Daniel Coyle

It's what we're built for.

We're built for community.

And although the fact that our economy we live in is very individualized, the people on the other end here aren't probably gathered around a speaker listening to the podcast as a group.

They're probably listening through headphones or pods or listening alone.

Our economy is built around individuals, but it sells to individuals and it caters to individuals and it isolates everybody as an individual.

It measures us as individuals, but we're built for community.

And so these places over and over again

show us how quick it can be and there's another one that i'm just blabbing here but there's one that just came to mind because the patriots of course are going to the super bowl and they did a little exercise that they're all talking about now they're saying what brought us together as a team well how are we so trusting and there's obviously a million factors you could point to but one of the things they did at the beginning of this pre-season was called the four h's

They circled up, got in small groups and said, all right, talk about your hero.

Talk about your heartbreak.

Talk about your history.

Where are you from?

And talk about your hopes for the year.

Open up.

You know, let's really have a minute and figure out meaningful connection.

Let's have a meaningful connection here.

And they really grounded their whole season in that moment of meaning.

And now they've obviously a million other things have happened and they've obviously had a lot of other factors working in their way.

But now that they're on the threshold of this great accomplishment, they're all talking and thinking about that little exercise that took

Half an hour?