Limitless
Jim Kwik
Summary
A book on learning how to learn
Rating: 4/5
Notes
Learning how to learn is the ultimate superpower
Labels become limitations
‘Don’t let school interfere with your education’ - Mark Twain
If knowledge is power, learning is a superpower
Being limitless is progressing beyond what you believe is possible
Limitless method: mindset, methods and motivation
We are al superheroes in one way or another
4 digital horsemen: digital overload, digital distraction, digital dementia and digital thinking
Neuroplasticity: the ability for the brain to be changed by our actions and environment
The second brain is your gut; your intuition
Teach a person how to learn and they can enrich their entire life
Pomodoro technique: 25 mins of focus and 5 mins of rest
3 questions to be mindful of:
- How can I use this?
- Why must I use this?
- When will I use this?
It begins with your mindset; you need to unlearn limiting beliefs
The inner critic isn’t harmless
There are clear connections between positive thinking and physical health
Listen carefully every time you use phrases like ‘I can’t, I’m not or I don’t’
‘Life has no limitations, except the ones you make’ Les Brown
Lie 1: your intelligence is fixed (mindset carol Dweck); truth is intelligence is fluid
Lie 2: we only use 10% of our brains; truth: learn to use your brain in the best way possible
Lie 3: mistakes are failure; truth: mistakes are progress
Lie 4: knowledge is power; truth: knowledge x action = power
Lie 5: learning new things is difficult; truth: learn new ways how to learn
Lie 6: other people’s criticism matters; truth: it’s not their job to love or respect you. It’s yours
Lie 7: genius is born; truth: genius is made
Motivation: purpose x energy x small simple steps
Passion is about experimenting to see what brings you joy and it takes time
Purpose is what you have to share with the world - it’s how you use your passion
Know your why
Best brain foods: avocados, blueberries, dark chocolate, eggs, green veggies, salmon, turmeric, walnuts and water
Exercise unshackles your brain
Try to get rid of your ANTs: automatic negative thoughts
Who you spend time with is who you become
Small simple steps over time become habits
3 things change behaviour long term - an epiphany, changing your environment and small simple steps
40-50% of what we do every day is a product of habit (automaticity)
Find more flow in your life
Perfectionism reduces creativity and innovation
Concentration is the curse of all human success and endeavour. If you can’t concentrate, you can’t manifest
When studying, use smell (essential oil on wrist) and music (baroque music)
Associations tend to boost memory dramatically
Use stories to remember information more quickly with visualization ad association
Use the Loci method to memorize presentations:
- Identify 10 major points
- Imagine a place you know well
- Consider a path through that location
- Assign a major talking point to each location
- Now practice thinking through the location
Theres a direct relationship between reading and success in life
Use your finger as a pacer when reading to speed up your reading
Use 40/70 rule when making decisions: never less than 40% of info and never more than 70% of info
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Make Something Wonderful
Steve Jobs
Summary
The life of Steve Jobs in his own words
Rating: 5/5
Notes
Make something wonderful and put it out there
‘You appear, have a chance to blaze in the sky, then you disappear’
When you’re a stranger in a place, you notice thing you don’t otherwise (Jobs after India trip)
Whenever you start with nothing, always shoot for the moon. You have nothing to lose.
You never achieve what you want without falling on your face a few times
Never be afraid to fail. You never achieve what you want without falling flat on your face a few times
We are never taught to listen to our intuitions, to develop and nurture them. But if you do pay attention to these subtle insights, you can make them come true
Creativity equals connecting previously unrelated experiences and insights others don’t see
Believe that some of what you follow with your heart will come back and make your life richer. And it will. And you will gain even firmer trust on your instincts and intuitions
Make your avocation your vocation. Make what you love your work.
The journey is the reward. The reward isn’t in the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, it’s in crossing the rainbow
To find A+ talent, if experienced, look at their track record and results
The world we know is a human creation and we can push it forward
The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do (read whole ad ‘here’s to the crazy ones)
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit - Aristotle
Hire people better than you are
You can’t plan to meet the people who will change your life
It’s impossible to connect the dots looking forward, but they make sense looking backwards so you have to trust the dots will somehow connect in your future
Everything around you that you call life was made up by people no smarter than you
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