Tony Buzan Quotes

#1. Babies have millions of brain cells. They are like light bulbs waiting to be turned on. Don't wait for them to go to school and hope for the best.

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#2. The human brain has left and right brain symmetry with its own nature and can process information which initially appears to have no pattern or order. However, the brain has the ability to process visual information much more efficiently.

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#3. The early development of speed reading can be traced to the beginning of the (20th) century, when the publication explosion swamped readers with more than they could possibly handle at normal reading rates.

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#4. Definition is the companion of clarity; clarity is the guide to your goals.

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#5. As a very small boy, my passion was nature, and I had pets - cats, a dog and a bunny rabbit - and I wrote a very small book called 'My Pets,' filled with their photographs and a discussion about my pets and how much I loved them ... That was my first book.

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#6. The Alexander Technique transformed my life. it is the result of an acknowledged genius. I would recommend it to anyone.

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#7. The desire for self-improvement is vital. There is no point in pushing children; they need to be the ones who want to learn new skills.

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#8. For all aspects of memory, keep yourself physically fit. My catchphrase is, 'Healthy mind, healthy body, healthy body, healthy mind.' Your memory needs oxygen as fuel, so why not feed it often?

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#9. The best results are achieved by using the right amount of effort in the right place at the right time. And this right amount is usually less than we think we need.

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#10. I'm delighted the world is becoming more mentally literate. A few decades ago, if you mentioned the word 'brain,' no one was interested. Now, nearly every magazine on the planet is featuring the brain. One of my original goals, on one level, was to make myself unnecessary.

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#11. Many think of memory as rote learning, a linear stuffing of the brain with facts, where understanding is irrelevant. When you teach it properly, with imagination and association, understanding becomes a part of it.

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#12. Through using our memory to its fullest we can unlock the vast reservoir of human potential that isn't currently being used.

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#13. The less unnecessary effort you put into learning, the more successful you'll be ... Doing the wrong thing with more intensity rarely improves the situation.

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#14. Learning how to learn is life's most important skill.

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#15. The mind map will change your life.

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#16. Memory and creativity are essential to education, but if you teach memory incorrectly, it is a total waste of time, and it will inhibit learning.

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#17. Children are trained to think linearly instead of imaginatively; they are taught to read slowly and carefully, and are discouraged from daydreaming. They are trained to reduce the use and capacity of their brain.

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#18. In 1971, when I was 29, I wrote my first volume of poetry. I am a poet, and I have published four books of my poems.

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#19. Whatever your discipline, become a student of excellence in all things. Take every opportunity to observe people who manifest the qualities of mastery.

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#20. The world isn't fast-paced, it's frenetic. People have to be managers of themselves. Time has been managing itself for 15 billion years; we have to manage ourselves in the context of time.

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#21. We teach mental literacy and radiant thinking; a revolution in human thought.

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#22. Every child should try everything: sport, music, art, mathematics; they can do it all. Copying and competition are now seen as twin evils, but they are both useful tools.

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#23. All children are much more intelligent than they are told they are or the school thinks they are; they just have different intelligences.

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#24. Modern research has shown that your eye-brain system is thousands of times more complex and powerful than had previously been estimated, and that with proper training you can quickly reap the benefits of this enormous potential.

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#25. Your brain is like a sleeping giant.

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#26. If you are not actively seeking and creating opportunities, which always contain an element of risk, you are actually exposing yourself to more serious risks in the long term.

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