<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Family, friends, media, and institutions can react... > Family, friends, media, and institutions can react defensively when a person changes because the change disturbs a familiar relational equilibrium. Their discomfort is information about the system, not automatic proof that the change is wrong. **Source:** [[livestreams/Constructing Genius Through Awareness and Self-Command - Workbook|Constructing Genius Through Awareness and Self-Command]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Family, friends, media, and institutions can react defensively when a person changes because the change disturbs a familiar relational equilibrium. Their discomfort is information about the system, not automatic proof that the change is wrong.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-family-friends-media-proof-change-wrong ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->