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TIL swapping the order of our discussion topics fixed our debate problem
Honestly, my book club in Austin was stuck in the same rut for 6 months. We always started with the big themes like symbolism or character flaws, and people just argued in circles. Last week I tried flipping it - we kicked off with the mundane stuff like pacing or chapter length first. It totally changed the energy and got everyone talking before we hit the heavy topics. Has anyone else tried rearranging their discussion order to avoid those repetitive debates?
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dylanh811d ago
Nah, big themes first forces people to actually engage.
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taragrant1d ago
Our cat rescue group had the same problem. People would show up ready to argue about adoption policies and nobody wanted to hear it. I started making everyone do a quick "best cat fail of the week" before we tackled the serious stuff. @dylanh81, I get what you're saying about forcing engagement, but sometimes people need a warm up round before they can handle the heavy stuff. Like getting your brain moving before you try to deadlift, you know?
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