The Individualism Trap: How Modern Life Is Making Us Miserable (And What Groups Can Do About It)
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We sit down with Colin Fisher, author of "The Collective Edge," to explore how modern individualism is undermining our well-being and performance.
Colin reveals why the groups we're embedded in — from work teams to families — are more powerful than we realize, and shares practical strategies for harnessing collective intelligence.
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The Individualism Trap: We've been conditioned to believe success comes from individual effort, but this mindset is actually limiting our potential. Colin explains how we're embedded in groups all the time - families, work teams, friend circles - and these invisible forces shape our behavior even when we're alone. The trap is thinking we can solve problems in isolation when, in reality, the real power lies in collective intelligence.
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