Knowledge Quotes
From ancient scholars to modern scientists, these quotes explore what it means to learn and to know.
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"Your brain uses less energy once a skill becomes automatic."Barbara Oakley
"Creating external memory aids reduces the load on your working memory."Barbara Oakley
"Teaching others is one of the best ways to deepen your own understanding."Barbara Oakley
"Your neural pathways strengthen with each repetition and practice session."Barbara Oakley
"The brain needs feedback to improve performance."Barbara Oakley
"Making connections between ideas is the essence of real learning."Barbara Oakley
"Understanding your brain's learning mechanisms empowers you to learn better."Barbara Oakley
"The person who interprets one book a thousand ways is more powerful than one who interprets a thousand books one way."Rollo May
"True learning changes not just what we know, but who we are."Rollo May
"We grow in wisdom primarily through our mistakes and failures."Rollo May
"You can't improve what you don't measure."James Clear
"Habits are the building blocks of every successful person."James Clear
"What you do every day matters more than what you do once in a while."James Clear
"Habit stacking allows you to build new behaviors on top of existing ones."James Clear
"The most successful people are those who understand the power of incremental change."James Clear
"Knowledge without wisdom can lead us astray."Dacher Keltner
"Knowledge pursued with curiosity brings joy and wonder."Dacher Keltner
"The universal facial expressions transcend culture and language."Paul Ekman
"Everyone is capable of reading emotions if they know what to look for."Paul Ekman
"Anger, disgust, fear, surprise, sadness, and happiness are universal."Paul Ekman
"Micro expressions last only a fraction of a second."Paul Ekman
"Emotions are data; they carry important information."Paul Ekman
"Emotional expression is both universal and culturally influenced."Paul Ekman
"Sadness softens the eyes and lowers the corners of the mouth."Paul Ekman
"Surprise opens the eyes and raises the eyebrows."Paul Ekman
"Disgust shows in the nose and upper lip."Paul Ekman
"Anger tightens the lips and jaw."Paul Ekman
"The baseline is how someone normally appears."Paul Ekman
"The face is the most expressive part of the body."Paul Ekman
"Reading emotions is reading the real person."Paul Ekman