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# Change your response time to change your role. If...
> Change your response time to change your role. If you stop answering every anxious or gossipy message instantly, people may complain at first, but they gradually learn you are not the go-to person for drama.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Cultural Conditioning and the Discipline of Deliberate Withdrawal - Workbook|Cultural Conditioning and the Discipline of Deliberate Withdrawal]]
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“Change your response time to change your role. If you stop answering every anxious or gossipy message instantly, people may complain at first, but they gradually learn you are not the go-to person for drama.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-change-response-time-learn-person-drama
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