<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # A mixture of encouragement and challenge can keep... > A mixture of encouragement and challenge can keep an audience open while preserving intellectual pressure. Encouragement creates enough receptivity for the relationship to continue; carefully placed challenge interrupts habituation and helps the audience develop greater tolerance for responsibility, complexity, and change. **Source:** [[livestreams/Independent Media, Audience Trust, and the Responsibility of Reach - Workbook|Independent Media, Audience Trust, and the Responsibility of Reach]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A mixture of encouragement and challenge can keep an audience open while preserving intellectual pressure. Encouragement creates enough receptivity for the relationship to continue; carefully placed challenge interrupts habituation and helps the audience develop greater tolerance for responsibility, complexity, and change.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-mixture-encouragement-challenge-responsibility-complexity-change ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->