<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Idle attention tends to fill itself with drama. A... > Idle attention tends to fill itself with drama. A mind without meaningful work drifts toward gossip, rumors, and petty quarrels, while a mind engaged in purposeful work has neither the time nor the appetite for them. **Source:** [[livestreams/Argumentation as Discovery, Not Conflict - Workbook|Argumentation as Discovery, Not Conflict]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Idle attention tends to fill itself with drama. A mind without meaningful work drifts toward gossip, rumors, and petty quarrels, while a mind engaged in purposeful work has neither the time nor the appetite for them.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-idle-attention-tends-time-nor-appetite ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->