http://mindhacks.com/2007/09/11/the-perpetual-duel-with-external-forces/ Neuroscience and psychology news and views. Wed, 22 May 2013 13:23:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://mindhacks.com/2007/09/11/the-perpetual-duel-with-external-forces/#comment-7132 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 04:44:24 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2007/09/11/the-perpetual-duel-with-external-forces/#comment-7132 Comments work again? Great. That Bin Laden joke was good.

]]> http://mindhacks.com/2007/09/11/the-perpetual-duel-with-external-forces/#comment-7131 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 02:25:13 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2007/09/11/the-perpetual-duel-with-external-forces/#comment-7131 Great quote. A Spanish friend and neuroscientist just reminded of another one: “todo hombre puede ser, si se lo propone, escultor de su propio cerebro”. Usually translated as “Each man is the sculptor of his own brain”, a more precise translation would be “Each man can be, if he so determines, the sculptor of his own brain”.
Note:
- “CAN be”
- “if he so determines”…meaning both intention and action
Vaughan: in my view, our daily thoughts and habits, meditation, cognitive therapy, and programs such as MindFit, are “sculpting” tools…no more no less than tools. Good for some goals and contexts, not for others. The context and goals of a kid are different from those of an adult.
Btw, thanks for the very cool MRI videos!

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