We often assume we have a “free” mind and we just learn stuff while we grow up. Humans are much more driven by hard-coded DNA than we think. So children learn different skills at different times with the help of these programs. Not much different than programming a computer.
If you have children you can literally see kicking in a new phase/program over night. They suddenly are interested in sound/ movement or they suddenly start to walk etc.
The fascinating thing is how complex these programs are. Children can learn every language on earth by just hearing it. Although we have super powerful computers, our written software lacks still massively behind in comparison to our DNA programs.
Well a big part of it is we send them to a building for 6 hours a day that hopefully encorages that learnimg and introduces new topics. Furthermore at home theybalso hopefully don’t have to stress about paying bills, cooking dinner, washing clothes etc.
You’d be surprised how mich you can learn as an adult with the right environment too. See the US diplo corps language learning schools which can get people to a professional fluency in as little as 6 months with a very intensive course.
Our brains are built so that we learn stuff faster and tie the stuff we’re learning together with other stuff we’re learning way better when we’re little.
The less-like-five version: we have an incredible amount of neuroplasticity when we’re young, which allows for more rapid skill and information acquisition. Coupled with the fact that EVERYTHING starts as new knowledge and experience when you’re starting with none, we see incredible leaps in both knowledge and capacity at early ages.
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