Dallas Bragg compares early brain development to a vinyl record: deep grooves carved by childhood experiences become permanent patterns that shape beliefs and personality for life. The brain preserves these imprints mechanically, without judging whether they're helpful or harmful.
So early on in our development, our brains were the most elastic, a clean slate ready to record patterns. Imagine your tender brain as a vinyl record, deep circular patterns being carved into it by the needle of external stimulation. These were the original and most lasting imprints that formed your worldview, your beliefs, And what you know as your personality. The brain functions as a mechanical machine fighting to maintain these imprinted cycles. Therefore, it does not differentiate between which cycle results in a positive or negative outcome for you. It just knows patterns, and it will follow the same one for eternity.
