<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Survival mode narrows the planning horizon because... > Survival mode narrows the planning horizon because urgent needs consume working attention. Creative policy therefore begins with material reality: food, water, shelter, health, safety, mobility, and education are not separate from culture; they are part of the infrastructure from which culture becomes possible. **Source:** [[livestreams/Creativity, Liberty, and the Conditions That Make Art Possible - Workbook|Creativity, Liberty, and the Conditions That Make Art Possible]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Survival mode narrows the planning horizon because urgent needs consume working attention. Creative policy therefore begins with material reality: food, water, shelter, health, safety, mobility, and education are not separate from culture; they are part of the infrastructure from which culture becomes possible.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-survival-mode-narrows-culture-becomes-possible ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->