<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Ask the people around you for solutions, not just... > Ask the people around you for solutions, not just complaints. Constant negativity drains you even when it is accurate, and it is reasonable to request that conversations include ideas for what to do, or to step back from those who will not. **Source:** [[livestreams/Cultural Conditioning and the Work of Self-Determination - Workbook|Cultural Conditioning and the Work of Self-Determination]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Ask the people around you for solutions, not just complaints. Constant negativity drains you even when it is accurate, and it is reasonable to request that conversations include ideas for what to do, or to step back from those who will not.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-ask-people-around-back-those-who ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->