6 Quotes by Daniel T. Willingham

Memory is the residue of thought.

People are naturally curious, but we are not naturally good thinkers; unless the cognitive conditions are right, we will avoid thinking.

Teaching, like any complex cognitive skill, must be practiced to be improved.

A great deal of research shows that the most successful diets are not diets. Rather, they are lifestyle changes that the person believes he could live with every day for years – for example, switching from regular milk to skim milk, or walking the dog instead of just letting her out in the morning, or drinking black coffee instead of lattes.

Although we like to think that we decide what to pay attention to, our minds have their own wishes and desires when it comes to the focus of attention.

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few people engage in.