# Build a Life of Your Own Design by Bryant McGill > “Many people feel like machines on someone else's assembly line. Daily routines can carry a person along in a sleepwalking state. Recognizing that feeling is the first step toward building a life of one's own design.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Emergence, Compounding Effort, and the Architecture of a Mission - Livestream (Aug 2016)* ## Sources and Context - **Authoritative developed source:** [[livestreams/Emergence, Compounding Effort, and the Architecture of a Mission - Livestream|Emergence, Compounding Effort, and the Architecture of a Mission - Livestream]] — the Reminder reproduces the complete marked quotation object without alteration. For this workflow, the developed livestream document is the source authority. - **Agency context:** The assembly-line image describes the loss of authorship that can occur when routine carries a person without conscious direction. Recognition is presented as the first recoverable act of agency: noticing the inherited pattern makes deliberate life design possible. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/simple reminders/Your Future Begins with Your Next Thought|Your Future Begins with Your Next Thought]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Sovereign Citizen and the New Man|The Sovereign Citizen and the New Man]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Livestream:** [[livestreams/Emergence, Compounding Effort, and the Architecture of a Mission - Livestream|Emergence, Compounding Effort, and the Architecture of a Mission - Livestream]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Agency|Agency]] - [[wiki/Self-Determination|Self-Determination]] - [[wiki/Discipline|Discipline]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Many people feel like machines on someone else's assembly line. Daily routines can carry a person along in a sleepwalking state. Recognizing that feeling is the first step toward building a life of one's own design.” — Bryant McGill, Emergence, Compounding Effort, and the Architecture of a Mission - Livestream (Aug 2016) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-life-own-design ```