Being an expert at something really pays off. Just how good are top performers compared to everybody else? Research shows in high complexity jobs like professional and sales roles, the top 10% produce 80% more than average and 700% more than the bottom 10%. But as I’m sure you’re aware, becoming the best ain’t easy.…
We’ve been taught a giant lie — we’ve been taught that our learning is limited and fixed. Want to know the REAL truth? Learning is absolutely LIMITLESS. You can learn as much as you want, about whatever you want, and, yes, as FAST as you want. In this quick video, learning and memory expert, Jim…
Summary (from a commenter): Read over the lines a few times Write down the first letter of each word Read it using first letters only Try it from memory Note: Up very late, really tired, tried this method for the first time, and an hour later still remember the text almost perfectly. This method is…
Intro: The ability to think critically is a divine gift, a tremendous responsibility, and a moral/ethical imperative. In our day, such thinking has been displaced by hyper-emotionalism on the one hand and new-agey ‘mindfulness-at-the-expense-of-in-depth-reasoning’ on the other. We absolutely need to think deeply, soberly, and rationally, if we want to have any sense of credibility.…
“Researchers now recognize that the brain continues to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections throughout life. Neurotrophins are chemicals that help to stimulate and control neurogenesis, BDNF being one of the most active (R).In the brain, BDNF is active in the hippocampus, cortex, and forebrain—areas vital to learning, memory, and higher thinking. Hence, BDNF…
“Background music used this way is an example of supraliminal messaging – shoppers hear the music but are not conscious of it influencing their thoughts. Subliminal messaging is similar except the stimulus in question is undetectable like an image flashed too quickly for the eyes to see, or a sound too low or too scrambled…
Spiritual Wrestlings 