<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Train the eye to recognize filler. Boilerplate... > Train the eye to recognize filler. Boilerplate stories, oddity clickbait, and the advertising grid that surrounds them follow recognizable patterns, and once a person learns to spot them they appear everywhere. The trained eye can enjoy some lightness on purpose and still notice when it is being steered. **Source:** [[livestreams/The Cheetos-and-Broccoli Strategy — Media Incentives, Teamwork, and a Thousand Thought Leaders - Workbook|The Cheetos-and-Broccoli Strategy — Media Incentives, Teamwork, and a Thousand Thought Leaders]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Train the eye to recognize filler. Boilerplate stories, oddity clickbait, and the advertising grid that surrounds them follow recognizable patterns, and once a person learns to spot them they appear everywhere. The trained eye can enjoy some lightness on purpose and still notice when it is being steered.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-train-eye-recognize-notice-being-steered ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->