David Spinks Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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2. Tribe by Sebastian Junger Junger (who also wrote The Perfect Storm) provides a powerful perspective on community through the perspective of combat veterans. The strongest communities are formed amongst groups of people experiencing intense adversity. https://t.co/lo5PyqGE8p

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6. The Wisdom of Crowds by ​​James Surowiecki Independent crowds are highly effective at certain forms of prediction and decision-making. But communities, because they aren't independent (ie. groupthink) are very inefficient at making decisions. https://t.co/Q9Xyi3j6Cf

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I interviewed Amber Atherton about her new book, The Rise of Virtual Communities. Her book features interviews with the founders of Second Life, The Well, reddit, Flickr, Echo, DeviantArt, Digg, Habbo Hotel, Discord, FWB, Peanut, and more. Here are five things I learned...

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9. Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg Learn how to communicate thoughtfully in difficult conversations, especially when experiencing anger and frustration. Rosenberg provides a path to communicating empathetically without sacrificing honesty. https://t.co/3sxFu9k22V

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10. The Courage to be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga Written as a conversation between a philosopher and a youth, this book will help you separate your self-esteem from the perspectives of others. Heal your inner people pleaser. https://t.co/yHgmtHIt69

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4. Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari Our ability to believe in things that don’t exist and the ability to gossip helped us connect with and trust larger groups of people. Larger social groups may be the reason we outlived other human species. https://t.co/XA7LjJfXvg

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1. The Victorian Internet by Tom Standage The first “online” community existed long before the invention of computers. The telegraph transformed how humans communicated. You'll be shocked how similar it was to the culture of online communities today. https://t.co/ukolxigoS7

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2. Tribe by Sebastian Junger Junger (who also wrote The Perfect Storm) provides a powerful perspective on community through the perspective of combat veterans. The strongest communities are formed amongst groups of people experiencing intense adversity. https://t.co/lo5PyqGE8p

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One of my favorite MoC interviews to date just went live today, with @GabrielleDolan1, author of seven books including her most recent: "Magnetic Stories" She opened my mind to so many ways that storytelling can be used in community building. Enjoy👇 https://pod.cmxhub.com/episodes/gabrielle-dolan

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2. Tribe by Sebastian Junger Junger (who also wrote The Perfect Storm) provides a powerful perspective on community through the perspective of combat veterans. The strongest communities are formed amongst groups of people experiencing intense adversity. https://t.co/lo5PyqGE8p