<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # A painful history may explain why someone behaves... > A painful history may explain why someone behaves destructively, but explanation becomes useful only when it changes the next decision. Understanding the origin of a pattern should increase navigability, not imprison everyone inside the pattern's biography. **Source:** [[livestreams/Leaving Toxic Dynamics Without Losing Compassion - Workbook|Leaving Toxic Dynamics Without Losing Compassion]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A painful history may explain why someone behaves destructively, but explanation becomes useful only when it changes the next decision. Understanding the origin of a pattern should increase navigability, not imprison everyone inside the pattern's biography.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-painful-history-explain-inside-patterns-biography ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->