How to Have a Successful Gathering

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The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker is a guide to hosting successful gatherings. It includes having a unique and disputable purpose, the importance of owning your role as a host. The biggest mistake we make in our gatherings virtual and in real life is we assume the purpose is obvious.

In “The Art of Gathering,” conflict resolution specialist Priya Parker writes that “Every gathering is an opportunity to create a world we wish existed.” But sometimes we have to make do with the world we’ve got. She tells Rufus that we don’t have to be in the same place to come together in meaningful ways.