Book Titles

Brain Rules
12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School

By John Medina

Year Published: 2014
ISBN-13: 978-0983263371
Categories: Brains, Rules, Thriving

41 Quotes Found

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Brain Rules:

…reading is a relatively slow way to put information into the brain.

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Brain Rules:

…two people can see the same input and come away with vastly different perceptions. It is a sobering thought. There is no one accurate way to perceive the world.

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Brain Rules:

Our senses evolved to work together… which means that we learn best if we stimulate several senses at once.

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Brain Rules:

…gender biases hurt real people in real-world situations.

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Brain Rules:

Regional background, individual personality, profession, social class, age, ethnicity, and birth order all affect how we use language to negotiate our social ecologies.

237

Brain Rules:

We can remain lifelong learners. No question.

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Brain Rules:

…our learning abilities don’t have to change as we age.

252

Brain Rules:

Research shows that the brain is wired to keep learning as we age.

252

Brain Rules:

…one of our best attributes is the ability to learn through a series of increasingly self-corrected ideas.

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Brain Rules:

Like an addictive drug, exploration creates the need for more discovery so that more joy can be experienced.

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