So after an accident that led to a traumatic brain injury as a young child, my guest today,

Jim Quick, was labeled by a teacher.

He overheard a teacher describing him as the boy with the broken brain.

And he struggled to learn in a way that left him feeling not only personally demoralized,

but also socially judged.

And it took years longer, for example, for him to even learn how to read than other people.

And this led to just constant struggle through all of his early years of education in life.

But all of this changed when, after finding his way into college, and then being on the

verge of dropping out because he just wasn't able to make it work, he had a single conversation

with somebody that would change his life and awaken him to his own potential, really,

to not only keep up, but to cultivate the ability to read, lighting fast, to devour knowledge

at an astonishing speed and become a, I can say, we call it a super learner.

And for Jim, though, interestingly enough, because he's also kind of wired for service

that wasn't enough, he saw so many other people around him who had suffered like him.

And he decided that he needed to share what he had been learning with others.

So he began teaching his ideas while still in college, actually.

That in turn launched a complete change in his life, in his career.

And along with it, now a powerhouse accelerated learning and brain optimization company called

quick learning and fueling it all sort of a, I guess a mission to share tools and ideas

that both alleviate suffering and also eliminate a common source of self judgment and social

isolation, which is learning.

Jim also hosts a really wonderful podcast called Quick Brain where he shares conversations

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