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If we help people who belong to our group, we’re also helping ourselves, as we’re making the group better off.
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The more strongly we affiliate with a group, the greater our risk of losing our sense of uniqueness.
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Being part of a group with shared interests, identities, goals, values, skills, characteristics, or experiences gives us a sense of connection and belonging.
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Studies show that people identify more strongly with individuals and groups that share unique similarities.
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The more rare a group, value, interest, skill, or experience is, the more likely it is to facilitate a bond.
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It is in the interest of any human group to have its members working together toward the achievement of common goals.
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When it comes to group dynamics, there’s an old saying that gets it right: ‘To get along, you have to go along.’
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…partisan urges to favor and follow has arisen, evolutionarily, as ways to advantage our ‘we’ groups and, ultimately, ourselves.
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…traditionally opposed groups become united by a mutual enemy.
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Slow decisions sap energy and threaten the timeline… Don’t let the group dissolve into unproductive debates that aren’t moving you toward a decision.
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