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by cen4 597 days ago
Its both nature/genes and nurture/environment.

Nature is what you get when you go and buy a new laptop. Nurture is what you get after it fills up with shit over the years. So you got to be careful about what you install and allow in.

Inputs from the Environment the brain is constantly receiving changes genes, brain structures and brain chemistry over time. You can then pass those changes to the next gen. Media ("media"ting Information entering the brain), plays a big role in what inputs the brain is getting. Its all around you and constantly feeding your brain signals you might not even be conscious off. Media also exploits people's Negativity Bias which compounds the issue.

So pay attention to what you pay attention too. Divide all the info entering into - entertainment, short term value, long term value. Filter out everything else.