<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Conversation is not a contest to occupy the most... > Conversation is not a contest to occupy the most airtime. Its highest result is a shared understanding, useful distinction, new question, repaired connection, or decision neither participant could have produced alone. **Source:** [[livestreams/The Discipline of Genuine Listening - Workbook|The Discipline of Genuine Listening]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Conversation is not a contest to occupy the most airtime. Its highest result is a shared understanding, useful distinction, new question, repaired connection, or decision neither participant could have produced alone.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-conversation-contest-occupy-participant-produced-alone ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->