<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Meanness may contain unused assertiveness,... > Meanness may contain unused assertiveness, selfishness may contain neglected self-preservation, and impatience may contain sensitivity to wasted life. Development separates the usable signal from the harmful behavior. The recovered capacity can then be trained for deliberate rather than reflexive use. **Source:** [[livestreams/Radical Self-Acceptance and Expanding the Opposite - Workbook|Radical Self-Acceptance and Expanding the Opposite]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Meanness may contain unused assertiveness, selfishness may contain neglected self-preservation, and impatience may contain sensitivity to wasted life. Development separates the usable signal from the harmful behavior. The recovered capacity can then be trained for deliberate rather than reflexive use.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-meanness-contain-unused-deliberate-rather-reflexive ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->