According to futurist, inventor and all-around incredibly smart guy, Ray Kurzweil, human beings actually reorganize their frontal cortex as they pursue mastery over different skills. For example, a musician redesigns his or her brain by means of constant study, practice and performance. The same thing applies to a mathematician, carpenter and pole dancer. The brain is physically changed over time by activity and learning. This means we have direct influence and control over how our minds operate. This means we actually mold our perception of the world by the way we mold our brains. This means that over the last twenty-eight years, I have reshaped my frontal lobe to do one thing, and one thing only -- art and writing. I cant tell you what a relief this knowledge is to me. To begin with, it single-handedly explains why I fail so consistently at other activities. It also eases my fears about my disintegrating memory. Why would my brain waste precious neurons remembering where I put my phone (in my pocket) for example.. The answer is, it wouldnt. In other words, I have an advanced case of art brain...
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 19:20:18 +0000
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