<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Every social environment contains unwritten rules... > Every social environment contains unwritten rules about who may interrupt, request, refuse, negotiate, and take up space. Assertiveness begins by seeing those rules clearly enough to decide which deserve respect and which merely preserve somebody else's convenience. **Source:** [[livestreams/Assertiveness for Introverts — The Power of Asking and Standing Up for Yourself - Workbook|Assertiveness for Introverts — The Power of Asking and Standing Up for Yourself]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Every social environment contains unwritten rules about who may interrupt, request, refuse, negotiate, and take up space. Assertiveness begins by seeing those rules clearly enough to decide which deserve respect and which merely preserve somebody else's convenience.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-every-social-environment-somebody-elses-convenience ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->