Dr. David Eagleman
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You know, that keeps going and you'll have decades ahead of you where you can start doing stuff.
But yes, the reason to learn everything you can is because all that stuff cashes out at various points in your life.
When you're starting your next business or you're, you know, wanting to do the next great thing where you're surfing the web of AI, you know, you'll say, oh, I learned this thing when I was 16.
I learned this thing when I was 22.
Yeah.
It turns out that area of the brain is involved and other networks as well.
Because when you're doing something new and challenging and difficult, you have stress and anxiety.
Your whole brain is active.
Let's say I measured your brain, even with something like EEG, electron cephalography.
That's where I stick electrodes on the outside.
Let's say I measure your brain and my brain.
We're doing something that, let's say, you're an expert at.
What's something you're really good at?
Juggling?
Okay.
Let's say you're an expert juggler.
Let's say I've never juggled.
Okay.
If we're both juggling, you're going to be much better than I am.
But your brain...