<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # A media diet becomes a nervous-system environment.... > A media diet becomes a nervous-system environment. Repeated exposure to alarms, ridicule, conflict, and catastrophe can train attention toward threat even when the person's actual surroundings are asking for patience, concentration, or care. **Source:** [[livestreams/Attention, Media Incentives, and the Cheetos-and-Broccoli Strategy - Workbook|Attention, Media Incentives, and the Cheetos-and-Broccoli Strategy]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A media diet becomes a nervous-system environment. Repeated exposure to alarms, ridicule, conflict, and catastrophe can train attention toward threat even when the person's actual surroundings are asking for patience, concentration, or care.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-media-diet-becomes-patience-concentration-care ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->