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In the next few chapters we'll dig deeper into using group minds to create communications and the formation of memes as a kind of sigil construction. We will address the convergence points between individual growth and group evolution. We will provide techniques and examples for triggering changes in your internal state, as well as for influencing social networks. And finally we will posit some benefits to more efficient social machines.

However, it is vital that you begin first by making some assessment of who you are through as many filters as possible, before you can make a rational decision about how you integrate with a group or what messages you intend to create, or memes you wish to distribute. For now, you should stop reading, take out a notebook or pull up a blog, and take a quiz. Using a search engine, find and take an MBTI quiz, then spend a few hours taking other quizzes you find interesting. Take notes on overlapping themes. Doing this several times a year provides a way to chart personal changes over time.