Me, My Brain & I

The Brain is Complex

The brain is one of the most complex things in the universe and one of the reasons it’s so fascinating is that it’s always changing. Trying to understand it can feel like solving a Rubik’s Cube while the pieces keep moving.

For a long time, people believed the brain was fixed after adolescence. This led to those self-limiting ideas we still hear today: “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks”, “I’m too old to learn that”, or “That’s just how I am.”

But science tells a very different story.

Your Brain Can Change – At Any Age

We now know that the brain continually adapts as we learn. In fact, ongoing learning is thought to help buffer against typical age-related decline. When you challenge your brain with new and varied skills. For example, learning a language, playing an instrument, dancing, painting, or any three new things at once. The complexity activates something powerful.

This kind of stimulating challenge creates eustress: the positive, beneficial kind of stress that pushes your brain to grow and reorganise. This ability to change is called neuroplasticity.

Modern brain imaging has provided compelling evidence. For example, studies show that the posterior part of the hippocampus (the area involved in memory and navigation) becomes larger in people training to be London taxi drivers. Their brains literally reshape in response to learning.

Your brain is built on the same biological foundations.

Yes, change takes effort. Sometimes it feels uncomfortable. But that discomfort is often the sign that your brain is adapting.

Eustress + Sleep = Your Foundations for Success

Learning and positive challenge fuel neuroplasticity.
But sleep is where your brain consolidates it.

Together, they form a powerful foundation for improving wellbeing, confidence, resilience, and how you experience daily life.

Start Small – Progress Beats Perfection

If taking on something new feels overwhelming, break it down into smaller and smaller steps. You don’t need to change everything at once. You just need momentum.

Perfection is an illusion. Progress is real.

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