<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Separate self from idea so revision does not feel... > Separate self from idea so revision does not feel like annihilation. A person becomes intellectually stronger when a failed argument can be released without losing human standing. Revision then becomes evidence of intellectual vitality rather than defeat. **Source:** [[livestreams/Critical Thinking, Dignity, and the Practice of Respect - Workbook|Critical Thinking, Dignity, and the Practice of Respect]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Separate self from idea so revision does not feel like annihilation. A person becomes intellectually stronger when a failed argument can be released without losing human standing. Revision then becomes evidence of intellectual vitality rather than defeat.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-separate-self-idea-vitality-rather-defeat ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->