"Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution."
Progress is not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be.
To be an artist is to believe in life.
1. Everyone is capable of learning, growing, and innovating.
2. By constantly challenging the brain, you can keep it plastic and malleable. Adopting a growth mindset is never too late.
3. If you want to be the best version of yourself, change your perspective and recognize that you have the ability to direct your own growth, achieve excellence, and realize your fullest and highest potential at all times.
Ahhh growth mindset. One of my children's third grade teachers introduced this concept to the class by encouraging them to examine the power of 'yet.' That instead of telling themselves "I'm not good at (a particular thing)," or "I can't do it" that they would tell themselves "I'm not good at it yet" or "I can't do it yet." I thought this was such a profound way to get such young children to develop healthy self-talk that encouraged their own growth.
How lucky we are to live in a time when neuroplasticity is so much more understood and continuous growth can occur...humans are truly amazing creatures.
I love how impactful your choice of quotes are, I've been reading a couple of your blog posts lately and a lot of quotes resonate with me or have one or way another taught me something. Thank you! "Progress is not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be," I am a big fan of the growth mindset and its something I try to work on daily.
Neuroplasticity is a key concept in the growth mindset. The brain can shift functions from impaired brain areas to unimpaired, and it can also change its physical structure through learning.
Neurogenesis is the creation of new neurons, and it happens in two ways. The first is through neural stem cells, which are more like seeds that become neurons when they're exposed to certain signals. A second way is through neurogenesis or the development of new neurons from the death of neurons or glial cells.
Thank you for this comment, such a wealth of information!
Your Fixed Mindset vs Growth Mindset visual is so helpful - easily explainable to anyone!
I was taught that you never stop learning. Our brain is capable of learning and mastering new things even as we age, contrary to some beliefs of “I’m too old to learn x, y, and z. The visual with the fixed and growth mainframe is true. If your mind is fixed, then yes, you can stop yourself from learning. However with a growth mainframe, you can learn what you put your mind to.
After re-reading this wonderful article I realized what a genuine gift neuro-plasticity is!
super interesting article! I think it's important to develop more of a growth mindset for any kind of personal development
Remarkable, neurobiology, cognitive science and creativity all bring the experience we call life to fruition! Simply adding in this practical drawing is brilliant.
This is a very interesting article about developing a great stress outlet and enhanced creativity. I do feel that I express my creativity and trying new things through my work of fabric by taking different pieces I create a picture by using the fabric on quilts I sew them together to show different things like mountains or animals or just different shapes start to form. Sometimes I do like to set aside some time every day for doodling also Zentangle I have some books on that which is a lot of fun as well. My son has a hard time with drawing because he says he’s no good with anything so I try to motivate him by using the Zentangle or doodles. I’m just letting him have fun. I let him know that each piece of art is beautiful because nobody will ever make it the same as you and that’s why every piece of art is unique and one-of-a-kind and special.
Great article about how we develop our mindset. Like any other great debate, I think that the true answer is somewhere in between. More specifically, I think that we are indeed born with this innate ability to complete certain tasks and acquire certain information, but I think that the limits are none existent from the very beginning. If you believe in the higher conscious then you know that we are all connected beyond what we see in this "reality". We are also born with all of the information the we need in life and are able to unlock it as we experience life. I myself have tried the drawing practice and it definitely does work and is quite enjoyable!
I think this article is a great reminder on how crucial it is to consistently exercise the brain for continuous growth. Not only a reminder to continue learning, but also to continue learning out of our comfort zones for a growing mindset.
Just listened to a podcast with Dr Andrew Huberman on this subject. Very interesting stuff!
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