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The reason, therefore, why it's important to focus intensely on the task at hand while avoiding distraction is because this is the only way to isolate the relevant neural circuits enough to trigger useful myelination.

By contrast, if you're trying to learn a complex new skill in a state of low concentration (perhaps you also have your fb feed open), you are firing too many circuits simultaneously and haphazardly to isolate the group of neurons you actually want to strengthen.

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