Newsletter

Not that one! The other one. Community. Despite all the hype and enthusiasm surrounding it… It's a bitch. You can barely throw a fedora these days without hitting someone "calling in community."

How what cognitive scientists call "Motivated Reasoning" shows up in drug advocacy, crypto and SBF, OneTaste, and Effective Altruism. Once you see it, the telltale signs are everywhere.

First thing first: That long term happiness study at Harvard that you've been hearing so much about? Just released some new findings, and wouldn't you know it?‍Community = HappinessEven more than health and wealth. "Even for those of us with less-than-ideal genes," this recent article states, "thrown into a less than ideal environment, human connection is the trump card. So why are we forgetting to play it?" Which is kinda cool, because here at FGP, deepening community has been our central mission this year. We remembered to play it and glad we did!

Wow. We're backed up on adventures lately that we still haven't had time to share. We just wrapped another fantastic training adventure in the canyons of Utah that I wanted to share some highlights and reflections from.