The Kevin Rose Show

Jim Kwik is a world expert in speed-reading, memory improvement, and optimal brain performance. As the CEO and Founder of Kwik Learning, Jim’s cutting-edge techniques and impressive mental feats have made him a highly sought-out brain trainer for top entrepreneurs and organizations with clients that include Virgin, Nike, GE, Fox Studios, Harvard University, and Singularity University. In this episode, Jim and I discuss his top strategies for memory and learning, motivation, limiting beliefs, digital distraction, and nutrition. 
Show Notes:



00:30 -- Kevin's childhood memory challenges (and the self talk that followed)

03:30 -- Luminosity; Lion's Mane Mushroom; Phospholipid Omega-3 DHA

04:30 -- How Jim started as the "boy with the broken brain"

09:03 -- The impact of limiting beliefs on learning and memory 

13:20 -- What Jim learnt while visiting nursing homes and seniors' centers 

18:50 -- 'The Power of Positive Thinking'; Dale Carnegie; Napoleon Hill 

20:00 -- Subvocalization as a constraint for fast reading

23:32 -- Why clarifying your motivation is the missing factor for optimal learning 

26:30 -- The Albert Einstein quote that shaped Jim's perspective on learning

30:00 -- Jim's 'Head, Heart and Hands' approach

31:17 -- Simon Sinek

37:48 -- The limitations of IQ and standardized tests

40:15 -- How respect can be used as a powerful tool for remembering names

43:55 -- Post traumatic growth 

47:40 -- What Jim uncovered about personal responsibility from Stan Lee 

49:50 -- Jim's Morning Routine 

51:05 -- How to remember 10 new peoples' names at a party

52:25 -- 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People' 

53:30 -- Jim's strategies for digital overload and digital distraction 

56:11 -- Creating new habits: Dr. B.J Fogg 

58:45 -- Force multipliers: Jim's podcast 'Work Smart - Not Hard'

1:02:11 -- Why Jim has a 10 foot Hulk in his backyard

1:04:00 -- Jim's 'Be, Do, Have, Share' success formula 

1:05:29 -- Dr. Wayne Dwyer

1:06:40 -- Self talk is 'software' that needs to be worked on

1:08:04 -- Information plus emotion leads to long-term memories

1:11:00 -- Why Jim uses the Pomodoro Technique 

1:11:58 -- Jim's top 10 brain foods

1:12:45 -- The 2,500 year old memory technique Jim uses with his clients 

1:16:35 -- The P.I.E. method

1:21:03 -- Jim's 'Vowel' strategy for retaining complex information 

1:25:05 -- Digital dementia 

1:31:47 -- Connect with Jim at 'Kwik Brain', and on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter

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Kevin and Tony talk about his latest book, biohacking, and more. After interviewing 50 of the world's greatest financial minds and penning the number-one New York Times best seller Money: Master the Game, Tony Robbins returns with a step-by-step playbook, "Unshakable," a book that takes you on a journey to transform your financial life and accelerate your path to financial freedom.

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Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus help over 20 million people live meaningful lives with less through their website, books, podcast, and documentary. The Minimalists have been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, Forbes, TIME, ABC, CBS, NBC, BBC, CBC, and NPR.

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Kevin talks to Michael Pollan, author of "How to change your mind" about the therapeutic potential of psychedelics. Get the show notes here.

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Kevin is back w/ Tim-Tim Ferriss for this latest installment of The Random Show.

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Kevin & Alex are back together again talking tech. The gents talk bitcoin, flying cars, magic leap, bendable phones and more. Sponsor: A big thank you to Audible, use my link http://www.audible.com/kevinrose or text kevinrose to 500-500 to get a free book and 30 day free trial. Amazon Prime members… sign up in July and get 3 months for the price of one!

Kevin's first AMA! Three health tips, favorite supplements, biggest regrets, dealing with fear, how to approach relationships, dealing with haters, Dr. Longo vs Peter Attia, and more!

A lack of sleep is associated with all types of diseases, including Alzheimer's and cancer. Professor Matthew Walker, Director of UC Berkeley’s Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab—reveals his groundbreaking exploration of sleep, explaining how we can harness its transformative power to fight disease and change our lives for the better.

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Dr. Adam Gazzaley is a Professor in Neurology, Physiology and Psychiatry at UCSF. There he designs and develops novel software-based brain assessment and optimization tools. He is also co-founder of Akili Interactive Labs, a company developing therapeutic video games. Dr. Gazzaley has filed multiple patents for his inventions, authored over 130 scientific articles, and delivered over 600 invited presentations around the world. His research and perspectives have been consistently profiled in high-impact media, such as The New York Times, New York Times Magazine, New Yorker, Wall Street Journal, TIME, Discover, Wired, PBS, NPR, CNN and NBC Nightly News.

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Serge is a hardcore biohacker and serial entrepreneur. In this episode we talk about Serge's extreme daily regimen of compounds to biohack every aspect of his brain and body. Serge has studied at Cornell, worked at Google, and was youngest in his class at Stanford Business School. Do not try any of this at home.