Discussion
Read a phrase today that's gonna live in my head rent-free for the foreseeable:
"Neurons that fire together wire together."
In other words - take extra care with how you continue to curate and combine your own experiences and how you incentivize your brain day to day, because neurobiology can mean you're training your brain to respond in deeply counterproductive ways.
@neurovagrant Colour code the zipties of the mind.
@Ra excellent turn of phrase
@neurovagrant Thanks for "Neurons that fire together wire together." It reminds me to seek out heroic tales on YouTube instead of current headlines. My joys today include "Molly of Denali" and "Mattʼs Off-Road Recovery" (fewer calories than chocolate truffles). #Brain #MollyOfDenali #MattʼsOffRoadRecovery #PBS
@neurovagrant this is also why meditation is beneficial over the long-term: you are essentially working to form new paths in your brain processes.
@neurovagrant What do you mean "curate and combine your own experiences"?
@independentpen gotta take a long hard look at what experiences you routinely pair together to see if you’re setting your brain up to fire in ways you’re not intending - connectome architecture means that you could, say, create robust interconnections between neuronal infrastructure where your best wins don’t generate joy because those wins are only paired with anxiety or refocusing rather than celebration (just one example)
@neurovagrant @independentpen
So, if I'm understanding this right, if you listen to audiobooks while you're doing your housecleaning, and you wind up listening to lots of audiobooks that explore some depressing theme (e.g. climate change or something); eventually you may like doing housework a lot less than you did before?
@Gorfram @independentpen sounds plausible (i am no expert though, literally just heard the phrase today and am barely smart enough to get the concept)
This is a bonfire demo instance for testing purposes
