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• We're all just a bundle of habits shaped by our memories. And to the extent that we control our lives, we do…
• Experts step outside their comfort zone and study themselves failing.
• When you want to get good at something, how you spend your time practicing is far more important than the amount of…
• As bad as we are at remembering names and phone numbers and word-for-word instructions from our colleagues, we have really exceptional visual…
• To the extent that experience is the sum of our memories and wisdom the sum of experience, having a better memory would…
• Monotony collapses time. Novelty unfolds it.
• When we first hear [a] word, we start putting these associational hooks into it that make it easier to fish it back…
• The art and science of memory is about developing the capacity to quickly create images that link disparate ideas. Creativity is the…
• Many memory techniques involve creating unforgettable imagery, in your minds eye. Thats an act of imagination. Creating really weird imagery really quickly…
• Our ability to find humor in the world, to make connections between previously unconnected notions, to create new ideas, to share in…
• The way to get better at a skill is to force yourself to practice just beyond your limits.
• Jonah Lehrer is one of the most talented explainers of science that we’ve got. What a pleasure it is to follow his…

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