<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Institutions train patterns because institutions... > Institutions train patterns because institutions require predictability. Mature participation means learning the rules well enough to contribute, negotiate, redesign, or depart without confusing every inherited rule with reality itself. **Source:** [[livestreams/Breaking Automatic Patterns and Reclaiming Agency - Workbook|Breaking Automatic Patterns and Reclaiming Agency]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Institutions train patterns because institutions require predictability. Mature participation means learning the rules well enough to contribute, negotiate, redesign, or depart without confusing every inherited rule with reality itself.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-institutions-train-patterns-rule-reality-itself ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->