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“All of imagination - everything that we think, we feel, we sense - comes through the human brain. And once we create new patterns in this brain, once we shape the brain in a new way, it never returns to its original shape.” quote by Jay S. Walker
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“All of imagination - everything that we think, we feel, we sense - comes through the human brain. And once we create new patterns in this brain, once we shape the brain in a new way, it never returns to its original shape.”

Jay S. Walker

About This Quote

Source Talk: TEDx, 2013

Human imagination and brain plasticity mean new patterns reshape the brain permanently.

In simple terms: New mental patterns permanently change the brain.

Key Takeaway

Cultivate new mental habits.

Themes

imagination neuroplasticity change

Mood

inspirational educational

Type

psychological neuroscientific

When to use this quote

  • learning new skills
  • creative thinking
  • habit formation
  • brain training

Key Concepts

cognitive science psychology

Questions to Reflect On

  • What new pattern will you adopt?
  • How to sustain brain changes?
A Different Perspective

Old habits may resist change.

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