Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life

by Jim Kwik

“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.”

motivation is all about energy management and optimization.

Zeigarnik effect

Close the loop in your brain.

One is to have an epiphany,

change your environment,

“take baby steps.

Clear identifies the habit loop as having four components: a cue, a craving, a response, and a reward.

“capture and create.” On the left side of the paper, you’re capturing, you’re taking notes; on the right side, you’re creating, you’re making notes. You’re writing your impression of what you’re capturing. How can I use this? Why must I use this? When will I use this?

You are overwhelmingly more likely to remember something when you have a strong motivation to do so.

Learning passively is weak; active learning is strong.

People tend to remember and understand what they see, more than what they hear.

LIEs: Limiting Ideas Entertained.

You’ll never change your

life until you decide to change something you do daily.

The Magic of Thinking Big

The Code of the Extraordinary Mind by Vishen Lakhiani

Mindset by Carol Dweck

Atomic Habits by James Clear