{"id":43196,"date":"2023-09-01T01:22:28","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T01:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/polarization.wpengine.com\/?p=43196"},"modified":"2024-03-21T18:29:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T18:29:02","slug":"day-1-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/week-2\/day-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBack To Exercises\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t
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\n Week 2<\/span>\n Focus On Us<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Stop to Reset<\/h1>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \r\n\t

Before launching off into working within your group this week, take some time to reflect, regroup, and intentionally choose and prepare for a new course of action.<\/p>\r\n\t

\n \n Today's Inspiring Playlist\n <\/span>\n \n Listen On Spotify\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n
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Exercises<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

\r\n\t\tChoose Your Lift Level\r\n\t<\/h2>\r\n\t

What do you have capacity for today? Whether it’s a light lift, or something a little heavier, taking a step is what counts.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t5 minutes\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t10 minutes\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t30 minutes\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t5 minutes\r\n

Check Your Comfort With In-Group Risk<\/h3>

Test yourself on the Workplace Social Courage Scale. Self-score it.<\/p>\r\n

Take The Test<\/a>

The Science Behind It<\/h4>Speaking up with dissenting views within your family, friend group, or workplace often comes with risks. So, before jumping in, take some time to assess your level of comfort taking risks with this group and consider the possible unforeseen consequences.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t10 minutes\r\n

How Susceptible Are You to Tribalism Today?<\/h3>

Take the Need to Belong Scale and reflect on your current susceptibility to in-group tribalism.<\/p>\r\n

Take The Scale<\/a>

The Science Behind It<\/h4>Humans are drawn to groups. We all prefer to belong to groups that accept and engage with us to some degree. Our survival as a species depended on our capacity to come together in groups to find food, shelter, and defend ourselves against threats. Most of us meet these basic needs through affiliations with family, friends, workplaces, or religious organizations. But recently, our trust in one another and our religious and business institutions has plummeted, leaving many of us feeling isolated, excluded, and alone. This isolation creates fertile soil for us to become attracted to more extreme political groups that offer a clear, vivid sense of meaning and belonging with messages like, “You are special, underappreciated, and under threat.” If you feel drawn to such groups today, ask why – are they preying on your loneliness?<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t30 minutes\r\n

Please Explain That to Me<\/h3>

Today, choose a disagreement that occasionally comes up within your in-group and ask both sides to explain their understanding of the issue to you.<\/p>\r\n

The Science Behind It<\/h4>

Research<\/a> shows that simply asking people to explain their understanding of divisive issues can open them up. People invited to discuss (rather than freely discuss) topics they felt strongly about tended to show more open-minded reasoning and reported more positive feelings toward their conversation partner.<\/p>\r\n

One of the main reasons is that explanations tend to keep the discussion focused on cause-and-effect mechanisms rather than moralistic arguments, which tends to induce in the explainer a sense of distance from the topic, and they will tend to be more cautious about their claims and reflect a bit more on what they’re saying.<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\t\tSet a daily reminder\r\n\t<\/h2>\r\n\t

Get daily exercise reminders on your phone or email throughout The Challenge to stay on track.<\/p>\r\n

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  • Repair strained relationships with family and friends<\/li>\r\n\r\n
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