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Being 'Themmed'
The mind is creating 'thems' all around us, with people putting other people in the 'in-group' or the 'out-group' all the time. This can be easily observed in office politics, as well as family discords.
People casually dismiss other people, ignore, discount, or attack them, reducing 'them' to a two-dimensional figure which they can use and throw at will, to further their own position, status, and identity.
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Enlarge Your Circle
Imagine a circle that has you and the ones you like, and gradually it is widening and is now including people whom you are neutral about, and then the people whom you don't like, and even your adversaries.
This expansion of 'us' softens us, releases tension and widens our perspective. L...
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Us and Them Are The Same
We need to stop creating mental divides and see the people around us as our common humanity.
- We all feel pain and suffering.
- We all die eventually.
- We all lose our loved ones.
The way to recognize that we are 'them-ing' other peop...
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Us Vs Them
For more than two million years, our human ancestors lived in small groups that they considered their own. They created a demarcation of us vs them, as people cared and cooperated with people in their own tribe while fearing and aggressing people ou...
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Build the Foundation of Community
- Form the a community’s Identity: Carefully choose 10 potential members who fit the community identity you envision. They’ll set the standard of quality and the tone for everyone else.
- Earn Trust: The members can’t trust a community that doesn’t yet exist, but they can t...
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