<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Acute attention should not be confused with... > Acute attention should not be confused with predatory vigilance. The goal is enough presence to understand the encounter, not permanent threat-monitoring that turns every conversation into evidence of attack. **Source:** [[livestreams/Listening and Power — Warm-Up to Awareness Is Power - Workbook|Listening and Power — Warm-Up to Awareness Is Power]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Acute attention should not be confused with predatory vigilance. The goal is enough presence to understand the encounter, not permanent threat-monitoring that turns every conversation into evidence of attack.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-acute-attention-should-conversation-evidence-attack ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->