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DATE: July 16, 2026 at 07:00AM
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-------------------------------------------------TITLE: People in close proximity to each other synchronize their heart rates
URL: https://www.psypost.org/people-in-close-proximity-to-each-other-synchronize-their-heart-rates/
A study observing participants across three multiday trips to New York City found that people’s heart rates become synchronized when they are in close physical proximity. Synchrony was higher among socially familiar peers, and it emerged when they were in close physical proximity to each other and paying attention to the same things. The paper was published in PNAS Nexus.
When two people interact with one another, their movements and some of their physiological processes tend to become synchronized. This synchronization of physiological processes is called interpersonal physiological synchrony. It may involve similarities in heart rate, breathing, skin conductance, hormonal activity, brain activity, or other physiological signals.
Synchrony can occur during conversation, shared emotional experiences, cooperation, conflict, physical contact, or joint activities such as music and dance. It does not necessarily mean that people have identical physiological responses, but rather that their responses change in related patterns over time.
In research, interpersonal physiological synchrony is measured by continuously recording physiological signals from several people and examining whether fluctuations are statistically linked. Greater synchrony has sometimes been associated with empathy, emotional connection, rapport, cooperation, and relationship satisfaction. However, synchrony can also occur during stressful or hostile interactions, so it is not always a sign of positive bonding. Some synchrony may result from shared environmental stimuli, such as both people reacting to the same event, rather than from direct interpersonal influence.
Study author Hanlu He, a researcher at the Technical University of Denmark, and colleagues note that because measuring interpersonal physiological synchrony requires continuous monitoring of physiological processes, it has mainly been studied under laboratory conditions thus far. These researchers wanted to examine whether and how interpersonal physiological synchrony emerges during everyday social interactions outside laboratory settings.
They also wanted to know whether synchrony depends on social affiliation—how psychologically close individuals are to each other. To study this, they decided to compare heart rate synchrony levels between dyads of people with social ties to each other versus those without, while controlling for their physical proximity. Their hypothesis was that people’s heart rates would tend to become synchronized when they are in close physical proximity and that this synchronization would depend on the type of activity they engage in.
Study participants were 72 students between 19 and 32 years of age. Of those, 60 were men. Study authors recruited them through three editions of the Audio Explorer Challenge, a competition hosted by the hearing aid company Oticon. They entered the competition in preformed teams consisting of 2 to 5 individuals, with the winning teams rewarded with participation in a study trip to New York City. In total, these participants took part in three 4-day study trips to New York City (23, 24, and 25 participants per trip).
During their trips, participants engaged in a combination of preplanned group activities and unstructured free time, enabling a wide range of real-world social interactions. During these times, study authors continuously collected data about the participants and their environment between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. each day.
Every 20 seconds, the hearing aids participants wore recorded estimates of the surrounding sound environment. Participants also wore wristbands that measured their heart rates. Additionally, participants carried smartphones that recorded their GPS location data, allowing study authors to determine their proximity.
Participants’ social familiarity was estimated through group membership. Participants who participated in the Audio Explorer Challenge as members of the same team were considered familiar, while those who were not on the same team were considered unfamiliar with each other.
Results showed that, across all three trips to New York City, participants’ heart rates tended to become synchronized when they were in close physical proximity. Researchers interpreted this to mean that shared environmental context was sufficient to elicit synchrony. Synchrony was higher among participants from the same group (socially familiar peers) and it tended to emerge during close-proximity interactions, particularly when they were jointly paying attention to the same thing, such as watching a lecture.
Heart rate synchronization also depended on the sound environment. Study authors report that synchrony was higher when sound levels in the environment were low-to-moderate, and when signal-to-noise ratios were moderate-to-high (when people could clearly hear the sounds they were paying attention to). When the environment was very loud and noisy, synchrony was reduced.
“These findings demonstrate that interpersonal physiological synchrony emerges in naturalistic social settings and is modulated by physical proximity, social familiarity, social context, and the sound environment, establishing it as a reliable marker of real-world social engagement,” the study authors concluded.
The study contributes to the scientific knowledge about interpersonal physiological synchrony. However, it should be noted that study authors could not precisely identify the type of interaction each participant was engaged in when in close physical proximity to others. It therefore remains unknown whether it was physical proximity itself or the similar activities participants were performing that drove interpersonal physiological synchrony. It also remains unknown whether the differences in synchrony found in different sound environments were driven by the sound environments themselves or by the types of activities that are typically performed in different sound environments.
The paper, “Heart rate synchrony as a marker of real-world social engagement,” was authored by Hanlu He, Jeppe H. Christensen, A. Josefine Munch Sørensen, and Ivana Konvalinka.
URL: https://www.psypost.org/people-in-close-proximity-to-each-other-synchronize-their-heart-rates/
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #HeartRateSynchrony #InterpersonalPhysiologicalSynchrony #SocialEngagement #ProximityMatters #SharedAttention #SocialFamiliarity #RealWorldInteraction #NearFieldSignals #SoundEnvironment #GroupDynamics
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DATE: July 16, 2026 at 07:00AM
SOURCE: PSYPOST.ORG** Research quality varies widely from fantastic to small exploratory studies. Please check research methods when conclusions are very important to you. **
-------------------------------------------------TITLE: People in close proximity to each other synchronize their heart rates
URL: https://www.psypost.org/people-in-close-proximity-to-each-other-synchronize-their-heart-rates/
A study observing participants across three multiday trips to New York City found that people’s heart rates become synchronized when they are in close physical proximity. Synchrony was higher among socially familiar peers, and it emerged when they were in close physical proximity to each other and paying attention to the same things. The paper was published in PNAS Nexus.
When two people interact with one another, their movements and some of their physiological processes tend to become synchronized. This synchronization of physiological processes is called interpersonal physiological synchrony. It may involve similarities in heart rate, breathing, skin conductance, hormonal activity, brain activity, or other physiological signals.
Synchrony can occur during conversation, shared emotional experiences, cooperation, conflict, physical contact, or joint activities such as music and dance. It does not necessarily mean that people have identical physiological responses, but rather that their responses change in related patterns over time.
In research, interpersonal physiological synchrony is measured by continuously recording physiological signals from several people and examining whether fluctuations are statistically linked. Greater synchrony has sometimes been associated with empathy, emotional connection, rapport, cooperation, and relationship satisfaction. However, synchrony can also occur during stressful or hostile interactions, so it is not always a sign of positive bonding. Some synchrony may result from shared environmental stimuli, such as both people reacting to the same event, rather than from direct interpersonal influence.
Study author Hanlu He, a researcher at the Technical University of Denmark, and colleagues note that because measuring interpersonal physiological synchrony requires continuous monitoring of physiological processes, it has mainly been studied under laboratory conditions thus far. These researchers wanted to examine whether and how interpersonal physiological synchrony emerges during everyday social interactions outside laboratory settings.
They also wanted to know whether synchrony depends on social affiliation—how psychologically close individuals are to each other. To study this, they decided to compare heart rate synchrony levels between dyads of people with social ties to each other versus those without, while controlling for their physical proximity. Their hypothesis was that people’s heart rates would tend to become synchronized when they are in close physical proximity and that this synchronization would depend on the type of activity they engage in.
Study participants were 72 students between 19 and 32 years of age. Of those, 60 were men. Study authors recruited them through three editions of the Audio Explorer Challenge, a competition hosted by the hearing aid company Oticon. They entered the competition in preformed teams consisting of 2 to 5 individuals, with the winning teams rewarded with participation in a study trip to New York City. In total, these participants took part in three 4-day study trips to New York City (23, 24, and 25 participants per trip).
During their trips, participants engaged in a combination of preplanned group activities and unstructured free time, enabling a wide range of real-world social interactions. During these times, study authors continuously collected data about the participants and their environment between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. each day.
Every 20 seconds, the hearing aids participants wore recorded estimates of the surrounding sound environment. Participants also wore wristbands that measured their heart rates. Additionally, participants carried smartphones that recorded their GPS location data, allowing study authors to determine their proximity.
Participants’ social familiarity was estimated through group membership. Participants who participated in the Audio Explorer Challenge as members of the same team were considered familiar, while those who were not on the same team were considered unfamiliar with each other.
Results showed that, across all three trips to New York City, participants’ heart rates tended to become synchronized when they were in close physical proximity. Researchers interpreted this to mean that shared environmental context was sufficient to elicit synchrony. Synchrony was higher among participants from the same group (socially familiar peers) and it tended to emerge during close-proximity interactions, particularly when they were jointly paying attention to the same thing, such as watching a lecture.
Heart rate synchronization also depended on the sound environment. Study authors report that synchrony was higher when sound levels in the environment were low-to-moderate, and when signal-to-noise ratios were moderate-to-high (when people could clearly hear the sounds they were paying attention to). When the environment was very loud and noisy, synchrony was reduced.
“These findings demonstrate that interpersonal physiological synchrony emerges in naturalistic social settings and is modulated by physical proximity, social familiarity, social context, and the sound environment, establishing it as a reliable marker of real-world social engagement,” the study authors concluded.
The study contributes to the scientific knowledge about interpersonal physiological synchrony. However, it should be noted that study authors could not precisely identify the type of interaction each participant was engaged in when in close physical proximity to others. It therefore remains unknown whether it was physical proximity itself or the similar activities participants were performing that drove interpersonal physiological synchrony. It also remains unknown whether the differences in synchrony found in different sound environments were driven by the sound environments themselves or by the types of activities that are typically performed in different sound environments.
The paper, “Heart rate synchrony as a marker of real-world social engagement,” was authored by Hanlu He, Jeppe H. Christensen, A. Josefine Munch Sørensen, and Ivana Konvalinka.
URL: https://www.psypost.org/people-in-close-proximity-to-each-other-synchronize-their-heart-rates/
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #HeartRateSynchrony #InterpersonalPhysiologicalSynchrony #SocialEngagement #ProximityMatters #SharedAttention #SocialFamiliarity #RealWorldInteraction #NearFieldSignals #SoundEnvironment #GroupDynamics
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Organisational Dysfunction of the Day
Them and us
Context: There is a clear divide in the organisation. It might be between IT and the business, between development and operations, between project teams competing for the same resources, between headquarters and the regions, or simply between management and everyone else. People talk about the other group with mild contempt or resigned frustration. Collaboration across the boundary is effortful, slow, and often fraught. Everyone acknowledges it is a problem. Workshops are held, values are restated, and leadership talks about being one team. The divide persists.
OST explains: This is one of the most reliable products of DP1, understood since Kurt Lewin's group dynamics research in the 1940s. Three characteristic features of communication in DP1 drive this divide: asymmetry, where communication flows up and down a status chain with no real conversation between equals; egocentrism, where individual accountability means people's interests are best served by looking out for themselves rather than sharing information; and "them and us" as the natural end state of both. When people are organised into separate functions with different managers, different goals, and different metrics, the in-group/out-group dynamic is not a cultural failure; it is the structural output. In DP2, teams are organised around whole tasks with shared goals, and all relations are peer negotiations. The divide disappears not because people are nicer, but because neither asymmetry nor egocentrism has anything to feed on.
#OpenSystemsTheory #SocioTechnical #OrgDesign #GroupDynamics
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Organisational Dysfunction of the Day
Them and us
Context: There is a clear divide in the organisation. It might be between IT and the business, between development and operations, between project teams competing for the same resources, between headquarters and the regions, or simply between management and everyone else. People talk about the other group with mild contempt or resigned frustration. Collaboration across the boundary is effortful, slow, and often fraught. Everyone acknowledges it is a problem. Workshops are held, values are restated, and leadership talks about being one team. The divide persists.
OST explains: This is one of the most reliable products of DP1, understood since Kurt Lewin's group dynamics research in the 1940s. Three characteristic features of communication in DP1 drive this divide: asymmetry, where communication flows up and down a status chain with no real conversation between equals; egocentrism, where individual accountability means people's interests are best served by looking out for themselves rather than sharing information; and "them and us" as the natural end state of both. When people are organised into separate functions with different managers, different goals, and different metrics, the in-group/out-group dynamic is not a cultural failure; it is the structural output. In DP2, teams are organised around whole tasks with shared goals, and all relations are peer negotiations. The divide disappears not because people are nicer, but because neither asymmetry nor egocentrism has anything to feed on.
#OpenSystemsTheory #SocioTechnical #OrgDesign #GroupDynamics
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How is metacognitive laziness with AI mediated by groups?
I’m quite taken with the concept of ‘metacognitive laziness‘ (even if I don’t like the term). It refers to a disposition to avoid difficulty, drawing on short-term assistance of AI in superficial ways rather than engaging in the metacognitive work prompted by challenges in learning. As I summarised it a few days ago:
The experience of difficulty activates metacognition. If the students cognitively outsource in increasingly habitual ways, it doesn’t just mean they lose the learning involved in what they are outsourcing. It means they lose their capacity to tolerate difficulty, as well to respond metacognitively to that difficulty. This points to the assumption which many educators have that there is something
How is this process mediated by group work? My sense is that it can be amplified by group dynamics or mitigated by them. The group can make it easier to sit with uncertainty by establishing that other people feel a similar anxiety in the face of uncertainty. But the group can also make it harder to sit with uncertainty if it’s defined by competitive dynamics or pluralistic ignorance.
Existing conceptualisations of how students engage with models are deeply individualised. The problem is not taking the individual as a unit of action, it’s remaining there in a way that stops us teasing out how these individual user-model dynamics are shaped by the social context in which students encounter task, enact them and talk about what they’ve done.
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2 min rule of Atomic Habits 5/10 You don’t build habits alone.
You imitate your environment— your people, your culture. 👥
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I really envy people who have a comfort zone.
I just left, because group dynamics were too stressful, only to be more stressed by leaving, lonelyness, feeling of being excluded or rather excluding myself and ultimately self-hatred and doubting any progress that I ever made, because the biggest question still seems unsolvable.
The question of how to leave a comfort zone that doesn't exist looks easy in comparison to this: "If I have to love myself before anyone else can love me, and the reason I hate myself is because nobody ever loved me, does that mean I should just give up?"#mh #GroupDynamics #FeelingLeftOut #SocialAnxiety #SocialPhobia #NotJustShy #NotJustLonely #SelfHatred
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I really envy people who have a comfort zone.
I just left, because group dynamics were too stressful, only to be more stressed by leaving, lonelyness, feeling of being excluded or rather excluding myself and ultimately self-hatred and doubting any progress that I ever made, because the biggest question still seems unsolvable.
The question of how to leave a comfort zone that doesn't exist looks easy in comparison to this: "If I have to love myself before anyone else can love me, and the reason I hate myself is because nobody ever loved me, does that mean I should just give up?"#mh #GroupDynamics #FeelingLeftOut #SocialAnxiety #SocialPhobia #NotJustShy #NotJustLonely #SelfHatred
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Picnic Plans Reveal Friend Group Dynamics
See how planning a picnic can show what friends really think about each other and their group.
#Friendship, #Picnic, #GroupDynamics, #SocialLife, #Relationships
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Planning a picnic can show a lot about your friends. Some friends like to plan everything, while others just bring one thing. It shows how friends work together.
#Friendship, #Picnic, #GroupDynamics, #SocialLife, #Relationships
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XMAS PSYCHOLOGY 4/10 A grand-aunt asks an awkwardly personal question. Politics appear. Suddenly, the emotional temperature of the table shifts. ⚡ #HolidayTension #AwkwardQuestions #GroupDynamics
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A: Hey kid, how was your first day of school? What subjects will you have?
B: Oh, it was so cool. Our main subjects will be #SocialPedagogy, #GroupDynamics, #PsychoEducation, #TraumaPedagogy and #NonViolentCommunication besides #Inclusion and #Diversity, which we started with today.
Other than that we'll have #ClimateJustice, #BlackHistory, #QueerFeminism, #anarchism, #RiotTraining, #solidarity, #degrowth, #PermaCulture, #ReduceRefuseRepair and a few others.
Didn't you always tell me school didn't teach you anything for real life? Well it's not like that anymore. -
A: Hey kid, how was your first day of school? What subjects will you have?
B: Oh, it was so cool. Our main subjects will be #SocialPedagogy, #GroupDynamics, #PsychoEducation, #TraumaPedagogy and #NonViolentCommunication besides #Inclusion and #Diversity, which we started with today.
Other than that we'll have #ClimateJustice, #BlackHistory, #QueerFeminism, #anarchism, #RiotTraining, #solidarity, #degrowth, #PermaCulture, #ReduceRefuseRepair and a few others.
Didn't you always tell me school didn't teach you anything for real life? Well it's not like that anymore. -
That feeling of having forgotten to unmute yourself in a videochat - I have that in written chats and face-to-face meetings too sometimes.
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That feeling of having forgotten to unmute yourself in a videochat - I have that in written chats and face-to-face meetings too sometimes.
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Hey Fediverse,
Does anyone know of a good, democratic method for building sub-groups of a group of people, that is not hurtful to outsiders, that is inclusive to people with social anxiety and doesn't discriminate or hurt anyone else either?PS: Sorry for wasting everybody's time with such an unspecific and badly worded question.
If particularly looking for a way to form sub groups where personal preferences for mates matter, like sleeping arrangements, long term study groups, peer groups for activis etc.#FediHelp #AskFedi #FollowerPower #GroupDynamics #GroupBuilding #inclusion #SocialAnxiety
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Hey Fediverse,
Does anyone know of a good, democratic method for building sub-groups of a group of people, that is not hurtful to outsiders, that is inclusive to people with social anxiety and doesn't discriminate or hurt anyone else either?PS: Sorry for wasting everybody's time with such an unspecific and badly worded question.
If particularly looking for a way to form sub groups where personal preferences for mates matter, like sleeping arrangements, long term study groups, peer groups for activis etc.#FediHelp #AskFedi #FollowerPower #GroupDynamics #GroupBuilding #inclusion #SocialAnxiety
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A bit of #psychology reflection, on #empathy vs. #violence and #hate
Mindfulness vs. #cult #TrumpVirus
#Media bubbles & #SocialInfluenceReflections on teachings from greats like Carl Rogers and Aaron T. Beck
https://diasporasocial.net/posts/5127618
#truth #socialpsychology #groupdynamics #belief #cognitiion
As the #GQP #disinformation media is busy martyring voices of racism, avoiding #Epstein and the collapse of #democracy, #Constitution, #Jusiciary etc...
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A bit of #psychology reflection, on #empathy vs. #violence and #hate
Mindfulness vs. #cult #TrumpVirus
#Media bubbles & #SocialInfluenceReflections on teachings from greats like Carl Rogers and Aaron T. Beck
https://diasporasocial.net/posts/5127618
#truth #socialpsychology #groupdynamics #belief #cognitiion
As the #GQP #disinformation media is busy martyring voices of racism, avoiding #Epstein and the collapse of #democracy, #Constitution, #Jusiciary etc...
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@MennoOng We moeten er meer naar luisteren… Er wordt en werd meer dan genoeg gepraat, maar niemand luistert en hoort wat er werkelijk gezegd wordt. Zoals de wereld zich nu ontwikkelt verdwijnen de stemmen helemaal in een zee van persoonlijke belevingen en onmacht. Alle informatie is er… We geven ons echter over aan de waan van de dag in een systemisch racistisch proces. 🧠🔨 #Hersenmoes #GroupDynamics
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@MennoOng We moeten er meer naar luisteren… Er wordt en werd meer dan genoeg gepraat, maar niemand luistert en hoort wat er werkelijk gezegd wordt. Zoals de wereld zich nu ontwikkelt verdwijnen de stemmen helemaal in een zee van persoonlijke belevingen en onmacht. Alle informatie is er… We geven ons echter over aan de waan van de dag in een systemisch racistisch proces. 🧠🔨 #Hersenmoes #GroupDynamics
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CW: mh? crush/squish
Tuesday was the first day of college to study social pedagogy and I already love it.
It's going to be every tuesday apart from holidays for the next 3 years and from now on I can bring my dog Platon.It's going to be all about emotional and social competences, group dynamics and reflection. I have a love-hate relationship with these things. On the one hand I think they are exactly what society lacks and I want to study them and be able to teach people. AND I want to be a social being with friends and (a) partner(s).
On the other hand IRL group dynamics and social interactions have been the death of me.I tend to be the outsider in each group and feel even more so. The feeling of being excluded crushes me and I stut down even more. It's a vicious cycle I've been working on and I might be better equipped to deal with now, after many years of therapy (for depression and social anxiety), than ever before. But also I am more radical now than ever before (thanks to the Fediverse) and that tends to get in the way of people warming up to me.
At one point there was an introduction round with names, (I was the only one doing pronouns - just like I'm the only one wearing a mask), experiences in the psycho-social field, what brought us to social pedagogy and what are our hopes and fears for the college. For my fear I mentioned the group dynamics thing, which was probably a good choice. I could have mentioned my fear of falling in love with another member of the group and I could have named a name, even though this was the second time I saw her.
And that's my much bigger fear and something I hate about me. I'm going to spend the next 3 years with these 19 women and 6 guys. I don't really know any of them yet, don't know what they're like and if they are compatible with me (for friendship or whatever). But I already know I'll only have eyes for that one woman for 3 years just because she is "my type".
I hate judging people by their looks which has to be all this is - I'm not that good a judge of character that I could possibly claim that I'm crushing on her character. I mean. The women I fall for tend to be the same type of character apart from looks too, but still.
I wish there was a potion that protects from falling in love. Lacking that I'll have to manage with skills, distractions and probably therapy again. Maybe it will work out and I won't have my next depression. Oh and just in case you're wondering: No, I don't think there is a chance in hell that she could ever like me too in any way other than platonically. Absolutely no way.
Not that a friendship couldn't be enough. I'm asexual and don't really believe in romance either - at least nor mono-normative romance. I named my dog after platonic relationships after all. But my inner therapist tells me its not a good idea to be friends if we feel differently about each other.
Why can't there just be a college for ace queerplatonic partnerships, so I could fall for people who are like me? Oh yeah, because you can't monetize that. Damn you capitalism.
#mh #MentalHealth #SocialAnxiety #NotJustScared #crush #squish #love #asexual #QueerPlatonic #GroupDynamics #friendship
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CW: mh? crush/squish
Tuesday was the first day of college to study social pedagogy and I already love it.
It's going to be every tuesday apart from holidays for the next 3 years and from now on I can bring my dog Platon.It's going to be all about emotional and social competences, group dynamics and reflection. I have a love-hate relationship with these things. On the one hand I think they are exactly what society lacks and I want to study them and be able to teach people. AND I want to be a social being with friends and (a) partner(s).
On the other hand IRL group dynamics and social interactions have been the death of me.I tend to be the outsider in each group and feel even more so. The feeling of being excluded crushes me and I stut down even more. It's a vicious cycle I've been working on and I might be better equipped to deal with now, after many years of therapy (for depression and social anxiety), than ever before. But also I am more radical now than ever before (thanks to the Fediverse) and that tends to get in the way of people warming up to me.
At one point there was an introduction round with names, (I was the only one doing pronouns - just like I'm the only one wearing a mask), experiences in the psycho-social field, what brought us to social pedagogy and what are our hopes and fears for the college. For my fear I mentioned the group dynamics thing, which was probably a good choice. I could have mentioned my fear of falling in love with another member of the group and I could have named a name, even though this was the second time I saw her.
And that's my much bigger fear and something I hate about me. I'm going to spend the next 3 years with these 19 women and 6 guys. I don't really know any of them yet, don't know what they're like and if they are compatible with me (for friendship or whatever). But I already know I'll only have eyes for that one woman for 3 years just because she is "my type".
I hate judging people by their looks which has to be all this is - I'm not that good a judge of character that I could possibly claim that I'm crushing on her character. I mean. The women I fall for tend to be the same type of character apart from looks too, but still.
I wish there was a potion that protects from falling in love. Lacking that I'll have to manage with skills, distractions and probably therapy again. Maybe it will work out and I won't have my next depression. Oh and just in case you're wondering: No, I don't think there is a chance in hell that she could ever like me too in any way other than platonically. Absolutely no way.
Not that a friendship couldn't be enough. I'm asexual and don't really believe in romance either - at least nor mono-normative romance. I named my dog after platonic relationships after all. But my inner therapist tells me its not a good idea to be friends if we feel differently about each other.
Why can't there just be a college for ace queerplatonic partnerships, so I could fall for people who are like me? Oh yeah, because you can't monetize that. Damn you capitalism.
#mh #MentalHealth #SocialAnxiety #NotJustScared #crush #squish #love #asexual #QueerPlatonic #GroupDynamics #friendship
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I wish I could explain to you all how proud (and simultaneously insecure) I am of what I have been working on, and how utterly insane and complex my project has been becoming. 🫠 Suffice to say I have built an automatic device coordination and communication system (including spinning up new data streams :uplink: )...all of that was just to build this simple game for my experiment, but to make it flexible to run with teams of 2, 3, 5, N, players and be able to handle data collection, EEG, and other stuff. :corteximplant_b: :mk2:
It, hopefully, will be a super useful tool for anyone wanting to do research into groups, social dynamics and related investigation...or you could just use it to build a game haha. :commodore:
https://github.com/NexusDynamic/
#lsl #labstreaminglayer #coordination #cnc #cc #dart #cpp #c #ffi #flutter #flame #forge2d #oss #foss #research #cognition #cognitivescience #cogsci #eeg #neuroscience #psychology #socialdynamics #groupdynamics #socialgroupdynamics #research #researchparadigm #paradigm #software #programming #programmer #dev #gamedev #softwaredevelopment #coding
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I wish I could explain to you all how proud (and simultaneously insecure) I am of what I have been working on, and how utterly insane and complex my project has been becoming. 🫠 Suffice to say I have built an automatic device coordination and communication system (including spinning up new data streams :uplink: )...all of that was just to build this simple game for my experiment, but to make it flexible to run with teams of 2, 3, 5, N, players and be able to handle data collection, EEG, and other stuff. :corteximplant_b: :mk2:
It, hopefully, will be a super useful tool for anyone wanting to do research into groups, social dynamics and related investigation...or you could just use it to build a game haha. :commodore:
https://github.com/NexusDynamic/
#lsl #labstreaminglayer #coordination #cnc #cc #dart #cpp #c #ffi #flutter #flame #forge2d #oss #foss #research #cognition #cognitivescience #cogsci #eeg #neuroscience #psychology #socialdynamics #groupdynamics #socialgroupdynamics #research #researchparadigm #paradigm #software #programming #programmer #dev #gamedev #softwaredevelopment #coding
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So, I've been revisiting some of my past experiences with my old coven. I reunited with several coven-mates last year, and discovered that my old tradition -- #Alexandrian -- had split into two factions -- one that accepted transwomen, and one that didn't. If I ever decide to get back into it again, guess which faction I'd choose. And yeah -- unfortunately power dynamics, hierarchy and potential emotional and psychological abuse happens a lot in "religious" groups -- even #Pagan ones.
I've managed to summarize the "Pros" and "Cons" of my joining a coven all those years ago...
Reasons I joined the coven:
1. Earth-centered religion with a political focus (Thomas Morton Alliance)
2. I learned Welsh from my high priestess.
3. My high priestess was a very intelligent, feminist, who espoused matriarchy, egalitarianism, and who was a Marxist anti-capitalist and a role model for me.
4. One of my coven-mates became my gay best friend (we're still BFFs).
5. Another coven-mate taught me traditional plant medicine and herbalism.Reasons I left the coven:
1. I was pigeon-holed into "feminine" roles in rituals (even though I identified as NB and more masculine than feminine).
2. Over-bearing "acting" high priest (AIM member who was a bit of a bully).
3. Over-bearing coven-mate (AIM member) was distrustful of gay best friend (and was homophobic).
4. "Feminist" high priestess allowed herself to become emotionally and financially dependent on over-bearing coven-mate, refused to accept help from coven-mates (like having a room-mate, or other mutual aid), and when over-bearing coven-mate ran off with a younger, female coven-mate, high priestess fell apart -- eventually taking her own life (despite the support of the coven -- which soon fell apart as well).And some folks wonder why I'm a solitary (though most of my witchy / Pagan friends understand why).
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So, I've been revisiting some of my past experiences with my old coven. I reunited with several coven-mates last year, and discovered that my old tradition -- #Alexandrian -- had split into two factions -- one that accepted transwomen, and one that didn't. If I ever decide to get back into it again, guess which faction I'd choose. And yeah -- unfortunately power dynamics, hierarchy and potential emotional and psychological abuse happens a lot in "religious" groups -- even #Pagan ones.
I've managed to summarize the "Pros" and "Cons" of my joining a coven all those years ago...
Reasons I joined the coven:
1. Earth-centered religion with a political focus (Thomas Morton Alliance)
2. I learned Welsh from my high priestess.
3. My high priestess was a very intelligent, feminist, who espoused matriarchy, egalitarianism, and who was a Marxist anti-capitalist and a role model for me.
4. One of my coven-mates became my gay best friend (we're still BFFs).
5. Another coven-mate taught me traditional plant medicine and herbalism.Reasons I left the coven:
1. I was pigeon-holed into "feminine" roles in rituals (even though I identified as NB and more masculine than feminine).
2. Over-bearing "acting" high priest (AIM member who was a bit of a bully).
3. Over-bearing coven-mate (AIM member) was distrustful of gay best friend (and was homophobic).
4. "Feminist" high priestess allowed herself to become emotionally and financially dependent on over-bearing coven-mate, refused to accept help from coven-mates (like having a room-mate, or other mutual aid), and when over-bearing coven-mate ran off with a younger, female coven-mate, high priestess fell apart -- eventually taking her own life (despite the support of the coven -- which soon fell apart as well).And some folks wonder why I'm a solitary (though most of my witchy / Pagan friends understand why).
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Kids (2019) [9 min] by Michael Frei (@playables) | #Switzerland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeG_pKtp83w
#2D #2DAnimation #AnimatedShort #AnimatedShortOfTheDay #Animation #Kids #BlackAndWhite #Playables #Experimental #GroupDynamics
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Kids (2019) [9 min] by Michael Frei (@playables) | #Switzerland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeG_pKtp83w
#2D #2DAnimation #AnimatedShort #AnimatedShortOfTheDay #Animation #Kids #BlackAndWhite #Playables #Experimental #GroupDynamics
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Zuckerberg claimed moderation changes on Meta platforms promote “free expression”. But some experts worry he’s bowing to right-wing political pressure, and will effectively allow a deluge of hate speech and lies to spread on Meta platforms.
Research on the group dynamics of social media suggests those experts have a point. 👉 https://theconversation.com/the-dynamics-that-polarise-us-on-social-media-are-about-to-get-worse-247027?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=The+Conversation+UK&utm_campaign=publer
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Zuckerberg claimed moderation changes on Meta platforms promote “free expression”. But some experts worry he’s bowing to right-wing political pressure, and will effectively allow a deluge of hate speech and lies to spread on Meta platforms.
Research on the group dynamics of social media suggests those experts have a point. 👉 https://theconversation.com/the-dynamics-that-polarise-us-on-social-media-are-about-to-get-worse-247027?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=The+Conversation+UK&utm_campaign=publer
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FLOCK OF von bit.studio: Die Installation verwandelt eine Herde (engl. „flock“) schwebender Heliumballons in einen Fischschwarm, der durch Sensoren und #KI gesteuert werden. Ein elektronisches Gehirn in jedem Ballon kommuniziert mit einem zentralen Server, der die Bewegung in Echtzeit steuert. Das Projekt untersucht Themen wie Vernetzung und Gruppendynamik und fordert unsere Wahrnehmung der Welt heraus.
#FLOCKOF #ArsElectronica #InteractiveArt #ArtAndTech #Innovation #DigitalArt #GroupDynamics
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FLOCK OF von bit.studio: Die Installation verwandelt eine Herde (engl. „flock“) schwebender Heliumballons in einen Fischschwarm, der durch Sensoren und #KI gesteuert werden. Ein elektronisches Gehirn in jedem Ballon kommuniziert mit einem zentralen Server, der die Bewegung in Echtzeit steuert. Das Projekt untersucht Themen wie Vernetzung und Gruppendynamik und fordert unsere Wahrnehmung der Welt heraus.
#FLOCKOF #ArsElectronica #InteractiveArt #ArtAndTech #Innovation #DigitalArt #GroupDynamics
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Social Identity Theory provides insights into political polarization by explaining how individuals categorize themselves into groups, fostering in-group loyalty and out-group hostility. This categorization leads to stronger identification with political parties and increased disdain for opposing views. As people seek to align with their group’s beliefs and norms, polarization intensifies.
#PoliticalScience #SocialIdentity #Polarization #GroupDynamics #Psychology
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Social Identity Theory provides insights into political polarization by explaining how individuals categorize themselves into groups, fostering in-group loyalty and out-group hostility. This categorization leads to stronger identification with political parties and increased disdain for opposing views. As people seek to align with their group’s beliefs and norms, polarization intensifies.
#PoliticalScience #SocialIdentity #Polarization #GroupDynamics #Psychology
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Everyone knows religious thinking is huge in American #conservative circles. I think #liberals feel like we're immune.
We absolutely are not. Lots of #liberal / #progressive groups clearly seem influenced by factors we usually associate with #religious #thinking, like group #tribalism, gaining status through denigration of the Other, #authority #worship, valuing #tradition, moral #ThoughtPolicing, valuing #ritual, judging others by outward clues of #morality, the use of shibboleths and other linguistic cues of righteousness or group membership, and just straight-up #conformity and #obedience. There's a lot.
I'm not smart enough to write a serious piece about this, yet. Maybe someday. Or, more likely, someone who *is* smart about this stuff has already written it.
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Everyone knows religious thinking is huge in American #conservative circles. I think #liberals feel like we're immune.
We absolutely are not. Lots of #liberal / #progressive groups clearly seem influenced by factors we usually associate with #religious #thinking, like group #tribalism, gaining status through denigration of the Other, #authority #worship, valuing #tradition, moral #ThoughtPolicing, valuing #ritual, judging others by outward clues of #morality, the use of shibboleths and other linguistic cues of righteousness or group membership, and just straight-up #conformity and #obedience. There's a lot.
I'm not smart enough to write a serious piece about this, yet. Maybe someday. Or, more likely, someone who *is* smart about this stuff has already written it.
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Did you know that difficulty in socialising in toddler year can follow you to the adult hood? We all need to connect, but if you don't know the recipe on how, then you get a harder ride. Here are some tips to better connect with people.
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@jenniferplusplus I have the impression that early adopters of the #Fediverse, of which many trans people belong to, fell into the false sense of comfort that there was a stable, uniform #fediculture. But #culture is inherent to #groupdynamics & a 100k group is not the same as a 2M network. While it's paradoxical to seek to enforce a culture across the Fediverse, a network designed to SUPPORT #divergence, I think it's fair to debate whether an #LGBTQ #instance should ban the #BBC or not.
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What is your stance with food at the table? I have heard that this is not an appropriate practice for some, but as a food loving American, every table I have been at has almost always had food during the game.
Watch me... I will even eat in character!
#food #manners #etiquette #gaming #gamingcommunity #ttrpgcommunity #ttrpggroup #ttrpg #groupdynamics #gaming #roleplaying
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Dan Olson (Folding Ideas) and others on World of Warcraft
Why It's Rude to Suck at Warcraft
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKP1I7IocYU
#WorldOfWarcraft #Psychology #GroupDynamics #Anthropology #Sociology #Literature #Narrative #Videogames
