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hybridzizi:

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theunitofcaring:

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icebreaker question I heard today that was, I think, actually a good icebreaker question instead of being way too personal/impersonal/completely boring/impossible for a large group of people to all answer differently:

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what is something that you value as much as your left pinky finger?

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I enjoyed this because it\u2019s not awkwardly personal! If you want to say personal things you can, if you want to say\u00a0\u201c$2000\u2033 you can, if you want to say\u00a0\u201cboth my pinkie toes\u2019 you can.

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It is a reminder of the tremendous diversity of peoples\u2019 values and preferences, which I enjoy being reminded of. Some people would sell their pinky finger (assuming painlessly and stuff) for a bottle of wine and a Netflix subscription; some people found the idea horrifying and would rather never eat anything with a taste ever again. I think people tend to assume that others are fundamentally pretty similar as them, and it\u2019s cool to be reminded there\u2019s so much variance in the human experience (in a way that\u2019s not value-laden, which this isn\u2019t).\u00a0

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It involves thinking in terms of tradeoffs - which of these things do I care about more, which of these things make more of a difference in my life - which I think is a good habit that people mostly benefit from picking up.

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And I think the answer really does tell you something about someone. Something you might not have otherwise learned that adds to your understanding of them as a person, even.

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Add something as valuable to you as your left pinkie finger in the tags.

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