7Find Strength in Numbers

SOCIAL ABILITY

Never run after your hat—others will be delighted to do it; why spoil their fun?

—Mark Twain

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We start this chapter with an example of how individuals help each other solve problems and reach new goals and objectives. It’s based on a social interaction that, thanks to an important and powerful influencer, takes place in tens of thousands of places around the world.

Seated in a tight circle in a neat, tin-roofed building located in a small village in central India, we find five housewives—Tanika, Kamara, Damini, Payal, and Sankul. They’re in the middle of the most important meeting they’ll ever attend. They’re ...

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