<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Attention is the first territory of freedom... > Attention is the first territory of freedom because what receives sustained attention gains access to memory, emotion, interpretation, and action. A system that reliably governs attention can influence a life without ever issuing an explicit command. **Source:** [[livestreams/Reclaiming Agency From Systems of Control - Workbook|Reclaiming Agency From Systems of Control]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Attention is the first territory of freedom because what receives sustained attention gains access to memory, emotion, interpretation, and action. A system that reliably governs attention can influence a life without ever issuing an explicit command.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-attention-first-territory-issuing-explicit-command ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->