ABSTRACT

We are all changing constantly. We grow older and hopefully, wiser. Physically, the cells in our body are on average replaced every seven to ten years, although the blueprint remains the same. And brain cells last us our whole lives, explaining why thought and behavioural patterns are remarkably resilient to change. People tend to resist change because we are creatures of habit. Once thoughts and behavioural patterns are formed they become the automatic path of least resistance for the future. The well-known phrase ‘Neurons that fire together get wired together’ (Ghosh and Shatz, 1992) emphasises how once new pathways of thought become well-beaten, it’s hard for them to re-route.