<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The inner dialogue is communication because the... > The inner dialogue is communication because the self is both speaker and listener. Repeated language trains expectations, narrows or expands the option set, and teaches the nervous system which future actions appear possible. **Source:** [[livestreams/Constructing Genius Through Metacognition and Deep Listening - Workbook|Constructing Genius Through Metacognition and Deep Listening]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The inner dialogue is communication because the self is both speaker and listener. Repeated language trains expectations, narrows or expands the option set, and teaches the nervous system which future actions appear possible.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-inner-dialogue-communication-actions-appear-possible ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->