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Like begets like
It’s circular but true, we become what we do.
Like begets like is the natural process of Evolution’s Selfish Gene.
Because Natural Selection demands that organisms become more efficient to increase its chances of survival (see Survival of the Fittest).
Said another way, evolution’s Selfish Gene has a Prime Directive: survive. It this way, Nature is neutral. It grows what you feed it. You are what you eat.
That means whatever you do, whatever tiny action or thought, creates neural pathways; and neural pathways strengthen with use (see: The neural formation of habits is additive).
Others: You are what you eat. I am what I am.
This is a first principle; perhaps one of the most fundamental first principles…one with major ramifications
Related: Mirror Neurons (not included in the LYT Kit)