The human mind is a masterpiece of evolution, not only because of its intelligence but even more so because of the ability of its owners to rewire themselves through conscious discipline. Despite our predisposition (genetic, environmental, or otherwise), the human brain has amazing plasticity. That simply means we can rewire ourselves if we put in the effort to do so. That’s the good news. The bad news is that as our neural pathways become trained to do things one way we find it increasingly harder to change these pathways. You can still learn to play piano or speak Mandarin at 50, but it may take you 10 times as long as a 5-year-old.
