"The notion that you should become lazier when you retire is ill-conceived because doing so leads to a speedy declination of your brain function."
My quotes from the entire Peak Productivity book series.
Explore insightful quotes curated from the entire Peak Productivity book series. Delve into a collection of wisdom and practical advice distilled from these works, offering guidance on maximizing efficiency, optimizing workflows, and achieving peak performance.
"Imagining an experience in your brain activates the same brain response as if the experience is real."
"What makes you truly alive is the opportunity to do what you do best with your gift. Doing that fine work you are born to do. Performing an act that is an extension of yourself. Actualizing the dream you fell in love with."
"To remember any information for a long time, you need to practice recalling, and not just reciting what you have read."
"Taking a shower temporarily creates a distance and brings your mind outside of your usual scenery and stimulations."
"No one is immune to problems that willpower depletion causes, not even the high-ranking officers, CEOs, heads of states, religious leaders, or global figures."
"If you are studying hard so you can teach your sister who cannot afford to go to school, you already have the upper hand to combat procrastination, compared to others who don’t have any inherent reason to do what they do."
"There is an in-built mechanism in your body to prevent you from dying of famine. When it senses that you have very small amounts of food available every day, your body is going to slow down all the internal processes to conserve precious energy to keep you alive."