Neurolinguistics to Change Perception

Certain fields come in style.

Other fields go out of style.

What influences the change?

Depends.

Sometimes it is a technology that gives us awareness into a field that we never fathomed.

Other times, different cultures require different modes of thinking.

And certain topics are eternal.

One topic that is eternal is a human being chasing a better life for themselves.

Invite more joy & confidence, shed the ignorance & lack of confidence.

Our perception determines a good part of how we live.

The perception consists of the physical side…

How our nervous system is processing information.

And the perception consists of the intangibles.

The story that we tell ourselves.

Neurolinguistics is the study of how language is processed in the brain.

But do we only want to stop at processing?

Can we use the topic of neurolinguistics to advance our life?

These are some questions to ask ourselves.

The Rise in Brain Studies

Due to the rise in technology, we are able to view the brain like never before.

Concepts that are relevant now were never heard of a few decades ago.

Neuroplasticity.

‘Huh?’

This is the study of showcasing that the brain is not fixed for life.

Neurons that fire together wire together.

Advances in technology show the studies of different human brains on a deeper level.

The nervous system intrigues anyone who is looking to improve their life…at one point or another.

The nervous system is broken down into:

Central: brain & spine.

Peripheral: sensory nerves & motor nerves.

These studies allow us to learn more about deliberate practice, practical effects of meditation, learning, skill-building & much more.

Therefore, the brain is a large component of who we are.

Rise of Linguistics Studies

Linguistics comes down to language.

Why is this subject so prominent nowadays?

Due to the rise of information technology.

Wallace Wattles in the Science of Getting Rich was talking about how thoughts will be a large part of building wealth.

Well, in the 21st century, what he was saying is clearer than ever.

Individuals & small companies are building empires thru content.

How is the content created?

Different vehicles.

Film, pictures….and words.

Words allow us to communicate.

Words allow us to paint our perception.

Picture an ‘elephant.’

In an objective look, ‘elephant’ includes a bunch of letters.

What are letters really?

A bunch of scribbles.

Yet, those scribbles gave you an image in the mind.

The scribbles spoke to the brain, fired off certain neural pathways…and presented an image to the mind.

Therefore, we are starting to see a bridge between linguistics & the nervous system.

Rewiring Ourselves With Words

Traditional neurolinguistics has come down to studying how language is represented in the brain.

Cool.

But what does that mean for me?

How is that improving my life?

It’s great that certain words are firing different neural pathways.

Its great scientists are able to track measurements.

But quite frankly, this is an obvious fact in my world.

A bunch of studies should complement a bigger purpose in terms of improvement, it should not be the purpose.

‘What do you think should be the purpose of neurolinguistics?’

How we can use it to rewire ourselves.

The brain is plastic. It’s capable of being molded thru knowledge & experiences.

Scribbles, aka words, influence the brain which generates pictures in the mind.

The subconscious mind is the picture mind.

The subconscious mind dictates 95% of our reality.

You following the logic?

‘Are you implying that we can use words to rewire our nervous system?’

That’s exactly what I’m saying.

How to Use Neurolinguistics to Obtain a Better Life

You see..

Everything comes down to perception.

And if we can control our perception, we can control our life.

The reticular activating system is a bunch of neurons in our brain stem that selects relevant information.

‘Who determines what is relevant?’

Either you or society.

Society is constantly creating narratives that eventually influence the reticular activating system.

In order to be in charge of your own perception, aim to create your own story.

This comes down to a few easy steps:

Gain experience to see where you want to be.

Getting a rough understanding of where you want to be requires trial and error.

Once you spot that, things start becoming golden.

From there, the key is to leverage the past & present.

When you have a target for the future or as I like to say, ideal, now the past & present start to make more sense.

How can you make it make more sense?

Thru the process of words.

Write or speak about the present & past with the intention of making it make sense.

That’s what acts like gratitude comes down to.

2 stages of gratitude:

1. Aimlessly listing out things that you are happy for.

2. Purposefully listing out things that move you towards an ideal.

It takes 1 to get to 2.

The key understanding is to use WORDS.

Understand you are rewiring your nervous system (the processing center) with every word that you write, type, and/or speak.

Even if you can’t notice changes yet.. just wait for it.

The reticular activating system works gradually.

Leveraging Neurolinguistics for Storytelling & Self Improvement

The beauty of turning your life into a story is the practical benefits that it has.

Spend every day, using words to command the brain.

Victims are controlled by their brains.

Victors program their brains.

The vivid images of the past & present lead to clarification of the future.

Acts like gratitude, affirmations, journaling make more sense when learning the science of these concepts.

I recommend warming up with a daily journaling routine to build a relationship with the words.

This is killing multiple birds with 1 stone.

CEOs, entrepreneurs, leaders are viewing storytelling as a top tier skillset.

Once you can comprehensively articulate the story of your life, it becomes easier to expand the skillset.

It’s hard to create characters of other figures when finding it difficult to understand the character of yourself.

Create stories from your life.

Fire neurons in unique motions.

Wire neurons thru repetition.

Rewire the nervous system thru neurolinguistics.

Level up storytelling.

And the reticular activation system will rewire.

Using Neurolinguistics to Achieve for More

As more studies regarding the impact of words on the nervous system rise…

The more science will reach the conclusions discussed in this blog.

Use words to rewire.

What math is for the objective world.

Language is for the subjective world.

The world of perception.

By engineering & crafting the story we tell ourselves, we change ourselves on a physiological level.

A level that melts away tension.

Subjects come and go.

Yet, the eternal truths always remain in style.

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– ArmaniTalks