In soccer first you learn levitation, then telepathy

1. A definition…

Neuroplasticity: The brain’s ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections throughout life.

2. Curiosity and Frustration improve Neuroplasticity.

When we engage with a problem that we can’t solve from prior experience, the frustration and curiosity actively build new neural pathways. The ‘Aha’ moment is our brain discovering a new chemical pathway.

3. In ‘Mythologies’ Roland Barthes said this about Plastic…

“plastic is the very idea of its infinite transformation”

4. The Future and Plastic Brains

“I wonder if economists … under-theorize the idea that positive visions of the future drive long-term growth. To put it in a different way, I wish that they would consider definite optimism as human capital. In addition to education levels, human capital models should consider factors like optimism, imagination, and hope for the future.“

Dan Wang in a gorgeous article called “Definite optimism as human capital”

6. Neuroplasticity isn’t a new idea, consider ‘The Fox and the Hedgehog’

There are remarkable similarities between some of our old analogies, and this contemporary model of our brains.

The Fox vs Hedgehog analogy…

The hedgehogs are more the big idea people, more decisive,” while the foxes are more accepting of nuance, more open to using different approaches with different problems. The Greek poet Archilochus wrote, “the fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.”

6.1 also…there’s the Fluid Intelligence analogy

“Fluid intelligence refers to the ability to reason, analyze, and solve problems. When we use fluid intelligence, we aren’t relying on any pre-existing knowledge. Instead, we are using logic, pattern recognition, and abstract thinking to solve new problems.”

from “Fluid Versus Crystallized Intelligence: What’s the Difference?” in ThougthCo

7. Ultimate Plasticity | All of the Olympic sports as one movement.

Please do watch this video, it is remarkable. It is called Concatenation 2 OLYMPIC GAME by Donato Sansone