try an experiment after a board member heard of a housing shortage at the nearby Cleveland Institute of Music. It invited 2 and eventually 5 music students from the school to live with its 120 elderly residents rent-free, in exchange for giving recitals and art-therapy courses and spending time with residents.”
― Priya Parker, The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters

“Conditions aren’t right. The economy hits a bump. There’s a health emergency. Our confidence is shaken. A particularly nasty comment gets through our filter. We’re rejected. The list is long indeed. And in those moments, our intentions might not be pure. We might want to hide, or seek the muse. We might want to sell out or settle or simply give up. But the practice saves us. Because the practice can be trusted. And because in this moment it’s simply the best next step.”
― Seth Godin, The Practice