The chapter delves into strategies for hosting successful dinner parties and gatherings, emphasizing the importance of creating comfortable environments and meaningful interactions. It explores the impact of preparation, intentionality, and the physical setting on social interactions, drawing parallels to behavioral science. The conversation also highlights the significance of in-person connections and the role of gatherings in fostering understanding and addressing societal issues.
Why do so many book clubs fall apart? Do the best parties have rules? And does Angela’s husband want to date you?
- RESOURCES:
- "Do Conversations End When People Want Them to?" by Adam M. Mastroianni, Daniel Gilbert, Gus Cooney, and Timothy D. Wilson (PNAS, 2021).
- "3 Steps to Turn Everyday Get-Togethers Into Transformative Gatherings," by Priya Parker (TED Talk, 2019).
- The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters, by Priya Parker (2018).
- Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging, by Sebastian Junger (2016).
- Beartown, by Fredrik Backman (2016).
- “The 36 Questions That Lead to Love,” by Daniel Jones (The New York Times, 2015).
- A Man Called Ove, by Fredrik Backman (2012).
- "Sense of Community: A Definition and Theory," by David McMillan and David Chavis (Journal of Community Psychology, 1986).