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Jim Kwik is a world expert in speed-reading, memory improvement, and optimal brain performance. He is the CEO and Founder of Kwik Learning, a leader in accelerated learning with online students of every age in over 150 countries. Jim Kwik sits down with Agent Smith, and Tom Bilyeu (@tombilyeu) to put his brain hacks to the test. [Original air date: Kuly 4, 2017]. FOLLOW JIM WEBSITE: http://bit.ly/1ZdHVLu TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2sixXTe INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2r8T0mJ FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/1X8T95x PODCAST: http://bit.ly/2rl633H FOLLOW KWIK LEARNING: WEBSITE: http://bit.ly/1ucF6hx TWITTER: http://bit.ly/2s0Va9z NSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2tayRNH FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2scfE0X FOLLOW TOM: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu SPONSORS: Visit https://schwankgrills.com and use promo code IMPACT to get $150 OFF a Schwank Grill.  Visit https://betterHelp.com/lmpacttheory today to get 10% off your first month. By popular demand, NetSuite has extended its one-of-a-kind flexible financing program for a few more weeks! Head to https://netsuite.com/THEORY Right now get 55% off your Babbel subscription - but only for our listeners - at https:/babbel.com/IMPACTTHEORY Today, get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to https://JoinDeleteMe.com/IMPACT and use promo code IMPACT at checkout. Get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase at https://drinkag1.com/impact. Secure your digital life with proactive protection for your assets, identity, family, and tech – Go to https://aura.com/IMPACT to start your free two-week trial. Take control of your gut health by going to https://tryviome.com/impact and use code IMPACT to get 20% off your first 3 months and free shipping. ***Are You Ready for EXTRA Impact?*** If you’re ready to find true fulfillment, strengthen your focus, and ignite your true potential, the Impact Theory subscription was created just for you.  *New episodes delivered ad-free, EXCLUSIVE access to hundreds of archived Impact Theory episodes, Tom AMAs, and so much more!* This is not for the faint of heart. This is for those who dare to learn obsessively, every day, day after day. *****Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3PCvJaz***** Subscribe on all other platforms (Google Podcasts, Spotify, Castro, Downcast, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Podcast Republic, Podkicker, and more) : https://impacttheorynetwork.supercast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Picking up a new skill as an adult can seem daunting. But research suggests that learning new things as you age may be key to keeping your cognitive skills sharp -- and that middle aged and older adults may be just as good at learning as younger people are. Rachel Wu, PhD, of the University of California Riverside, talks about why lifelong learning matters, how adults can learn more like kids, why feedback and failure are important, and what types of learning opportunities to seek out.

For transcripts, links and more information, please visit the Speaking of Psychology Homepage.

A few weeks ago, I sat beside Andy Matuschak to record how he reads a textbook.

Even though my own job is to learn things, I was shocked with how much more intense, painstaking, and effective his learning process was.

So I asked if we could record a conversation about how he learns and a bunch of other topics:

* How he identifies and interrogates his confusion (much harder than it seems, and requires an extremely effortful and slow pace)

* Why memorization is essential to understanding and decision-making

* How come some people (like Tyler Cowen) can integrate so much information without an explicit note taking or spaced repetition system.

* How LLMs and video games will change education

* How independent researchers and writers can make money

* The balance of freedom and discipline in education

* Why we produce fewer von Neumann-like prodigies nowadays

* How multi-trillion dollar companies like Apple (where he was previously responsible for bedrock iOS features) manage to coordinate millions of different considerations (from the cost of different components to the needs of users, etc) into new products designed by 10s of 1000s of people.

Watch on YouTube. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast platform. Read the full transcript here. Follow me on Twitter for updates on future episodes.

To see Andy’s process in action, check out the video where we record him studying a quantum physics textbook, talking aloud about his thought process, and using his memory system prototype to internalize the material.

You can check out his website and personal notes, and follow him on Twitter.

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Timestamps

(00:00:52) - Skillful reading

(00:02:30) - Do people care about understanding?

(00:06:52) - Structuring effective self-teaching

(00:16:37) - Memory and forgetting

(00:33:10) - Andy’s memory practice

(00:40:07) - Intellectual stamina

(00:44:27) - New media for learning (video, games, streaming)

(00:58:51) - Schools are designed for the median student

(01:05:12) - Is learning inherently miserable?

(01:11:57) - How Andy would structure his kids’ education

(01:30:00) - The usefulness of hypertext

(01:41:22) - How computer tools enable iteration

(01:50:44) - Monetizing public work

(02:08:36) - Spaced repetition

(02:10:16) - Andy’s personal website and notes

(02:12:44) - Working at Apple

(02:19:25) - Spaced repetition 2

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London black cab drivers memorise (almost) every road in the city. I wanted to know how. Today, I interview one of London’s most well-known black cabbies, Tom the Taxi Driver. He explains how he memorised 25,000 roads in London sharing the memory tactics he used. We go into the science of memory, how taxi drivers literally have a bigger brain, and I attempt to memorise every capital in the world.  Tom’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TomtheTaxiDriver Full video of my attempt to name all 202 capitals: https://youtu.be/IAsyqI22m4g Sign up for the Nudge Newsletter: https://www.nudgepodcast.com/mailing-list Take my marketing course: https://science-of-marketing.teachable.com/

The Digital Age has changed the way we exchange and retain information. Every day, 2.5 quintillion bytes of new data are created. We are publishing and exchanging more information than any other time in history.  So why do so many people lack the motivation to learn new things?  When it comes to brain health and strengthening the mind, there is no one better to talk to than Jim Kwik.  Jim suffered a traumatic brain injury at five years old. Throughout childhood, he was labeled the boy with a broken brain. However, once he learned that genius is built, not born, he began studying the way that the brain works and how we can consciously retrain it to weed out limiting beliefs and conditioning. Now, he is recognized as a leading brain expert who has helped hundreds of individuals and organizations to reach their full potential by optimizing their brain health.  In this episode of YAP, Hala and Jim talk about how to take hold of your brain health. Jim described how his childhood led him to learn about brain health and how his first mentor taught him the power of knowledge. They discuss the importance of remembering people’s names and some tricks that Jim uses to remember every person’s name in a crowd. They also talk about the four ways that the digital age is impacting our cognitive functioning.  Topics Include: - Jim’s traumatic brain injury  - What is a lie?  - Jim’s mentor  - How did Jim start learning about the brain?  - Jim’s motivation formula: P x E x S3  - Training your brain  - Do we only use 10% of our brains?  - Genius is built  - Getting better at remembering names  - The Four Horseman of the Mental Apocalypse - And other topics… Jim Kwik is one of the world’s top brain coaches. He started Kwik Learning in 2001, which features a myriad of online courses in memory recall, improved reading comprehension, study habits, and overthinking. It is used in more than 190 countries worldwide. He’s also the author of the New York Times bestseller Limitless and host of the Kwik Brain podcast. Through keynote speeches, he reaches in-person audiences totaling more than 200,000 every year, as well as online videos totaling hundreds of millions of views.  He has spent the past 30 years helping people upgrade their brains. He taught his learning techniques in top universities like NYU, Harvard, Columbia, Stanford, and Singularity. He has also worked with executives and employees from companies like Nike, GE, Zappos. SpaceX, and Virgin.    Resources Mentioned: Jim’s Book, Limitless: https://www.limitlessbook.com/  The Kwik Brain podcast: https://www.jimkwik.com/podcast  Kwik Learning: https://kwiklearning.com/  Jim’s Website: https://www.jimkwik.com/  Jim’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimkwik/  Jim’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jimkwikofficial  Jim’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimkwik  Jim’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimkwik/?hl=en  Sponsored By:  Shopify - Go to shopify.com/profiting, for a FREE fourteen-day trial and get full access to Shopify’s entire suite of features Indeed - Visit Indeed.com/YAP to start hiring now. The Jordan Harbinger Show - Check out jordanharbinger.com/start for some episode recommendations More About Young and Profiting Download Transcripts - youngandprofiting.com   Get Sponsorship Deals - youngandprofiting.com/sponsorships Leave a Review - ratethispodcast.com/yap Watch Videos - youtube.com/c/YoungandProfiting Follow Hala Taha LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/htaha/ Instagram - instagram.com/yapwithhala/ TikTok - tiktok.com/@yapwithhala Twitter - twitter.com/yapwithhala Learn more about YAP Media Agency Services - yapmedia.io/ Join Hala's LinkedIn Masterclass - yapmedia.io/course