LibraryScenariosWhen long-term groups drift from their original purpose
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When long-term groups drift from their original purpose

Our book club has been meeting for four years and lately it feels like we're not actually discussing books anymore but just using them as props to process our personal stuff, and I can't tell if that's evolution or avoidance.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Groups naturally evolve beyond their stated function, but without conscious acknowledgment this drift can create unspoken tension about what the group actually exists for.

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