<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Listening amplifies intelligence because another... > Listening amplifies intelligence because another mind contains observations, experiences, contradictions, and models unavailable from one's own position. The gain begins only when the listener can receive information without spending the entire interval preparing a display of intelligence. Receptivity increases the number of realities from which a model can learn. **Source:** [[livestreams/Constructing Genius Through Metacognition and Deep Listening - Workbook|Constructing Genius Through Metacognition and Deep Listening]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Listening amplifies intelligence because another mind contains observations, experiences, contradictions, and models unavailable from one's own position. The gain begins only when the listener can receive information without spending the entire interval preparing a display of intelligence. Receptivity increases the number of realities from which a model can learn.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-listening-amplifies-intelligence-realities-model-learn ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->