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Synchronicity

usgb/ˌsɪŋkrəˈnɪsəti/Volume
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No Cause RequiredPlay
Remind learners that 'synchronicity' refers to related events without a cause, differing from direct cause-effect situations. SlideFinding your old friend at the same café abroad involved synchronicity, as there was no previous planning.
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Avoid overusing 'synchronicity' to describe any coincidence; it should be reserved for meaningful or striking ones. SlideTheir simultaneous arrival at the conclusion was a synchronicity that puzzled the class.
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Subjective InterpretationPlay
Understand that 'synchronicity' can be subjective; what seems synchronistic to one person may not to another. SlideHe saw synchronicity in the similar themes of the two books, though others disagreed.
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