It seems whether we have a tendency towards being flexible or structured affects how we create, how we parent, how we work.

In order to stretch ourselves we do need to experience the vulnerability of not knowing the outcome.

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

We need to look at the repetitions in the stories we tell ourselves [and] at the process of the stories rather than merely their surface content. Then we can begin to experiment with changing the filter through which we look at the world, start to edit the story and thus regain flexibility where we have been getting stuck

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.

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.

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.