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The Intricate and Varied Dances of Friendship I: Turnings and Types

By William Bergquist
March 18, 2024

“The ultimate touchstone of friendship is not improvement neither of the other nor of the self. The ultimate touchston…

Cooperation / Competition

The Wonder of Interpersonal Relationships VIf: Webs That Sustain Relationships Midst Differences

By William Bergquist
January 28, 2024

We have much to learn about our intricate relationships with other people—especially when we are engaged in relationships wi…

Cooperation / Competition

The Wonder of Interpersonal Relationships VIb: Abraham Lincoln as an Exemplar of Relating Midst Differences

By William Bergquist
November 2, 2023

Abraham Lincoln was an exceptional leader in many respects and certainly stands out among American presidents as a person of…

Cooperation / Competition

The Wonder of Interpersonal Relationships VIa: Culprits of Division and Bach Family Members as Exemplars of Relating Midst Differences

By William Bergquist
October 28, 2023

When expanding on his initial focus on psychotherapy to the nature and dynamics of groups and even entire civilizations, Sig…

Cooperation / Competition

Polarization in the World of COVID-19

By William Bergquist
June 8, 2020

During times of great crisis, people are supposed to come together and set aside their “petty” differences to co…

Cross Cultural

Creating and Altering Rituals

By Ivan Zy Lim
May 27, 2020

No one knows exactly how forgoing shared rituals will affect us individually or as a society. However, science does give us …

Cooperation / Competition

Optimal Collaboration: A Three-Tiered Process

By Daniel Shapiro
February 3, 2020

Pressing global problems require optimal methods of collaboration to ensure that societies move toward progress and not chao…

Cooperation / Competition

A New Core Anchor for a Different Voice: Connection

By Suzanne Brennan Nathan
December 10, 2019

What is the central purpose of my work and life? What, above anything else, makes my work meaningful? When I reflected on my…

Cooperation / Competition

The New Johari Window #16. Quadrant One, External Locus of Control and the Movement Between an External and Internal Locus

By William Bergquist
February 14, 2019

I sketch out some of the factors contributing to that sense of community and push toward conformity that does exist in conte…

Cross Cultural

My Friend is a Palestinian Bedouin: II. Why Study Intercultural Friendships?

By Daniel Weishut
March 4, 2015

[The text for this essay is taken from: Weishut, D.J.N. (2012) My friend is a Palestinian Bedouin: Challenges and opportunit…

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