By focusing intensely on a specific skill, you're forcing the specific relevant circuits in your brain to fire, again and again, in isolation. This repetitive use of specific circuit triggers cells called oligodendrocytes to begin wrapping layers of myelin around the neurons in the circuits - effectively cementing the skill.
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The neurological “success” aspect behind deliberate practice in any activity is myelin.
Myelin is a fatty tissue created by oligodendrocytes around neurons, acting like an insulator that allows neurons to fire faster and cleaner.
When you focus intensely, you...
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