<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Conflict avoidance can preserve surface peace... > Conflict avoidance can preserve surface peace while forcing disagreement underground. Anxiety grows when the spoken relationship and the lived relationship diverge. Honest friction can be kinder than indefinite performance. **Source:** [[livestreams/Critical Thinking, Dignity, and the Practice of Respect - Workbook|Critical Thinking, Dignity, and the Practice of Respect]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Conflict avoidance can preserve surface peace while forcing disagreement underground. Anxiety grows when the spoken relationship and the lived relationship diverge. Honest friction can be kinder than indefinite performance.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-conflict-avoidance-preserve-kinder-indefinite-performance ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->