{"id":3446,"date":"2013-03-08T02:57:08","date_gmt":"2013-03-08T10:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ten100tv.com\/?p=3446"},"modified":"2013-03-10T15:34:44","modified_gmt":"2013-03-10T22:34:44","slug":"ugscience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ten100tv.com\/?p=3446","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Greatness \u2013 Page 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>THE SCIENCE OF IMPROVEMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Inside the brain, neurons account for almost every class of mental phenomenon\u2026memory, emotion, muscle control, sensory perception, and so on.\u00a0 But there ARE questions neurons can&#8217;t explain: Why does it take so long to learn complex skills?\u00a0 Why does it take so much practice to become great?<\/p>\n<p>It turns out that this slow, patient persistence produces a white, pearlescent substance called myelin. Within that myelin, according to new research, lies the seed of talent.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z3Hwa_ZAoCs\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Myelin is a sausage-shaped layer of dense fat that wraps around the nerve fibers. \u00a0Myelin works the same way that rubber insulation works on a wire, keeping the signal strong by preventing electrical impulses from leaking out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ten100tv.com\/ugscience\/attachment\/23194\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3455\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3455\" title=\"23194\" src=\"https:\/\/ten100tv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/23194.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ten100tv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/23194.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ten100tv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/23194-88x70.jpg 88w, https:\/\/ten100tv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/23194-188x150.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The myelin gets thicker when the nerve is repeatedly stimulated. The thicker the myelin gets, the better it insulates and the faster and more accurately the signals travel. \u00a0Myelin controls the impulse speed, and impulse speed is crucial. \u00a0The better we can control it, the better we can control the timing of our thoughts and movements, whether we&#8217;re running, reading, singing or, perhaps more to the point, hitting a wicked topspin backhand.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists believe this myelin building through repeated activity is what separates the masses from the great athletes; the athletes\u2019 neuronal pathways for their specific skills have been <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2007\/03\/02\/sports\/tennis\/20070302_BRAIN_GRAPHIC.html\" target=\"_blank\">turned into superhighways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ten100tv.com\/ugscience\/myelinspeed\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3459\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"myelinspeed\" src=\"https:\/\/ten100tv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/myelinspeed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"469\" height=\"329\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Neurologists theorize that Myelin provides the common link between the Spartak kids, the Dominican baseball players and all the other hot spots on the talent map\u2026 a link all the more interesting for the fact that few people outside this branch of neurology know it even exists.<\/p>\n<p>Put simply:\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Want to achieve greatness? Build More Myelin.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Inadvertently, this science is producing a very empowering message. \u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>There&#8217;s no cell type that geniuses have that the rest of us don&#8217;t.<\/strong><\/span> \u00a0The problem isn\u2019t our inadequate genes or lack of gifts but our inability, so far, to tap into what we already have.<\/p>\n<p>Research shows that the uppermost achievers constantly redefine their own limits through repeated attempts <em>to reach beyond their current level<\/em>. \u00a0In other words, they practice at their craft in way that doesn\u2019t take no for an answer.<\/p>\n<p>What they may not even know, is that the more they push themselves, the more myelin they build, and the more myelin they build, the more obstacles they overcome.<\/p>\n<p>In a nutshell, our muscles and brain adapt to the demands we make of them.<\/p>\n<p>Armed with this knowledge, many will realize that greatness is within reach. \u00a0The question that has to be answered is, what are you willing to do to get there?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ten100tv.com\/ug2\/uglogo\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3137\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"UGLOGO\" src=\"https:\/\/ten100tv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/UGLOGO.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"549\" height=\"65\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ten100tv.com\/ugcatalysts\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE \u00a0TO CONTINUE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE SCIENCE OF IMPROVEMENT Inside the brain, neurons account for almost every class of mental phenomenon\u2026memory, emotion, muscle control, sensory perception, and so on.\u00a0 But there ARE questions neurons can&#8217;t explain: Why does it take so long to learn complex&#8230;..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-presentation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ten100tv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ten100tv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ten100tv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ten100tv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ten100tv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3446"}],"version-history":[{"count":55,"href":"https:\/\/ten100tv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4007,"href":"https:\/\/ten100tv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3446\/revisions\/4007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ten100tv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ten100tv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ten100tv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}