Quotes from the book "Moonwalking with Einstein"

Here are some interesting quotes from the boom "Moon Walking with Einstein - Joshua Foerr".

Junk food in: junk brain. Healthy food in: healthy brain.

Exceptional memorizers: Made, Not Born.

We can only think about roughly seven things at a time.

A great memory isn't just a by-product of expertise; it is the essence of expertise.

The secret to becoming a chess grand master was to learn old games, the secret to becoming a grand master of life was to learn old texts.

One book, printed in the heart's own wax/ Is worth a thousand in the stacks.

Being good at being a lawyer means merely, on average, maximizing injustice.

The brain best remembers things that are repeated, rhythmic, rhyming, structured, and above all easily visualized.

"OK Plateau", the point at which you decide you're OK with how good you are at something, turn on autopilot, and stop improving.

When you want to get good at something, how you spend your time practicing is far more important than the amount of time you spend.

To improve, we must watch ourselves fail, and learn from our mistakes.

When you want to get good at something, how you spend your time practicing is far more important that the amount of time you spend.

There are no limits. There are plateaus, but you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. If it kills you, it kills you.

It takes knowledge to gain knowledge.

Crucially, the more you know, the easier it is to know more.