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# A professional community is a learning instrument...
> A professional community is a learning instrument when participation is real. Hundreds of meetings can teach timing, language, responsibility, leadership, and the unwritten rules of a field because the learner is repeatedly exposed to consequential social feedback.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Effort, Relationships, and a Life Built Through Learning - Workbook|Effort, Relationships, and a Life Built Through Learning]]
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“A professional community is a learning instrument when participation is real. Hundreds of meetings can teach timing, language, responsibility, leadership, and the unwritten rules of a field because the learner is repeatedly exposed to consequential social feedback.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-professional-community-learning-consequential-social-feedback
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