Our Powerful Brain

Unconscious Competence

March 22, 2010

As a review, unconscious competence is the final stage of learning wherein we do things repeatedly over and over again until such time that we do things automatically as if it is our second nature.

It is important to note that if we want to be perfect at something we must do things repeatedly perfectly over and over again. If we do things repeatedly the wrong way over and over again we are just perfecting making mistakes or wrongdoings. Note that whatever we do repeatedly over and over again becomes our competency so choose to do the right things perfectly.

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Just what we discussed in the neuroplasticity, when we are learning something new, we make connections in brains—neuroconnections. When we reinforce the new information (by doing them over and over again), we reinforce the cellular structure and cellular cluster in our brain to the point the we move from conscious competence to unconscious competence.

Information on its own has no value and therefore are worthless unless we take it from conscious competence to unconscious competence.

By repeating pattern of thoughts or behavior over and over again, we reinforce the brain, thus, we condition the brain. So repeat the pattern of thought that is in line with the achievement of our goals so the brain will behave in ways according to what we did by repetition.

Learning Stages

March 18, 2010

The way we learn is we moved thru various stages in the process of developing competence.

There are four stages of learning and they are the following:

Stage 1 – Unconscious Incompetence
At this stage, people do not understand something and they do not even know that they do not understand. This is the state of ignorance. People do not know what they do not know.

Stage 2 – Conscious Incompetence

At this stage, people have an idea that they do not know something. People at this stage have admitted to themselves that they do not know something and possibly they admitted it to others too that they are incompetent.

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Stage 3 – Conscious Competence

In this stage, people understand or know how to do something but it requires so much focus, attention and concentration.

People at this stage, literally, do the right things in the right order repeatedly.

Stage 4 – Unconscious Competence

This is the stage where competence is automatic. It comes out naturally from a practiced person. The skill has become a second nature to people and performs effortlessly.

Unconscious Competence is the stage of learning we must be after. We do things as if it is our second nature. We do things on auto-pilot or automatically. We become unconscious competently when we do things perfectly over and over again. Please note, I mention “perfectly over and over again” so this is what should sink in our minds. If we do things repeatedly the wrong way over and over again, remember it too can become our competency. So, do things repeatedly perfectly over and over again.

Brain Hemispheres

March 11, 2010

Neuro-scientist said that we have two sides of the brain and these are the brain hemispheres. And, what links these two together is the corpus callusom.

Why I write about brain hemispheres?

In the old days, the measure of a person’s potentials and success is based on the so-called IQ. And during those days it was the one and sole benchmark.

As the scientist discovered more and more, it is found out that IQ only deals with person’s ability to work with words, numbers and logic. And, all of these functions are the functioning of the left-brain hemisphere.

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The other side of the brain is the right-brain hemisphere. The functions of this side, is more on rhyme, rhythm, music, pictures, creative, imagination and intuition.

So, when we encounter people who are not very good in school does not mean they are not intelligent. They are simply more of a right-brain person. Why? Because the school system we have is modeled after the functioning of left-brain. Consequently, those natural left-brain people tend to excel more in school.

For the natural right-brain people, do not be disheartened when we fail in math or we do not do much in schools. The tendency is right-brain become more successful in life because of the creativity, imaginative and intuitive functions of the right-brain hemisphere. This is only so if used properly.

What is important is we recognize that people deals with the world according to the naturalness of the prominence of their brain hemisphere. There are those who deal in a logical, methodical and structured manner while there are others who approach conceptually and socially. Just that people are tapping into different sides of their brain.

Note however, it is also important to recognize whatever our brain hemisphere prominence in, we can still learn new things because of brain plasticity. Thus, we can still achieve success.

By Yljien | Posted in Our Powerful Brain | Tagged brain, brain hemisphere | Comments (0)

Neuroplasticity

March 4, 2010

Neurosplasticity, also known as brain plasticity, is the ability of brain cells to make new connections. At this moment, your brain cells are making an average of one million new connections per second.

As we think, read, listen, experience and do something, we are enhancing or developing or boosting the neuroconnections in our brain.

So as we live our day-to-day and as we grow older, it is important that we increase our neuroactivity. Doing neuroactivities increase our intelligence and make our brain’s ability to find new answers.

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To emphasize, it is important to have that neuroactivity so we can have more neuroconnections. When scientist were examining Albert Einstein’s brain, they observed that he has the same brain size as any other human just that it has more neuroconnections than the average human brain.

For the people who are fond of saying, “it is just the way I am” or “this is just me,” there’s good news for them. They can choose to learn new things. They can make changes and learn new skills, which will change the neuroconnections in their brain. This means we are capable of achieving whatever it is we choose.

Therefore, our job is to make and create new neural connections according or based on what we dreamed of. Once we created new neural connections, then and only then will it become easier for us to have those dream success we longs for.

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January 8, 2010

Our Brain

Our brain is the most sophisticated, complex, and miraculous piece which is located at the top of our physical body and in between our ears.

Underlying facts about the brain

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Quantum physicists and brain-mind scientist found out that we are made of energy. If one will look at the smallest, most fundamental pieces of matter (not the atoms, protons, and electrons but the minuscule neutrons, gluons, quarks, and mesons that these subatomic particles are made of) thru a high-powered microscope, one will see little bits of electronic magnetic vibrating waves of light. Those bits are what we are made of and our brain controls the vibration of every one of them.

Also, in the past, scientists thought that brains are hardwired that people are born with genetic predispositions therefore people can not change. Hence, the saying, “you can not teach an old dog a new trick.” However with a new branch of physics called quantum physics and continuous research of brain-mind scientists, they discovered that brain can grow new brains cells (neurons) thru neurogenesis process.

Therefore, the good news is we can change the beliefs, behaviors, perceptions, and habits conditioned into our brain (internal programming) in the past and tap our brain’s inherent genius to achieve our goals and dreams.