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How to navigate power dynamics in learning groups

Our book club started as five friends wanting to explore philosophy and psychology together but two people dominate every discussion and the rest of us have basically stopped preparing, and I don't know if we should address it directly or just let it dissolve.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Intellectual exploration in groups requires conscious attention to participation dynamics, or natural hierarchies will eclipse collective discovery.

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