In my previous articles on "How to develop talent" I highlighted the importance of myelin in the development of skills and the fundamental role played by «intense practice»To master a skill, that is, it is necessary to repeat and repeat until mastering what we want. Only in this way will we develop our talent.
The idea of intense practice is powerful because it seems magical: a girl can start out as an ordinary music student and, in five minutes, get the equivalent of a month's work. The fact that a targeted effort can increase the speed of learning ten times is reminiscent of the kind of thing one reads in a fairy tale: a handful of magic beans turning into a magic vine. The strangest thing is that this enchanted vine is something like a neurological fact.
Myelin: key to developing talent
There is a microscopic substance called myelin. Myelin is the key to speak, read and develop learning skills. It is the key to being a human being.
Myelin is an insulating layer that surrounds the nerve fiber circuits that make up neurons. Increases the strength, speed and precision of the signals sent by neurons. The more we activate a certain circuit, the greater the amount of myelin that optimizes that circuit, so that our movements and thoughts become stronger, faster and more precise.
Getting brilliant at playing the piano, playing chess, or basketball takes a long time, and myelin is great for that. Source: Science Daily
I leave you with a video of a five-year-old girl amazingly playing the piano. Pure talent: