Jim Kwik Quotes

Scientists have learned that animals that experience prolonged stress have less activity in the parts of their brain that handle higher-order tasks — for example, the prefrontal cortex — and more activity in the primitive parts of their brain that are focused on survival, such as the amygdala.

If we believe that it’s not possible to improve, then in reality it won’t be possible to improve. It’s extremely difficult to accomplish something when you don’t believe it can be done in the first place.

Before each reading, take a few minutes to talk about or write what you remember from the previous reading.

The human brain does not learn as much by consumption as it does by creation.

you make mistakes; mistakes don’t make you.

How can I use this? Why must I use this? When will I use this?

knowledge is important, but it is “the performing of some action” that is required to make it powerful.

Consider your passion, your desired identity, and your values: How can they create the basis for your reasons?

The treasure you seek is in the work you're avoiding

Whenever possible, try to do one thing at a time.

The purpose of my life had always been to free people from concern. . . . How will you serve the world? What do they need that your talent can provide? That’s all you have to figure out. . . . The effect you have on others is the most valuable currency there is. Everything you gain in life will rot and fall apart, and all that will be left of you is what was in your heart.

I 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.2 Each 25-minute chunk is called a “Pomodoro.” As you read this book, I suggest that you read for one Pomodoro and then take a 5-minute brain break before continuing.

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

If at all feasible, allow yourself to do whatever you’re doing to the exclusion of everything else. If you’re on the phone, don’t scroll through social media at the same time. If you’re making breakfast, don’t also work on your to-do list for the day. By doing one thing at a time, your concentration “muscle” will become incredibly

Life is the c between b and d