Jim Kwik
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You know, if you could activate multiple senses, especially if you're writing, there's hand physical movement, there's visual engagement, there's cognitive processing, which first is your memory. And when you're taking notes, you have to be an active listener, right? It requires you to focus, to think about the information, maybe summarize things, your own words, to filter what's important.
You know, if you could activate multiple senses, especially if you're writing, there's hand physical movement, there's visual engagement, there's cognitive processing, which first is your memory. And when you're taking notes, you have to be an active listener, right? It requires you to focus, to think about the information, maybe summarize things, your own words, to filter what's important.
You know, if you could activate multiple senses, especially if you're writing, there's hand physical movement, there's visual engagement, there's cognitive processing, which first is your memory. And when you're taking notes, you have to be an active listener, right? It requires you to focus, to think about the information, maybe summarize things, your own words, to filter what's important.
Your note-taking also organizes information, which will help you remember it. You're creating a structured external memory that you can revisit. And so it also supports a long-term retention that especially if you review so many people take notes, but that's the end of the story. They never look at that notebook again from that event, which is better than not taking notes.
Your note-taking also organizes information, which will help you remember it. You're creating a structured external memory that you can revisit. And so it also supports a long-term retention that especially if you review so many people take notes, but that's the end of the story. They never look at that notebook again from that event, which is better than not taking notes.
Your note-taking also organizes information, which will help you remember it. You're creating a structured external memory that you can revisit. And so it also supports a long-term retention that especially if you review so many people take notes, but that's the end of the story. They never look at that notebook again from that event, which is better than not taking notes.
Yes. Especially if you do like spaced repetition, where if you could review it like an hour later, a day later, a week later, it helps to consolidate your short to long-term memory.
Yes. Especially if you do like spaced repetition, where if you could review it like an hour later, a day later, a week later, it helps to consolidate your short to long-term memory.
Yes. Especially if you do like spaced repetition, where if you could review it like an hour later, a day later, a week later, it helps to consolidate your short to long-term memory.
And teaching somebody else, you know, learning this information, looking at your notes and sharing some ideas with somebody else. You take advantage of something called the explanation effect. That's why coaches are so great because they get to learn the information and coach it so that you learn it even, even better. Right.
And teaching somebody else, you know, learning this information, looking at your notes and sharing some ideas with somebody else. You take advantage of something called the explanation effect. That's why coaches are so great because they get to learn the information and coach it so that you learn it even, even better. Right.
And teaching somebody else, you know, learning this information, looking at your notes and sharing some ideas with somebody else. You take advantage of something called the explanation effect. That's why coaches are so great because they get to learn the information and coach it so that you learn it even, even better. Right.
I think it's one of the most honorable things people could do is to be able to grow so they have more to give. Yeah.
I think it's one of the most honorable things people could do is to be able to grow so they have more to give. Yeah.
I think it's one of the most honorable things people could do is to be able to grow so they have more to give. Yeah.
Yeah, of course. So I believe two of the most costly words sometimes in our life are I forgot. Think about your career, your life. When you say to yourself, I forgot to bring it. I forgot to do it. I forgot to go to that appointment. I forgot what I was going to say. I forgot what that Person said to me, I forgot that person's name. I forgot what I just read. It just goes on and on. It was time.
Yeah, of course. So I believe two of the most costly words sometimes in our life are I forgot. Think about your career, your life. When you say to yourself, I forgot to bring it. I forgot to do it. I forgot to go to that appointment. I forgot what I was going to say. I forgot what that Person said to me, I forgot that person's name. I forgot what I just read. It just goes on and on. It was time.
Yeah, of course. So I believe two of the most costly words sometimes in our life are I forgot. Think about your career, your life. When you say to yourself, I forgot to bring it. I forgot to do it. I forgot to go to that appointment. I forgot what I was going to say. I forgot what that Person said to me, I forgot that person's name. I forgot what I just read. It just goes on and on. It was time.
We can make errors. We can hurt a relationship. But on the other side, memory is a magnifier. It can make you more money or create more meaning when you can easily remember client information or product information. Give a TEDx talk from memory when you can remember facts and figures. I mean, we live in this expert economy where everyone listening is
We can make errors. We can hurt a relationship. But on the other side, memory is a magnifier. It can make you more money or create more meaning when you can easily remember client information or product information. Give a TEDx talk from memory when you can remember facts and figures. I mean, we live in this expert economy where everyone listening is