<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Mindful listening interrupts the automatic journey... > Mindful listening interrupts the automatic journey from another person's words to one's own defense. The pause protects meaning. Discipline turns response from reflex into choice. **Source:** [[livestreams/Mindful Listening and the Discipline of Response - Workbook|Mindful Listening and the Discipline of Response]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Mindful listening interrupts the automatic journey from another person's words to one's own defense. The pause protects meaning. Discipline turns response from reflex into choice.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-mindful-listening-interrupts-response-reflex-choice ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->