Comments on: I Was A Teenage Neuro-Plasticity Junkie

By: Jackie

Jackie — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:16:36 +0000

Craving new ways to change thought processes for a better understanding.
The need to view life/world in a different light. Adapting our brains to live life as we know it now, not 10 years ago. Life is ever changing and it is important we change our thought processes to better suit our needs.

Although, some people are afraid of such a change.

Have a wonderful wordy day! :}

By: M.T.

M.T. — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:01:00 +0000

@Alvaro: I thought you might find it interesting. Framing some of my experiences as neurogenisis is fun, even if perhaps not scientifically accurate. I considered running off to a 3rd world country a few years ago, unfortunately it can’t really happen right now. But the team/social entrepenuerish thing seems key for me… and my current explorations of forced-fiction writing and video-as-an-art medium seem to be filling the need for now. If I weave social benefit into one of those, we might have a winner!

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@Jackie, I do think I understand. As you could tell from this article, I’m currently looking at it not so much as a hole I’m trying to fill, or that “the last big thing” wasn’t “the right big thing”, or not finding satisfaction — instead, maybe it is actually that *burst* of new mental processes that I crave. That makes things a bit easier for me to approach, somehow. Could that come close to describing your sense of it?

By: Jackie

Jackie — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 20:10:15 +0000

I have read this post several times and still feel the need to say something.

“I hop from one project to the next, in search of the next big mind-fix.”

There is this need in our minds to fill a gap/need. I just cannot put my finger on a word or phrase that fits. For years I have been doing the same thing. Searching for the next ‘thing’ to fulfill an ‘emptiness’(?) The feeling of needing to do something, physically/mentally, new and exciting. We keep jumping from one thing to the next never finding complete satisfaction.

Here’s to hoping my ramblings made some kind of sense!

By: Alvaro

Alvaro — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:43:15 +0000

What an interesting post.

You are craving for a major neuroplasticity project.

And I remember you said you were very interested in social entrepreneurship.

What about spending 1-2 years in a developing country fully devoted to a project you feel passionate about, working together with a worthy team, getting to develop/ know a new “you”.

Or what about a career change, into something that presents both a major challenge but where you feel motivated to constantly learn/ evolve?

By: M.T.

M.T. — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 05:43:37 +0000

Thank you for the link, Chris, it looks interesting. I’ll check it out more fully over the weekend. I’ve been close to 3 survivors of severe head injuries, so I certainly appreciate the effort you’ve made in putting the info together.

By: Chris Pratt

Chris Pratt — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 04:48:51 +0000

I am also an example on neuroplasticity. My website and the Brain-Sense program that grew out of my own experiences are proof of that reality.

Chrck it out.