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Introduction
Patrick
This week I'm hosting an investor retreat, and so thought it fitting to release this conversation with Priya Parker on The Art of Gathering. I've been interested in the topic of community and gathering for some time. And along with the book, The Art of Community, Priya's book on The Art of Gathering is by far the best I've read. There's both conceptually interesting and extremely practical. In the book there was literally a table for how big a gathering space should be per person sorted by the type of vibe that you're after. We had a time constraint, but I could've talked to Priya for much longer. I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did, and that it inspires you to do something new and different with friends, family, or colleagues.
So Priya this is a completely new topic for me, which is always these conversations that I enjoy most. We're going to talk about your book and the framework you lay out in it, but kind of go all over the place as well. I didn't know your background actually, prior to you sitting down. So Art of Gathering is the outgrowth of your professional career. Maybe it'd be interesting to start there with telling people what you do and why that lets you learn about this way of structuring people getting together.