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

Sometimes an artist's vision may get blurred when subjected to a committee because an artwork is usually an expression of something unconscious that is better left in the realm of one person's unconscious if it is to speak to another person's unconscious.

Two brains are better than one. You've twice the brain capacity and you have two sets of experiences and genes to bring to any challenge.

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

When we had to survive on our wits, gather and kill our food from scratch and be more at the mercy of our environment than we are today, we probably had enough challenge to keep our brains healthy.

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

If we keep practicing mental skills it is likely we can strengthen neural connections and make new connections.