Quotes

For training and learning purposes, it’s important to create meaningful chunks that condense several pieces of information into one. This facilitates perception, learning and retention. By creating a single chunk, we reduce the short-term memory load. Harold D. Stolovitch and Erica J. Keeps, specialists in human instruction and performance

I think there is something more important than believing: Action! The world is full of dreamers, there aren’t enough who will move ahead and begin to take concrete steps to actualize their vision. W. Clement Stone, twentieth century American businessman and author

A pessimistic attitude may seem so deeply rooted as to be permanent. I have found, however, that pessimism is escapable. Pessimists can in fact learn to be optimists, and not through mindless devices like whistling a happy tune or mouthing platitudes, but by learning a new set of cognitive skills. Martin E. P. Seligman, psychologist

If you think you can, you’re right. If you think you can’t, you’re right. Henry Ford, American automotive pioneer

What you befriend, you’ll transcend. Robin Sharma, author