WIRING IS ONLY PART OF THE STORY The danger when talking about brain wiring and temperament is that we take our wiring as fixed and assume it is destiny. It’s neither. There are genetic bases to our temperament; understanding this helps us understand ourselves, and this offers insight into why others are different from us. But while aspects of our temperament are inherited, there is ample evidence that they are not fixed. Practices such as meditation, serving others, and exercise can raise your baseline over time, and life events that involve trauma or depression can have a profound impact as
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