People tend to slip up and go along the old road before they realise what they've done and climb out of it again.

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

Our brains do not have to be fixed, they can be plastic.

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

If someone is depressed they tend to retreat within the inner circle of their comfort zone which in the longer term, may contribute to exacerbating a problem rather than soothing it and if not seeking to expand the comfort zone becomes the norm.

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

I think there is probably something evolutionary in that we are drawn to the easiest option. But in our age of convenience, cars, ready meals and off the peg mean that we are in danger of being mentally under stretched.