# Deliberate Self-Dialogue Can Reshape a Life by Bryant McGill > “Language becomes a practice of transformation when self-dialogue moves from unconscious repetition to deliberate authorship. The words repeated within a person help organize perception and action. Choosing those words with care reshapes a life.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Language, Self-Dialogue, and the Practice of Transformation - Livestream (Sep 2016)* ## Sources and Context - **Source:** [[livestreams/Language, Self-Dialogue, and the Practice of Transformation - Livestream|Language, Self-Dialogue, and the Practice of Transformation - Livestream]] — exact quotation from the developed livestream document. - **Conceptual context:** Repeated inner phrasing makes some interpretations and actions easier to retrieve. Deliberate self-observation can interrupt inherited scripts and replace automatic language with more accurate or useful formulations. ## 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/Language, Self-Dialogue, and the Practice of Transformation - Livestream|Language, Self-Dialogue, and the Practice of Transformation - Livestream]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Self-Dialogue|Self-Dialogue]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Language becomes a practice of transformation when self-dialogue moves from unconscious repetition to deliberate authorship. The words repeated within a person help organize perception and action. Choosing those words with care reshapes a life.” — Bryant McGill, Language, Self-Dialogue, and the Practice of Transformation - Livestream (Sep 2016) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-self-dialogue-reshapes-life ```