Limitless

Just as there are people who have suffered strokes and have been able to rebuild and regain their brain functions, those that procrastinate, think excessive negative thoughts, or can’t stop eating junk food may also rewire and change their behaviors and transform their lives.

Plasticity means that your learning, and indeed your life, is not fixed. You can be, do, have, and share anything when you optimize and rewire your brain. There are no limitations when you align and apply the right mindset, motivation, and methods.

The faster you can learn, the faster you can earn.

Your time is one of your greatest assets. It’s the one thing you can’t get back.

suggest you use the Pomodoro technique, a productivity method developed by Francesco Cirillo based on the idea that the optimal time for a task is 25 minutes, followed by a 5-minute break.

by taking breaks, you create more beginnings and endings, and you retain far more of what you’re learning.

When you read any book, you have the opportunity to stretch the range of your mind, and it will never be the same.

KWIK START Set a timer for 25 minutes right now and concentrate on what you’re reading in this book for that amount of time. When your alarm goes off, bookmark this book and close it. Then write down what you learned within that 25-minute period.

What we think we know about the topic can stand in the way of our ability to absorb new information. One of the reasons children learn rapidly is because

Zen philosophy calls “a beginner’s mind.” Remember that your mind is like a parachute—it only works when it’s open.

Do your best to keep your self-talk positive.

The more active you are, the better, faster, and more you will learn.

Get excited about how you will benefit from what you are about to learn and what you will do with your new knowledge. Remember, all learning is state-dependent. Consciously choose states of joy, fascination, and curiosity.

If you want to cut your learning curve dramatically, learn with the intention of teaching the information to someone else.

Do you know what a lot of people don’t schedule? Their personal growth and development. If it’s not on your calendar, there’s a good chance it’s not getting done.

One of the best ways to reduce the effects of the forgetting curve is to actively recall what you learned with spaced repetition.

before you begin your reading session take a moment, if only a few minutes, to actively retrieve what you learned the session before.

So often the answers we want are there, but we’re not asking the right questions to shine a spotlight on them.

The human mind is always generalizing in order to make sense of the world. Here, there, and everywhere, we can find evidence to confirm our beliefs. Thinking is a process

“How does my mind work so I can work my mind?”