Community

“It used to be that people were born as part of a community, and had to find their place as individuals. Now people are born as individuals, and have to find their community.”

Over time as community members contribute, and are increasingly validated and rewarded for their work, they become increasingly more willing to increase their commitments to the community — whether time, effort, or resources.

community = a true peer to peer network, which aids in the feeling of belonging but also in the sense of intimacy that's created when you're surrounded by people who share in your passions.

I would encapsulate this even more simply by saying: intense people crave understanding, because they probably lacked it their whole life. Their environment always left them feeling like they were ‘too much’. No one could relate to the potency of their drive. But when intense people congregate, they finally feel  understood , like they belong,

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To spark your community, you got people together and helped them start talking. Stay with it! The missing ingredient in many would-be communities is dedication. We put on one-off events or annual fundraisers, but we don’t give potential community members the chance to keep showing up or to raise their hands to take on responsibilities.

The best communities have clear intentions: A writing group? An artists' collective? An exercise club? Those are all communities with very clear intentions: we are here to do/because of X . Organizing becomes more natural when everyone has the same general goals. Communities may occur organically, but once you organize them around an intention, you... See more