Jim Kwik explains how mirror neurons make us unconsciously imitate the people around us. Your friends' habits, from smoking to spending, shape your own choices. He says you need to deliberately choose who you spend time with because your social circle determines who you become.
Who you spend time with is who you become. Literally, you have mirror neurons, and your mirror neurons in your nervous system is when you could watch a sport or watch a movie and you could feel what they feel, or you have empathy for other people. We're always imitating people. If you're around 9 broke people, you're gonna be the 10th, right? Like, you hear these things all the time. It's not just your biological networks or your neurological networks. Analyze your social networks, 'cause whether or not you smoke has less to do with your neurological networks and more to do whether or not your friends' friends smoke.
The Library of Minds: Brain Coach: How to Stay Sharp When AI Does the Thinking | Jim Kwik
