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The Paralysis of Potential
Mario Peshev
November 12, 2024
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3 Ideas For Better Habits
The Value of Mistakes in Learning
Entrepreneur and author, Robert T. Kiyosaki, on embracing mistakes as a path to growth.
"In school we learn that mistakes are bad, and we are punished for making them. Yet, if you look at the way humans are designed to learn, we learn by making mistakes. We learn to walk by falling down. If we never fell down, we would never walk."
Legendary psychologist, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, on unfulfilled desires.
"Few things are sadder than encountering a person who knows exactly what he should do, yet cannot muster enough energy to do it. 'He who desires but acts not,' wrote Blake with his accustomed vigor, 'Breeds pestilence.’"
Author and businessman, George Clason, on the wisdom of selective advice.
"Advice is one thing that is freely given away, but watch that you only take what is worth having."
Productivity Tools and Resources
Sleep On It: How The Brain Processes Many Experiences – Even When ‘Offline’
In a new study, Yale researchers uncover how the brain, during sleep, replays and bundles many of the experiences that occur in our waking hours.
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Brain Food
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Have a productive week ahead, The Smarter Brain Team
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