"Every time new neurons are created, only about 30-40 percent of them survive under normal circumstances. Without putting in any effort to grow more neurons, the existing neurons steadily decrease."
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.
"When the short-term reward is present and available, your perceived value of the short-term reward becomes bigger, while the long-term reward becomes too distant."
"Your subconsciousness has a mechanism to locate positivity when experiencing extremely unpleasant events."
"Cramming last-minute study for a next-day examination and sleeping late are not a good idea. You would not remember most of what you have learned because you didn’t get enough REM sleep to consolidate what you have learned into your long-term memory."
"When you exercise a certain skill, your brain maps and sharpens its connection to that skill. At the same time, it weakens the rest of the skill maps that you’ve stopped exercising."
"Having just one night of poor sleep decreases your mental capacity, affecting decision-making and attention."
"Studies show that fasting suppresses the harmful microbiomes that promote obesity while helping good microbiomes flourish, which helps to better absorb the nutrients in our food and reduce cholesterol levels by metabolizing the bile acid produced in the liver."
"Jackpot winners experience felicity initially but soon adjust to their new wealth, and their happiness level returns to its base level again."