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Very good points! I wholeheartedly agree with the idea of being conscious of your brain rewiring itself. It's a very strange feeling. Another time when I've felt it, though, is when I experimented using only my left hand for a month (including for writing homework assignments, etc.) It was very slow-going at first, but I found myself approaching things in a novel way... it's really weird to try to explain.

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Yeah. It's like learning how to ride a bike - the first few times you've practiced, you consciously have to think of all the different details. Putting your foot on the pedal, keeping the steering wheel straight, pushing your foot down.. But, as you continue, you stop consciously thinking about an increasing amount of details, until you get to the point where you can drive a bike and talk with someone at the same time, easy peasy.

Right! I find it fascinating that "beginner's mind" is a concept spoken about in Buddhism a lot. I get the same sense when I travel to a country where I don't speak the local language. All of a sudden, everything is fresh and new. Better than the wildest drug ;)

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