# Contracts Exchange Future Attention for Present Benefit by Bryant McGill > “Contracts shape souls. Jobs, habits, subscriptions, debts, and social promises all exchange future time and attention for present benefit. Reading those contracts carefully keeps the exchange fair.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *The Ultimate Christmas Gift of Returning Yourself to Yourself - Livestream (Dec 2015)* ## Sources and Context - **Source:** [[livestreams/The Ultimate Christmas Gift of Returning Yourself to Yourself - Livestream|The Ultimate Christmas Gift of Returning Yourself to Yourself - Livestream]] — exact quotation from the developed livestream document. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/Analog Cognition and the Architecture of Continuity|Analog Cognition and the Architecture of Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/Humans and AIs as Entangled Learning Systems|Humans and AIs as Entangled Learning Systems]] - **Livestream:** [[livestreams/The Ultimate Christmas Gift of Returning Yourself to Yourself - Livestream|The Ultimate Christmas Gift of Returning Yourself to Yourself - Livestream]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Contractual Governance|Contractual Governance]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Contracts shape souls. Jobs, habits, subscriptions, debts, and social promises all exchange future time and attention for present benefit. Reading those contracts carefully keeps the exchange fair.” — Bryant McGill, The Ultimate Christmas Gift of Returning Yourself to Yourself - Livestream (Dec 2015) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-contracts-exchange-future-attention ```