The processing capacity of the conscious mind has been estimated at 120 bits per second. Daniel Levitin More Quotes by Daniel Levitin More Quotes From Daniel Levitin A bowl of pudding only has taste when I put it in my mouth - when it is in contact with my tongue. It doesn't have taste or flavor sitting in my fridge, only the potential. Daniel Levitin flavortastemouths The mammalian brain evolved exquisite place memory because that was essential for survival. This is why squirrels have such a good memory for where they buried their nuts. Daniel Levitin squirrelsnutsmemories The Roman philosopher Seneca the Younger (tutor to Nero) complained that his peers were wasting time and money accumulating too many books, admonishing that "the abundance of books is a distraction." Instead, Seneca recommended focusing on a limited number of good books, to be read thoroughly and repeatedly. Daniel Levitin peersnumbersbook I don't think I'm always right, but I would like to empower people to come to sound conclusions using a systematic way of looking at things. Daniel Levitin empoweringpeoplethinking When a language advances and adds a third term to its lexicon for color, the third term is always red. Daniel Levitin lexiconcoloradd I like a world where each of us has the tools to be able to make able to make our own decisions. Daniel Levitin decisionworld It's getting harder and harder to know, when you find things on the Internet, what you can believe and what you can't. Daniel Levitin internetbelieve Most of what we know we don't really know first hand. I've never seen a cancer cell. But I trust this community of experts who have, so I believe that cancer exists. But we trust these experts, and we trust that the experts have a system of checks and balances and self-correction. And we have to insist that experts have certain certifications. They're not perfect. Every once in awhile there's an engine falls off the wing of a plane, or a tax audit happens and you find out your expert made a mistake. But it's a pretty good system. It's the best system we've got. Daniel Levitin cancermistakebelieve It's not our natural tendency to thrust ourselves into a crowd of 20,000 people, but for a Muse concert or a Radiohead concert we'll do it, there's this unifying force that comes from the music, and we don't get that from other things. Daniel Levitin health-news We're using music to better understand brain function in general. Daniel Levitin health-news The promise here is that music is arguably less expensive than drugs, and it's easier on the body and it doesn't have side effects. Daniel Levitin health-news Knowing better how the brain is organized, how it functions, what chemical messengers are working and how they're working -- that will allow us to formulate treatments for people with brain injury, or to combat diseases or disorders or even psychiatric problems. Daniel Levitin health-news The obvious rule of efficiency is you don't want to spend more time organizing than it's worth. Daniel Levitin worthyouwanttime Our species uses music and dance to express various feelings: love, joy, comfort, ceremony, knowledge, and friendship. And each one is distinct and widely recognized within cultures. Love songs cause us to move slowly and fluidly, for example, while songs of joy inspire us to dance in a full-body aerobic way. Daniel Levitin musiclovefriendshipknowledge Even though we think we're getting a lot done, ironically, multitasking makes us demonstrably less efficient. Daniel Levitin thoughusthinkdone We're assaulted with facts, pseudo facts, jibber-jabber, and rumour, all posing as information. Trying to figure out what you need to know and what you can ignore is exhausting. Daniel Levitin ignoreyouposingfacts The phrase 'fake news' sounds too playful, too much like a schoolchild faking illness to get out of a test. Daniel Levitin testnewsfaketoo-much You're entitled your own opinions, but you're not entitled to your own facts. Daniel Levitin yourownyoufacts Multitasking creates a dopamine-addiction feedback loop, effectively rewarding the brain for losing focus and for constantly searching for external stimulation. Daniel Levitin feedbackfocuslosingbrain Of the thousands of ways that humans differ from one another, turns out there's this one cluster of traits called conscientiousness that predict a whole host of positive life outcomes, such as longevity over our health, life satisfaction. Daniel Levitin healthsatisfactionpositivelife
