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# Written rules provide public coordination, while...
> Written rules provide public coordination, while unwritten rules distribute trust, forgiveness, introduction, and advancement. Institutional literacy requires learning both without confusing tacit knowledge with permission to deceive.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Beyond the Rules — Systems Literacy and Unconventional Paths - Workbook|Beyond the Rules — Systems Literacy and Unconventional Paths]]
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“Written rules provide public coordination, while unwritten rules distribute trust, forgiveness, introduction, and advancement. Institutional literacy requires learning both without confusing tacit knowledge with permission to deceive.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-written-rules-provide-knowledge-permission-deceive
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