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create a "Junto" group (read all 2 entries…)

Worth doing!

Every other week?  — 1 year ago

I’ve written a bit about the original junto over on the mutual improvement blog, but I’ve had a goal for some time to start my own junto group.

I’m the kind of guy who would love to run the “junto” weekly, but I’m thinking it might be best to start out every other week. I’m thinking of checking out a biznik meeting to see how that operates and see if there are any lessons to draw from it.

Ideally, I’d love the junto to run as a philosophical society, and a mutual improvement group. Personally, I like the idea of each member preparing a short talk as well.

I wonder if I’ll get anyone else to join.

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Joe is eating lunch

I’d love to be in your Junto.

Josh Petersen Italian class tomorrow . . .

You're in.

I’ll let you know when we start. Maybe next Tuesday?

Joe is eating lunch

Weeknights are generally bad for me, due to parenting obligations. Though I’m free next Monday.

Josh Petersen Italian class tomorrow . . .

Is that every week?

Parenting makes my time limited as well – but I have chiseled out one day a week of liberty. Weekends don’t work for me as I’m fully obligated at those times. I’m leaning toward a tuesday or a wednesday at this point – so let me know if those ever work.

Joe is eating lunch

Might not work

I have chiseled out one weekday as well, and that’s Monday. So if your chisel is Tues/Wed, we might not get a common day…

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I'd love to be involved too

Where do you want to meet? How strictly do you want to keep it to the BF version? Will we each go around and ask each other if we have any grudges in the group, or have experienced any form of success or failure to share with the group, etc?

I think a lot of our ideas are circling around this idea… I’m personally working on two other versions of this (Office Hours, and now McLeod) and think that they can benefit from each other by being slightly different from one another.

Josh Petersen Italian class tomorrow . . .

You're in too.

I am thinking of something fairly close to the BF version, and maybe something a bit like a Cambridge style Middle Common Room salon. I think we should develop some sort of regular interogation, as well as create a forum for people to share (or be forced to produce) their intellectual product.

We should find someplace that serves port or sherry.

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The first thing that came to mind was the Palace Kitchen… doesn’t it have little rooms to the side? I wonder if you can reserve those. Might be expensive though. How about Daniel’s house? :)

Josh Petersen Italian class tomorrow . . .

What about McLeod?

How soon could McLeod be available for a small junto?

McLeod!

tomorrow!

Todd Gehman I have a new imagin of pimping cars

I think I’d be interested. Will it somehow involve Whiskey?

Josh Petersen Italian class tomorrow . . .

Whiskey

Whiskey or port. And we should have some cheese.

Daniel Spils picking up my new guitar amp this week http://verellenamplifiers.com

I'll offer my house for the first night

Let me know if you’re interested. Alternatively, I’ll attend somwhere else—I’m just interested.

Carrick is determined to ride the bus to work this summer

Interested

I certainly hold all who have responded thus far in high esteem and do faithfully “endeavor impartially to find and receive [truth] myself” whenever possible. My circle has been, for some time, quite limited to small children and their tired parents which has affected my intellect in unfortunate ways that I wish to undo. Therefore, gentlemen, and ladies if there be any, please accept my interest in your junto most sincerely.

Your humble servant,

CGM

Josh Petersen Italian class tomorrow . . .

Beta tester

You know we couldn’t start anything new without you!

I would so love...

...to participate. Every other week might be difficult for me due to logistical constraints.

However, you’ve inspired me to look into organising a salon in my own area. Get the French back to their 17th century roots. Way back in my high school AP Euro-history class, we’d do this once a month or so, Salon de Teigan, aptly named after our professor.

I also like what Franklin’s junto can add to the traditional salon. The combination of mutual improvement and “please and educate” is perfect.

Junto

I’d be into some junto action. Perhaps after we get home in a month or so…

Josh I thought of you when I was reading The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin recently, knowing you are a fan…

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Porter Hall is mounting a comeback

Can anyone join?

I’m interested in the group. Is there an application process?

Josh Petersen Italian class tomorrow . . .

You've applied

By writing awesome entries on the site – you are hereby invited. Now I just need to get off my duff and have the first junto!

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Alright!

So when’s the first meeting? :)

msjulz is hungry

junto?

what is it?


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