Boy hasn’t time has flown! It was 1801 when the double – slit experiment was first created. In 1926 Schrodinger conceived what became known as the Schrodinger wave equation. Yet how many people in ‘normal’ environments (i.e. not studying physics) are actually talking about the implications of the infamous collapse of the wave function? From [...]
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Your real potential
Average neurons in your brain form around 1000 synaptic connections. Many receive up to 10,000 inputs while some cells in the cerebellum receive up to 100,000. To put it mildly, your neurons are well connected! If Coaching really does enable you to increase your self-directed neuroplasticity then it is worth looking at how you can [...]
What is your true potential?
How much of your true potential is determined by the genes you do or do not have? How much is down to your environment? Or the education and experiences you had before you were 7? Anders Ericsson may hold the answer to this question. He has spent the last 20 years studying geniuses and other [...]
Could you be a genius?
About a year ago I had the privilege of meeting a grand champion chess player who was supporting the initiative in Belize teaching children to play chess. They were finding it had a dramatic impact on the behaviour of the children inside and outside school. Years ago we believed that things like being a genius [...]
How much can the mind control the chemicals?
Since I was 12 I’ve had a real fascination with ‘mental illness’. I began reading books on schizophrenia because it struck me as one of the starkest shifts from ‘sanity’ to something different. Since then I’ve been privileged to become close to several people who have been diagnosed with a range of mental illnesses. Each [...]
Is your brain organised?
Since we will be referring more to how the brain works and the components of your brain it seems appropriate to look at how your brain is organised. The bottom of your brain is composed of the brain stem and cerebellum and some smaller components. Your pons and medulla keep your heart pumping and your [...]
