<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The need to vindicate oneself can make a critic... > The need to vindicate oneself can make a critic the hidden director of the day. Refusing the summons returns attention to the work whose existence will ultimately communicate more than another defensive explanation. **Source:** [[livestreams/Investing Attention in Work That Keeps Serving - Workbook|Investing Attention in Work That Keeps Serving]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The need to vindicate oneself can make a critic the hidden director of the day. Refusing the summons returns attention to the work whose existence will ultimately communicate more than another defensive explanation.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-need-vindicate-oneself-another-defensive-explanation ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->