Playing Well With Others

One of the hallmarks of the seminar is that it is designed so that we work, interact, teach and critique one another. Some people play well with others… naturally. I had always assumed myself to be in this group. 
And yet, besides the synergy, passion, and ideas that charge the room with electricity, there are also conflicts, tensions, and disagreements in connection with our A.S.S.

Playing. Well... with Others

I think that I play well with others, but how was I to know for a certainty? I would need a second opinion. I turned to a friend, someone (to bastardize Mark Twain) who knew me well – and yet was willing to be seen drinking in public with me. After the second round, sufficiently lubricated, I popped the Big Question (there are many Big Questions!).

“Do you think I play well with others?”
“Like, um, manipulate 'em like game figures? Or order drinks from them? Well... I guess. But you   don't always lis – "
“Yeah!” I interrupted, “I play well with others!”
“But that wasn’t what I was –”
“Hey, isn’t it your turn,” I beckoned the bartender over with a practiced gesture,“to get this round?”