You can practice for 30 years and still not be a Mozart. The most lethal combination would be a Mozart who practiced for thousands of hours.

A factory worker at an assembly line, who can learn their job in 5 minutes, can get bored fairly easily, and disengage completely.

I think the most incredible fact about the brain is that it is the only piece of biological real estate that can actually study itself. I can think about that for decades - I have, actually - and still be in drop dead amazement.

Not even identical twins can have the exact same experiences, and their brains are not wired the same way.

Brain scientists and education scientists don't get together very often, and we end up living in our own little silos.

The brain remembers the emotional component of an experience better than any other aspect.

To improve short-term memory significantly, reduce the stress in your life. And choose your parents wisely.