Hey everybody, welcome to another episode of the Genius Life. I'm your host Max Lugavir,

a filmmaker, health and science journalist, and the author of The New York Times' best-selling

book Genius Foods. In this episode of the show, I'm super excited to introduce you to my friend,

Jim Quick. In kindergarten, Jim suffered a head trauma when he fell down and hit his head.

He woke up in a hospital and from that point on, experienced profound learning difficulties to

the point that he was called the boy with the broken brain by his classmates. He since dedicated

his life to learning any available mental trick to overcome his difficulties and remember

things better. And his passion and expertise in the realm of memory has led to him becoming the

go-to instructor for people around the world who want to remember better. So I'm super excited

for you to listen to this episode of the show. In it, you're going to learn how Jim over came what

he calls a horrible memory and problems reading to now reading five books a week. I wish I could

read that many books in a month. We're going to talk about how he overcame being shy and introverted

to going on to speak at some of the top conferences around the world. And Jim's going to show you

towards the end of the show how to easily memorize all 10 of the genius foods featured in my book

so that you can head to any supermarket without a shopping list and stock up on all the foods that

you need to build your best brain yet. I love this interview because it's very complimentary to

my work focusing on helping you build the best brain hardware, shielding it against aging and

modern toxins. As I'm sure you're well aware, I'm a health and science junkie obsessed with

optimizing our biology. But Jim really understands the mechanics of voluntary thought, giving you a

framework to actually enjoy learning, reading and understanding so that you can be more effective

in your personal and professional life, whether you're a student, a performer, an executive, or a mom

trying to remember what to pick up from the grocery store. But before we get to the show, I want to

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