<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Placing excellent work with respected people is... > Placing excellent work with respected people is not a substitute for excellence; it is a way of allowing excellence to be encountered in a context the audience already knows how to read. Recognition transfers attention, while the artifact must earn whatever attention remains. **Source:** [[livestreams/Long-Term Strategy, Social Capital, and Delayed Gratification - Workbook|Long-Term Strategy, Social Capital, and Delayed Gratification]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Placing excellent work with respected people is not a substitute for excellence; it is a way of allowing excellence to be encountered in a context the audience already knows how to read. Recognition transfers attention, while the artifact must earn whatever attention remains.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-placing-excellent-work-whatever-attention-remains ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->