<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Stress often reveals an unspoken contract: I... > Stress often reveals an unspoken contract: I expected this person, institution, body, or day to behave differently. Naming the expectation makes it possible to renegotiate the contract instead of punishing reality for never signing it. **Source:** [[livestreams/Composure, Boundaries, and the Freedom Not to Rush - Workbook|Composure, Boundaries, and the Freedom Not to Rush]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Stress often reveals an unspoken contract: I expected this person, institution, body, or day to behave differently. Naming the expectation makes it possible to renegotiate the contract instead of punishing reality for never signing it.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-stress-often-reveals-reality-never-signing ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->