Jim Kwik
Learn Anything Faster (EP 1)
FAST
F: Forget (temporarily)
1. What you already know about the subject (a lot of people don’t learn faster bcz they feel they
already know it) (if you’re cup is already full of information you can’t pour any info in)
2. Situational things/ What’s not urgent and important (your attention while multitasking is split
so you can’t learn faster)
3. Limitations (horrible memory, growing older…) (if you fight for your limitations you get to keep
them) (you don’t know what’s possible) (you were taught that your learning or memory is fixed
but that’s not true) (we’re grossly underestimating of what we’re capable of doing)
A: Active
A lot of people don’t learn well bcz they’re passive learners and traditional education trained us
to be passives. Your brain doesn’t work based on consumption, it learns through creation. What you put
in is what you get out. Learning is not a spectator sport. Take notes, ask questions involved in the
process. The more active u are the more you’re gonna learn.
S: State
1. A snapshot of the mood of your mind and your body. It’s like how you’re feeling.
2. Information combined with emotion becomes a long-term memory. The emotion is the
state.
3. Try to remember periodic table or presidents, most people don’t bcz they learned in a bored
and tired state. If the emotion is 0 then then no memory. Think about how you’ll benefit
from the info.
4. You are responsible for your state. How do you improve your state? You can change your
body, posture breathing. Sit or stand the way you would be sitting or standing when you’re
interested and energized. You move in certain ways. All learning is state dependent.
5. Go in with the right state, state of curiosity, fascination and joy
6. Rumi says, Sell your cleverness for bewilderment.
T: Teach
Learn as if you’re gonna teach it to someone else.
Learn with the intention of teaching somebody else and you’re gonna learn it better. If you have a
presentation on this show you’re gonna take better notes and have different level of attention.
When I teach something I get to learn it twice. Those who can’t do teach.
Improve Your Memory (EP 2)
Two of the most costly words in business and in life are “I forgot”
1/3 of your memory is pre-determined by genetics and biology
2/3 is determined by us
6-second syndrome : When you meet someone, you have 6 seconds to do something with their
name. Otherwise, it will leave your working memory, and you will never remember it.
3 keys to unleash quick recall:
MOM
M: Motivation
It has nothing to do with whether you could remember someone’s name
It’s about whether you want to remember someone’s name
How do you improve level of motivation? Ask yourself Why (why do you want to remember this
speech/ language/ What’s in it for me)
Reasons reap results
Success formula H-cubed. From head to heart to hands. You can visualize and affirm goals in
your head all day, but if you’re not acting with your hands then you’re missing your heart. The
emotion, energy of motion, is the fuel and energy that’s going to get you what you want to
remember.
Motive matters
O: Observation
When you fight for your limitations you get to keep them. Eliminate negative self-talk
A lot of people blame retention, it’s not retention, it’s attention
You need to be powerfully present at the moment
Listen instead of waiting your turn to reply
Be present and be silent
M: Mechanics (tools/ strategies)
You need to learn how to learn
10 Keys to Unlock Optimal Brain Health (EP3)
1. A Good Diet: check episode 5
2. Kill ANT’s: automatic negative thoughts, your mind is always eavesdropping on your self-talk
3. Exercise: As your body moves, your brain grooves. Research proves that anything that’s good for
your heart is good for your head. People who exercise have better blood flow and oxygen in
their brains, and perform better on mental acuity tests.
4. Brain Nutrients: supplements
5. Positive Peer Group: Your brain potential is enhanced by your social networks. Who you spend
time with is who you become, spend time with good people.
6. Clean Environment: you focus better when you have uncluttered desk and clean space, your
external world is a reflection of your internal world.
7. Sleep: Exercise breaks down muscles; sleep regenerates them. A good night’s sleep will help you
focus, think more clearly, and make better decisions. It’s also essential for your memory because
during sleep is when you consolidate short to long-term memory.
8. Brain Protection: avoid extreme sports and wear protection always
9. New Learnings: You can create new brain cells through neurogenesis until the day you die.
Neuroplasticity is your brain’s ability to create new connections. Einstein didn’t have a bigger
brain, but he did have more connections than most people. The keys for neuroplasticity and
neurogenesis are nutrients and novelty. You want to add stress and stimulus via exercise
and nutrients via new learnings. In fact, a famous study done on nuns found they
remained agile as they grew old partly because of their faith and partly because they
were lifelong learners.
10. Stress Management: When you’re stressed, you go into fight-or-flight mode and release cortisol
and adrenaline. This is good if you need to flee a tiger, but not if you need to take a test or
present. Nowadays, we are more stressed than ever. So stress management is crucial.
Read One Book a Week Without Speed Reading (EP4)
1. Keep an Active Book List: write down on ur phone every book you like and hear about
2. Test your reading speed: technique
3. Calculate how long it takes to read a book: divide that number by 7
4. Schedule your reading
How to Become a Master Speed Reader
Information fatigue syndrome: we can’t keep up with all the info out there
Prioritize self-love and self-care
The same level of thinking that created your problem won’t solve this problem.
Obstacles to reading:
1. Lack of education: reading is a skill you need to practice right
2. Lack of focus: if you read faster comprehension drops Lie , faster readers have better
comprehension bcz they have better focus, if you don’t give your brain the stimulus it needs,
you’ll seek entertainment elsewhere in for of distraction. Slow reading = low focus
3. Regression: back skipping and reading words, the reason why people read slowly is bcz they
fixate at every single word. Fast readers see group of words
4. Sub vocalization: inner voice, see and understand words
Eyes are trained to look at movement
Sense of sight and touch are closely linked like smell and taste.
Use your finger
The logical levels of change
