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# Listening improves boundary-setting because an...
> Listening improves boundary-setting because an accurate boundary responds to the behavior actually occurring. Poor listening produces generic defenses against imagined motives, leaving the real problem untouched.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Listening and Power — Warm-Up to Awareness Is Power - Workbook|Listening and Power — Warm-Up to Awareness Is Power]]
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“Listening improves boundary-setting because an accurate boundary responds to the behavior actually occurring. Poor listening produces generic defenses against imagined motives, leaving the real problem untouched.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-listening-improves-boundary-real-problem-untouched
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