Theta
The human brain operates in a theta brainwave state (4–8 Hz) during the first seven years of life. This slow-cycling state is akin to hypnosis, making children especially receptive to programming from their environment by just watching. This makes them highly suggestible, absorbing social norms, language, beliefs, and emotional responses directly from their caregivers and surroundings without critical evaluation. Theta brainwaves are most commonly associated with deep meditation, dreaming, and suggestibility. In children, this natural state facilitates rapid learning and the formation of internal belief systems that become the foundation for adulthood behavior.
Up to 95% of our daily actions are governed by the subconscious mind. Only a small fraction—around 5%—is actively controlled by conscious thought. This highlights the disproportionate influence of early, automated programming in our decision-making and behavior patterns. The subconscious mind acts like a recorder—replaying inherited behaviors from family and community. This is why generational cycles of poverty or wealth often persist. Unless conscious, repeated efforts are made to rewrite these subconscious patterns, they remain intact throughout life. that’s why Consistent repetition of new beliefs is the way to learn after the first seven years of living. mentioned technique can help realign subconscious programming with conscious goals, but success depends on persistence.