#OffTheInternet Chap 8: Review of Limitless by Jim Kwik Part 2/4 - Limitless Model

Limitless Model

- Mindset Mental attitude or disposition that predetermines a person's responses to and interpretations of situations. - Beliefs Believe in yourself and convinced. You have already excel and what you are going to continue to achieve today and into the future. - 7  Lies of learning (my favourite pointer) Intelligence is fixed We only use 10% of our brains Mistakes are failures The criticism of other people matters Genius is born? Knowledge is power Learning new things is very difficult

This chapter places emphasis on the Seven Lies of Learning. My take is that people around you can torture you into thinking that you "have a broken brain," but this is not your destiny. Would they even tell their own flesh and blood that they have a broken brain? No!

They would only have the guts to tell others' children that they are "stupid". They cannot be what they inspire to be; they are too boastful. Awful people seem to find it a pleasure to insult the weak or young. Feeding them negativity.

What are they trying to gain from here? Some form of achievements? 

If I were you, I would not bother them. They have no class and are pathetic. 

Back to the main topic, the limitless model guided me to change my mindset (as Kwik mentions at the very beginning of the chapter). You can start by changing your mindset to one that says, You can do what you want! There is a superhero in you.

Here I am sharing the screenshot from his book, DO NOT FORGET!

Yours Sincerely,
Shirley Charlin 李

#OffTheInternet Chap 7: Review of Limitless by Jim Kwik Part 1/4 - The Forgetting Curve

I have been trying to create a reading habit with my intern at work. Each day we will have a 25 minutes to ourselves just to read. I may be born and raised in a country with English as a national language, but my English is the worst subject that is always fluctuating at the boarder line. 

My last read was Limitless by Jim Kwik. This book recommendation was from a online friend. It is proven to help me with my life choices I had made and motivated me to be better and have a CAN DO attitude.

Jim Kwik shared a lot of his life experiences of growing up with learning difficulties at the beginning of this book and been called "The Boy with a Broken Head". How his friend's father navigated him in the right direction and gave him books to improve himself. Yep, his friend's father role came into the picture is very Rich Dad, Poor Dad. 

This one person has molded Kwik to a motivator, cognitive learning brain researcher and bestselling author up to date. We all need to meet that one person (probably your friend's father) to make a great impact in our lives. As per reading, that one action is to read. Creating one good habit is to read, and this is one of the key pointers in Kwik's book.

Reading is a form of learning, how can we remember and apply what is relevant. I was introduced to the forgetting curve. This curve shows how information is lost over time when there is no attempt to retain it. Kwik shared the strategy on how he remembers stuff and I had jotted down notes and summaries on how to combat the forgetting curve - 

Combat The Forgetting Curve

Step 1: How to remember stuffs Take 5 every 25 mins That is one Pomodoro Step 2: Use the FASTER method Forget Act State Teach Enter Review Thinking is a process of reasoning through something, during which we ask and answer questions. Step 3: ASK QUESTIONS What is your dominant questions? How can I use this? Why must I use this? When will I use this?

I hope it will help anyone who has a goldfish memory like me.

Yours Sincerely,
Shirley Charlin 李