Abstract
Adult life involves participation in groups of individuals. In a group, thinking and complex problem solving occur as the products of several minds, not one alone. The several minds may belong to a group called the family, or to the two persons in an intimate couple, or to a work group. In every case, being part of a thinking group larger than the self creates cognitive and procedural dangers and challenges for the group as well as for the individual. The process of change may be predictable, but specific outcomes are not.
To find perfect composure in the midst of change is to find ourselves in nirvana.
Suzuki Roshi
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Sinnott, J.D. (1998). Postformal Thought and Multiperson Groups. In: The Development of Logic in Adulthood. The Springer Series in Adult Development and Aging. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2911-5_15
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