Jim Kwik: ...you're not broken, you just weren't taught how to learn

Nobody Told Me!

Business, Entrepreneurship

4.2 • 671 Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Our guest on this episode is Jim Kwik, a world-renowned expert in speed-reading, memory improvement, and optimizing brain performance. For over three decades, Jim has been on a mission to help people unlock their full cognitive potential and become limitless.

He is the New York Times bestselling author of Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life, which has empowered millions to rewire their thinking, enhance their memory, and accelerate their learning.

As the founder and CEO of Kwik Learning, Jim has worked with top universities like Harvard, Stanford, and Columbia, as well as leading companies such as Nike, GE, SpaceX, and Virgin. He’s also a sought-after coach for Hollywood actors, entrepreneurs, and high achievers looking to sharpen their mental agility.

Jim believes that in today’s fast-paced, information-heavy world, upgrading your brain isn’t just an advantage—it’s a necessity. In this conversation, he shares powerful techniques to boost memory, enhance focus, and break through self-limiting beliefs to achieve extraordinary success.

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0:32.0	Told Me. I'm Laura Owens. And I'm Jan Black. And our guest on this episode is Jim Quick, who's known for his expertise in speed reading,
0:41.3	memory improvement, and optimal brain performance.
0:44.5	Jim is the author of the new book, Limitless.
0:47.0	Upgrade your brain, learn anything faster, and unlock your exceptional life.
0:51.2	Jim is the founder and CEO of Quick Learning, and he's taught his techniques
0:55.9	to students at Harvard, Stanford, and Columbia universities, and to executives of companies like
1:01.4	Nike, GE, SpaceX, and Virgin. He feels the sheltering we're doing during the COVID-19 pandemic
1:08.5	offers us an opportunity to transform our brain power, our mindset,
1:14.1	and our creativity.
1:15.6	Jim, we thank you so much for joining us.
1:17.8	Thank you both for having me.
1:19.2	I'm excited about this conversation.
1:20.9	Well, we are too, because you say we need to think of this challenging period we're in
1:26.1	right now as being in a cocoon. I like the idea.
1:29.8	Tell us more about that. Well, use the word transform, and I feel like that's the metaphor
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