The Alexander Technique transformed my life. it is the result of an acknowledged genius. I would recommend it to anyone.
Whatever your discipline, become a student of excellence in all things. Take every opportunity to observe people who manifest the qualities of mastery.
For all aspects of memory, keep yourself physically fit. My catchphrase is, Healthy mind, healthy body, healthy body, healthy mind. Your memory needs oxygen as fuel, so why not feed it often?
Many think of memory as rote learning, a linear stuffing of the brain with facts, where understanding is irrelevant. When you teach it properly, with imagination and association, understanding becomes a part of it.
If you are not actively seeking and creating opportunities, which always contain an element of risk, you are actually exposing yourself to more serious risks in the long term.
The best results are achieved by using the right amount of effort in the right place at the right time. And this right amount is usually less than we think we need.
The desire for self-improvement is vital. There is no point in pushing children; they need to be the ones who want to learn new skills.
Learning how to learn is life’s most important skill.
Memory and creativity are essential to education, but if you teach memory incorrectly, it is a total waste of time, and it will inhibit learning.
Through using our memory to its fullest we can unlock the vast reservoir of human potential that isn’t currently being used.
Definition is the companion of clarity; clarity is the guide to your goals.
Your brain is like a sleeping giant.
We teach mental literacy and radiant thinking; a revolution in human thought.
The human brain has left and right brain symmetry with its own nature and can process information which initially appears to have no pattern or order. However, the brain has the ability to process visual information much more efficiently.
How can we get the most from every mistake we make?
The mind map will change your life.
Children are trained to think linearly instead of imaginatively; they are taught to read slowly and carefully, and are discouraged from daydreaming. They are trained to reduce the use and capacity of their brain.
Every child should try everything: sport, music, art, mathematics; they can do it all. Copying and competition are now seen as twin evils, but they are both useful tools.
Modern research has shown that your eye-brain system is thousands of times more complex and powerful than had previously been estimated, and that with proper training you can quickly reap the benefits of this enormous potential.