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How to rebuild connection in competitive friend groups

Our surfing crew used to sit in the lineup talking about life between sets but now everyone's so focused on wave count and performance that we barely acknowledge each other out there. The ocean is still teaching us but we've stopped learning from each other and I feel lonely even when we're all together.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The teacher remains present but the students have forgotten how to learn together.

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“Where Are You with Extreme sports and the examined life?”

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