<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The average of one's closest relationships matters... > The average of one's closest relationships matters because norms, moods, expectations, and opportunities spread through repeated contact. Association is a conditioning environment. **Source:** [[livestreams/Ruthless Boundaries, Chosen Family, and Strategic Disengagement — Part 1 - Workbook|Ruthless Boundaries, Chosen Family, and Strategic Disengagement — Part 1]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The average of one's closest relationships matters because norms, moods, expectations, and opportunities spread through repeated contact. Association is a conditioning environment.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-average-ones-closest-association-conditioning-environment ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->