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The Brain That Changes Itself by Norman Doidge
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The Brain That Changes Itself

The Brain That Changes Itself by Norman Doidge

The brain is not fixed hardware. It rewires in response to what you repeatedly do and attend to, at every age.

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About this episode

What if your brain is far more adaptable than you've believed? In this episode, let's delve into the book "The Brain That Changes Itself" by Norman Doidge, which explores the science of neuroplasticity and how our brains continue to change through learning, attention, and experience!

Key takeaways

  1. 1

    Neurons that fire together wire together; practice literally reshapes the brain.

  2. 2

    Attention is the switch that makes plasticity happen.

  3. 3

    Old patterns can be unlearned, which means so can old beliefs about yourself.

Try this tonight

Pick one thought pattern you want to change and deliberately practice its replacement ten times today. You are building a road.

Journal prompt

“What am I wiring into my brain with what I repeat every day?”

Write about it