Who am I, in a group of others? Some have tried to argue that we are a coherent single self that can maintain coherence despite moving through different environments and people. But those people didn’t go home for the holidays and revert into their usual family dynamics. We each are already an amalgam of selves that we create narrative around. (See: The Self Illusion: How the Social Brain Creates Identity.) These selves respond to their context. 

This month, we explore Group Dynamics. Consider the group within you. Your multiple selves. Which self of yours comes forward in what contexts? With what other people? When does that self shy away and others come forward? That sounds abstract, so try a specific one, like when does your critical/editor self come out? What groups have a more playful side of you come out?