I continue to read "The New Brain: How the Modern Age is Re-wiring Your Mind" by Doctor Richard Restak. Quite frankly, I am fascinated by the plasticity of the brain. Even as we move into senior adulthood the brain has the capacity to change fairly quickly.
However the level of ones performance and achievement can change only through time and intense preparation. K.A. Ericsson, on the basis of extensive research, teaches the 10 year rule. He believes that anyone who puts in the necessary time can eventually achieve high levels of performance and achievement. In other words, your brain will change in response to hard work. There is no substitute. Excellence requires effort.
