<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Attention compounds like interest. A person whose... > Attention compounds like interest. A person whose attention is invested in meaningful work loses more by stopping to chase every dropped argument, slight, or rumor than by letting it lie and continuing to move forward. Some things that fall out of your pocket are not worth bending down to pick up. **Source:** [[livestreams/Argumentation as Discovery, Not Conflict - Workbook|Argumentation as Discovery, Not Conflict]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Attention compounds like interest. A person whose attention is invested in meaningful work loses more by stopping to chase every dropped argument, slight, or rumor than by letting it lie and continuing to move forward. Some things that fall out of your pocket are not worth bending down to pick up.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-attention-compounds-interest-bending-down-pick ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->