<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Psychological encounters can charge or drain... > Psychological encounters can charge or drain because social nervous systems regulate one another. The important distinction is not between difficult and easy people, but between relationships that metabolize difficulty and relationships that continually export it. **Source:** [[livestreams/Protecting Attention for a More Deliberate Life - Workbook|Protecting Attention for a More Deliberate Life]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Psychological encounters can charge or drain because social nervous systems regulate one another. The important distinction is not between difficult and easy people, but between relationships that metabolize difficulty and relationships that continually export it.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-psychological-encounters-charge-relationships-continually-export ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->