<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Most conversational failure begins when self-talk... > Most conversational failure begins when self-talk becomes louder than the speaker. The mind prepares defense, comparison, advice, and autobiography. Discipline returns attention to what has not yet been understood. **Source:** [[livestreams/The Discipline of Genuine Listening - Workbook|The Discipline of Genuine Listening]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Most conversational failure begins when self-talk becomes louder than the speaker. The mind prepares defense, comparison, advice, and autobiography. Discipline returns attention to what has not yet been understood.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-most-conversational-failure-attention-yet-understood ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->