Ok, I’ll just come out and say it… this podcast episode is one of my all-time favorites! Jim Kwik is a widely recognized expert in speed reading, brain health, memory improvement, and accelerated learning. He’s also a good friend and someone I really admire in every way.
As with many of my guests, there’s more to his story. Jim overcame a traumatic brain injury in childhood by creating strategies to dramatically enhance his mental performance.
Two decades later, he works as a brain coach with people all over the world. His goal is to help everyone unleash their true genius and live a life of greater power, productivity, and purpose.
Episode Highlights With Jim Kwik

why almost everything we think we know about learning is wrong
how Jim went from not being able to finish a book to teaching the best in the world
challenges our kids will face as jobs move toward artificial intelligence, automation, and outsourcing
meta-learning and other powerful strategies to learn anything much faster
the vast difference between what to learn and how to learn
why intelligence isn’t fixed and how to cater to your own unique strengths
how to abolish the belief that you don’t have a good memory, forever
the three superpowers to encourage with kids: creativity, imagination, strategy
how to bring imagination and creativity back into education
what emotion has to do with memory
the reason children can learn anything faster (it has to do with play!)
the trick to getting information into your long-term memory
why only one-third of your brain is determined by genetics (and how to influence the other two-thirds)
how much of learning happens in sleep (another reason why sleep is so dramatically important for brain health)
10 things Jim would recommend for parents to help kids love to learn
an important reason not to call your kid gifted
how to reward work ethic and grit in children instead of just achievement

Resources We Mention

Go to JimKwik.com and for his free 3-Day Brain Training and more
The Kwik Brain Podcast
Video: Jim Kwik and Simon Sinek on Social Media and Smartphones

Jim Kwik’s Favorite Books

Change Your Brain, Change Your Life by Daniel Amen
Mindset by Carol Dweck
Ageless Body, Timeless Mind by Deepak Chopra
The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale
How to Win Friends & Influence People in the Digital Age by Dale Carnegie