<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Public figures learn to stop explaining. Long... > Public figures learn to stop explaining. Long exchanges with a determined critic rarely change minds and consume time needed for creation, so a calm policy of moving on preserves energy. The job is to be who one is, and convincing everyone is outside it. **Source:** [[livestreams/Authentic Video, Community Standards, and the Courage to Tell Your Story - Workbook|Authentic Video, Community Standards, and the Courage to Tell Your Story]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Public figures learn to stop explaining. Long exchanges with a determined critic rarely change minds and consume time needed for creation, so a calm policy of moving on preserves energy. The job is to be who one is, and convincing everyone is outside it.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-public-figures-learn-convincing-everyone-outside ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->