Once the twenty-five minutes is up, reward yourself with web surfing, checking your phone, or whatever you like to do.

(An important side note here is that a key difference between creative scientists and technically competent but nonimaginative ones is their breadth of interest.22)

want to dream about the material,

understand the basic idea you are trying to chunk,

“diffused” throughout the brain.5

Diffuse-mode thinking is also essential for learning math and science. It allows us to suddenly gain a new insight on a problem we’ve been struggling with and is associated with “big-picture” perspectives. Diffuse-mode thinking is what happens when you relax your attention and just let your mind wander.

We procrastinate about things that make us feel uncomfortable.4

I skim first so I know basically what the chapter is trying to get at and then I read it in detail.

The Law of Serendipity: Lady Luck favors the one who tries