Neuroplasticity - sprint - 4
Discuss how understanding the principles of neuroplasticity benefits people
Understanding that the sky is the limit when it comes to learning is more important than we ever thought. Knowing that growth in our abilities is possible for everyone is so important. Being trapped in a mindset where you don’t realise that you can learn anything is damaging. That mindest doesn’t allow growth and isn’t very positive. We are born Knowing nothing we learn everything and can learn anything, it’s important to know this. We aren’t already born with the skills we posess. Our brains can change completely depending what tasks we are focusing on. The more we focus and practice something the more our brains will adapt pathways and store knowledge related to those subjects. Our brains are mouldable like putty.
Discuss how you might engage with the principles of neuroplasticity for your own benefit.
When facing any challenge or learning process it’s valuable to remember that this is part of the process. The difficult parts are often the most important, This is when we grow, this is when our brains are changing, neurons are firing and building new pathways all the time. If we stop doing something for a while the brain starts to make less of a pathway towards those things because it thinks that we don’t need that information so much anymore. It's important to remember when learning something that may seem challenging that this is key to reaching your optimum level of learning and updating the pathways in the brain. The challenges are where we grow and discover new understandings of a topic or skill No matter your age or where you are from it doesn’t matter our brains constantly change and we are responsible for what we feed it.
What are some of the ways to increase your neuroplasticity.
If you do certain things more often or dedicate more time to
them then the brain will strengthen it’s connections in regards
to those activities. This is involved whenever we are learning
but also can be crucial in carving out habits that we have,
good or bad. If we keep doing something it’s more likely we
are going to keep doing it and the more we do it the better we
will get! 
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Growth Mindset - what it is and why it is relevant?
It is extremely relevant as having the opposite mindset of thinking that we are not good at something or unable to improve in something is shooting ourselves down immediately. It can puts the breaks on the learning process before you even start. Many people believe they are born with a mindset that cannot be changed after childhood and that learning new things is very difficult beyond the younger ages. This is however not true as well as not being a useful mindset that will benefit the learning process and growth of our minds! We need to realise that having a mindset where we know we can grow in any subject we turn our focus and attention can have incredible results on our learning abilities. The sky really is the limit here!
In this exploration, did anything surprise you? Change for you?
Having looked at this subject before nothing was a huge surprise,
however! It is always good to be reminded of the benefits of this often and
give yourself a boost, especially if you are struggling with something
you are learning. The growth mindset is so important for learning to code!
