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title: "The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters Hardcover – May 15, 2018"
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# The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters Hardcover – May 15, 2018

**Brand:** priya parker
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- **What is this?** The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters Hardcover – May 15, 2018 by priya parker
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ May I make this required reading for every organization I belong to?
*by G***N on June 12, 2025*

I’ve heard Priya Parker interviewed several times, loved her, and finally bought and read this book. It explains why I hate most work meetings, church socials, trainings, and dinner parties, what is missing (beginning with a clear and specific purpose, instead of vague or conflicting purposes), and how to plan and host meaningful gatherings. This has changed my life.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Maximize together time
*by M***N on February 23, 2025*

We spend too much time in lousy meetings (work and life).Yet as humans we crave and need getting together. Priya gives us a thorough guide to embrace.Hope more people read this and become thoughtful hosts.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Let's Gather!!
*by T***R on May 29, 2023*

The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker wasn't exactly what I expected. It took me several pages to reconcile that the book wasn't what I thought it was going to be, but once I did I found it very interesting and rather helpful. It reminded me a lot of my days as part of a committee organizing a writers and readers conference. I couldn't help but compare and contrast our efforts with her recommendations. Parker made me alternately wish I'd read this book back then and feel proud of the work we did. That said, I could imagine how some of the things Parker suggests would feel contrived to guests and even to hosts even those who were genuine in their efforts, particularly at parties. Maybe this comes from my upbringing where gatherings, or get-together as we called them, were much less formal by design and people appreciated that informality. It also reminded me of parties I attended where there was so much structure, no one seemed to have any fun. Everyone was too busy making sure they followed the rules. While Parker presents her ideas on gatherings complete with fun and interesting examples to prove her point, I often wondered just how well they would work among the people I know. I thoroughly enjoyed The Art of Gathering and the different methods of gathering Parker explored, but I kept feeling this little tug in the back of my mind reminding me of how many parties I've thrown and how the best ones were always the ones where we dropped the pretenses aka formalities and allowed people to be themselves in the moment while the ones with strict activities and/or rules never went quite as well. That said, I loved some of the ideas in the book about keeping things flowing and getting people interacting. All in all, The Art of Gathering is definitely worth the read if one is looking to be a better organizer of or participant in meetings, conferences, and other formal gatherings.

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