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Helpfulness, Openness, and Generosity Are Spreadable

Smooth The Path

In rural New Hampshire, I have to imagine that there were not a lot of homes that fit these criteria. When I was six years old, my parents were trying to find a good house to rent, at a reasonable price, in a good school district. As my mom tells it, they finally found a house they very much wanted to live in.

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Reduce Member Anxiety with Clear Instructions

Smooth The Path

We spend some time each summer in a busy resort town in the white mountains of New Hampshire. On-season traffic clogs the narrow streets and overwhelms the traffic lights. Every day a few official traffic directors turn off the lights and take over. They get the lines of overheated cars and tourists moving again.