Neurogenesis continues throughout life and we have the capacity to establish new neural pathways and strengthen existing ones.

I am talking about being optimistic enough to sow some seeds in the hope that some of them will germinate and grow into flowers.

If we are not using our brains' capacity for challenge it feels to me as though it atrophies like an unused muscle.

There are probably times where the creative process is not helped by collaboration.

The trouble is if we take no new steps to try a new challenge, our comfort zone doesn't seem just to stay still, but retract.

If we think of our brains as a map, those early roads are like grooves, tram tracks, easy to fall into.

Meditation is focused attention and the more we practise focusing our brains the more connections we build up.