Quotes About Rewiring

For better or worse, we're rewiring our brains for what the technology industry now calls "continuous partial attention.

Neuroscientists have a saying: "As the neuron fires, the brain rewires." It means that when you perform a behavior repeatedly, over time, your brain actually changes itself structurally to support that habit. "Plasticity," as it's called, will occur in support of any habit—good or bad.

People can't fix from the outside a perspective that needs to be rewired on the inside. Only the Lord can do that.

Think about what you're thinking. When you consciously analyze the ideas you've formed about a person and weigh these perceptions against reality, you can rewire your brain and build new, more accurate perceptions. Then you'll be communicating with the person who's really in front of you—not the fictitious character conjured up by your false perceptions.

Once again, it is important to keep in mind that there isn't necessarily a connection between how much you are enjoying the practice and its longer-term benefits. It can take time for the mind to reconnect fully with the body as countless networks in the brain have to rewire and strengthen themselves.