How Social Autopilot Undermines Your Meeting
Jacques The Party Scientist
I kickoff events with connection & community | Joy + Connection = Greatest Antidepressant ?? Ask me about the science of interpersonal joy
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You know the experience of being with someone who is controlled by their social autopilot. You feel exhausted, unheard, unacknowledged. It’s a draining experience. You just don’t feel complete.
Social autopilot equals:
When your attendees have their social autopilot ON, they don’t form the connections you want them to make. They also won’t experience the sense of community you want them to feel.
It’s impossible to develop meaningful relationships with your social autopilot.
This applies to you as well. If you want to experience the deepest form of love and joy from human connection, you must increase your social awareness. You must learn to identify your social autopilot taking charge and retake control!
Let’s begin with ourselves. How do you turn off your own autopilot?
It starts with awareness. No awareness, no intervention. You must become aware of the behaviors of your social autopilot.
Intervene and replace the behavior. Whether it’s an interruption or a glance at your phone, this is your cue to behave differently.
What do you replace your social autopilot with?
But how do you facilitate social autopilot shutoff for your attendees?
This is scarier… it’s riskier because not many meeting planners are social engineers. But that’s the way — social engineering.
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