1002: Jim Kwik's 10 Keys to Getting More Out of Your Brain
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 4 April 2019
⏱️ 142 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Sal, Adam and Justin speak with Jim Kwik, a world expert in speed-reading, memory improvement, and optimal brain performance. Having worked with A-List celebrities and billionaires, Jim entertains and educates with a steady stream of fascinating anecdotes while providing actionable techniques you can take away to immediately improve the function of your brain.
- Must listen: Jordan Harbinger podcast episode with Clint Watts. (2:21)
- How your phone is messing with your mind: The 4 ‘digital demon’ challenges we face today. (4:36)
- Jim’s ‘superhero’ origin story: The boy with the broken brain. (22:40)
- How questions are the answers: The 3 questions you should be asking yourself. (54:51)
- The D.R.E.A.M.S. acronym explained. (1:07:28)
- Has he had any ‘ah-ha’ moments from his dreams? (1:22:49)
- What was the most impactful thing he has learned from the celebrities he has worked with? (1:26:55)
- The 10 things you should do to ‘jump start’ your brain. (1:30:50)
- Why the same level of thinking that caused your problems won’t solve your problems. (1:39:33)
- Information combined with emotion helps you remember. [2 minute memory exercise on neuro-nutrition] (1:48:40)
- The 10 keys to unlock your ‘Kwik’ brain. [Exercise to give a Ted Talk] (2:01:05)
Featured Guest/People Mentioned
- Jim Kwik (@jimkwik) Instagram
- Website
- Kwik Learning – Read faster. Work smarter. Think better.
- Podcast
- Jordan Harbinger (@jordanharbinger) Instagram
- BJ Fogg (@bjfogg) Instagram
- Max Lugavere (@maxlugavere) Instagram
- Tom Bilyeu (@tombilyeu) Instagram
- Will Smith (@willsmith) Instagram
Related Links/Products Mentioned
- 172: Clint Watts | Surviving in a World of Fake News - Jordan Harbinger
- MAPS Fitness Products
- Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked - Book by Adam Alter
- Unplugged: Evolve from Technology to Upgrade Your Fitness, Performance, & Consciousness – Book by Dr. Andy Galpin
- iGen: Why Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy--and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood--and What That Means for the Rest of Us – Book by Jean M. Twenge PhD
- Kwik Brain 015: How to Create a New Habit with Dr. Fogg – Jim Kwik
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change - Book by Stephen Covey
- Kwik Brain 014: How to Remember Your DREAMS – Jim Kwik
- The Structure of Scientific Revolutions - Book by Thomas Kuhn
- 5 Mental Hacks To End Procrastination | Jim Kwik
- Kwik Brain 047: How Gratitude Rewires Your Brain – Jim Kwik
- Juggling enhances connections in the brain | University of Oxford
- Kwik Brain 005: My 10 Favorite Brain Foods – Jim Kwik
- Ellen Langer's reversing aging experiment - Business Insider
- Kwik Brain 087: Protecting Your Brain from 4 Invisible ... - Jim Kwik
- Religion: Long-Lived Nuns - TIME
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | If you want to pump your body and expand your mind, there's only one place to go. |
| 0:06.0 | Mite, ob-mite, up with your hosts. |
| 0:09.0 | Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews. |
| 0:13.0 | Avocado, blueberries, broccoli, leafy greens, olive oil, salmon, walnuts, turmeric, dark chocolate. |
| 0:24.0 | Boo! |
| 0:26.0 | Adam just recited all of those brain foods because he remembered them through using one of the tactics that you're going to learn in this upcoming episode with Jim Quick. |
| 0:39.0 | That was, we recorded that episode like a week ago, and yet you still remembered. |
| 0:45.0 | It stuck in my head for sure. |
| 0:47.0 | You guys are like a memory expert. |
| 0:49.0 | You're going to learn a lot of different techniques in this episode, very compelling. |
| 0:54.0 | And this guy's got a crazy story, an incredible story. |
| 0:57.0 | So we know you're going to enjoy it. His name is Jim Quick. |
| 0:59.0 | You can find him on Instagram at Jim Quick, QuickistBeltKWIK. |
| 1:05.0 | And his website is quickbrain.com. |
| 1:08.0 | And he also has a podcast called QuickBrain Podcast. |
| 1:11.0 | He's worked with some of the biggest names, man. |
| 1:14.0 | I mean, he's worked with Bill Gates. |
| 1:16.0 | He's on us. |
| 1:17.0 | Will Smith. |
| 1:18.0 | I mean, and he talks all about that in this episode. |
| 1:21.0 | What a great episode. |
| 1:23.0 | This is probably, I would say, one of the ones that we talked the least. |
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