<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The system is us. The rules, institutions, and... > The system is us. The rules, institutions, and habits that constrain us were built by people before us and are kept alive by people now, which means that awareness and changed behavior can gradually reshape them. Awareness is power: the greater the awareness, the greater the power. **Source:** [[livestreams/Cultural Conditioning and the Work of Self-Determination - Workbook|Cultural Conditioning and the Work of Self-Determination]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The system is us. The rules, institutions, and habits that constrain us were built by people before us and are kept alive by people now, which means that awareness and changed behavior can gradually reshape them. Awareness is power: the greater the awareness, the greater the power.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-system-rules-institutions-awareness-greater-power ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->