<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # A swamped lifeboat saves no one. A rescuer can... > A swamped lifeboat saves no one. A rescuer can pull a few people aboard, and trying to take everyone sinks the boat and all its passengers. Capacity, load, and timing determine how much help is possible. **Source:** [[livestreams/Boundaries, Survival, and Refusing to Become a Toxic Dumping Ground — Part 1 - Workbook|Boundaries, Survival, and Refusing to Become a Toxic Dumping Ground — Part 1]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A swamped lifeboat saves no one. A rescuer can pull a few people aboard, and trying to take everyone sinks the boat and all its passengers. Capacity, load, and timing determine how much help is possible.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-swamped-lifeboat-saves-much-help-possible ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->