Suddenly I realized that a cell’s life is fundamentally controlled by the physical and energetic environment with only a small contribution by its genes. Genes are simply molecular blueprints used in the construction of cells, tissues, and
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“the frontal lobe is responsible for the conscious, willful, purposeful, intentional choices and actions that we undertake countless times each day. It is the home of the “true self.”
― Evolve Your Brain: The Science of Changing Your Mind
― Evolve Your Brain: The Science of Changing Your Mind
“You have to do stuff that average people don't understand because those are the only good things.”
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“Without learning and experiencing, we never upgrade our neural architecture.”
― Evolve Your Brain: The Science of Changing Your Mind
― Evolve Your Brain: The Science of Changing Your Mind
“I bargained with Life for a penny,
and Life would pay no more,
However I begged at evening
When I counted my scanty store;
Life is a just employer.
He gives you what you ask,
But once you have set the wages,
Why, you must bear the task.
I worked for a menial's hire,
Only to learn, dismayed,
That any wage I had asked of Life,
Life would have willingly paid”
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and Life would pay no more,
However I begged at evening
When I counted my scanty store;
Life is a just employer.
He gives you what you ask,
But once you have set the wages,
Why, you must bear the task.
I worked for a menial's hire,
Only to learn, dismayed,
That any wage I had asked of Life,
Life would have willingly paid”
―
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