<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Every person is a living book, but experience... > Every person is a living book, but experience becomes instruction only after it is examined and organized. The durable lesson is not merely what happened to you; it is the pattern another person can recognize and use. **Source:** [[livestreams/Start Where You Are — Action, Encouragement, and Decentralized Thought Leadership - Workbook|Start Where You Are — Action, Encouragement, and Decentralized Thought Leadership]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Every person is a living book, but experience becomes instruction only after it is examined and organized. The durable lesson is not merely what happened to you; it is the pattern another person can recognize and use.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-every-person-living-another-person-recognize ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->