Memory…is the diary that we all carry about with us. — Oscar Wilde What’s the biggest thing you’ve ever forgotten? Don’t worry, with my head in the clouds so often , I’m sure I’ve done worse. Along with improving your concentration, improving your memory is probably one of the most important cognitive skills to develop. So…
Concentration is the root of all higher abilities. — Bruce Lee Do you ever get halfway through a page, only to have no memory for what you just read? In long meetings, do you often daydream that you’re a secret agent or a professional musician or lying on a secluded beach? Concentration and mental focus is arguably…
In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can. — Nikos Kazantzakis Last week, we discussed the powerful, psychological phenomenon of fixed and growth mindsets of personal attributes. To briefly recap, let’s use extraversion as an example. If you have a fixed mindset toward this attribute, you believe that you are as extraverted…
There is no knowing what is in a man’s heart. — from True Grit, by Charles Portis My brother once told me about an obstacle course he had to complete as part of his Marine training. Naturally, this wasn’t your happy-go-lucky, rubber balloon slide kind of course. It wasn’t even an adult version of “I want to…
Everything you can imagine is real. – Pablo Picasso I like to say that if I start my day by waking up, then it’s a good day. But today, in particular, was an especially good day. Yes, my peanut butter and jelly sandwich was on point. Yes, I found a missing sock that had eluded…
The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress. — Philip Roth I have been sitting here, now, for 30 minutes, trying to think of what to write. And still, the best thing I can come up with is something about cats. Typically, I turn to my everyday life for inspiration. Winning streak in basketball recently? Discuss…