up:: [[Habits MOC]] tags:: #concept # 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)