Priya Parker is the author of the book The Art of Gathering how we meet and why it matters. She grew up partly in the church but still craved that dependable community. When our institutions are no longer serving us do we get into the work of institution building or is that exhausting? We're going to step away from organized religion all together.
‘Tis the season of gathering with friends and family. It’s also a time where some of us yearn for a closer community, like this week’s listener. Morgan is looking for a way to hang out with friends in a consistent, meaningful manner. On this episode of How To!, Priya Parker, author of The Art of Gathering, explains how to transform a lackluster hang-out where people just sit around drinking beer into a party with a purpose where guests want to come back. She tells us how to create an event that meets a need with the right rules and the right guest list. She even has tips for sprucing up your next holiday party.
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