Characteristics Quote by John Medina

“I have great confidence in human curiosity - even though I don't know what curiosity is from a biological point of view. One of its characteristics has got to be the willingness to explore.”

John Medina

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“attention Brain Rule #6 We don’t pay attention to boring things.”

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