<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # New experiences expand possibility because the... > New experiences expand possibility because the nervous system cannot imagine only from abstraction. A lived encounter supplies fresh sensory evidence about what the world contains and what the self may be capable of becoming. Experience adds options to the model. **Source:** [[livestreams/How New Experiences Expand Possibility - Workbook|How New Experiences Expand Possibility]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “New experiences expand possibility because the nervous system cannot imagine only from abstraction. A lived encounter supplies fresh sensory evidence about what the world contains and what the self may be capable of becoming. Experience adds options to the model.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-new-experiences-expand-adds-options-model ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->