<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Children learn loops before they can explain them.... > Children learn loops before they can explain them. Repeated reward, withdrawal, threat, imitation, and the unspoken “or else” of belonging can train responses that later feel like personality rather than adaptation. **Source:** [[livestreams/Attention Loops and the Patterns That Shape Perception - Workbook|Attention Loops and the Patterns That Shape Perception]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Children learn loops before they can explain them. Repeated reward, withdrawal, threat, imitation, and the unspoken “or else” of belonging can train responses that later feel like personality rather than adaptation.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-children-learn-loops-personality-rather-adaptation ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->