<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Consider a period of deliberate withdrawal. Like a... > Consider a period of deliberate withdrawal. Like a monk on retreat, stepping back from television, gossip, and constant social obligation for months or even years can quiet the noise enough for you to hear your own voice. It need not be permanent; you can always flow back in. **Source:** [[livestreams/Cultural Conditioning and the Discipline of Deliberate Withdrawal - Workbook|Cultural Conditioning and the Discipline of Deliberate Withdrawal]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Consider a period of deliberate withdrawal. Like a monk on retreat, stepping back from television, gossip, and constant social obligation for months or even years can quiet the noise enough for you to hear your own voice. It need not be permanent; you can always flow back in.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-consider-period-deliberate-always-flow-back ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->