2207: Upgrade Your Brain With Jim Kwik

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth · Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge

November 16, 20231h 21m

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In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin speak with best selling author and memory performance expert Jim Kwik.

Understanding your brain type allows you to operate throughout the world. (2:21)
Why does Jim consider himself an ambivert? (10:50)
If knowledge is power, then learning is a superpower. (14:09)
The problems with our conventional education system. (18:34)
"The same level of thinking that has created your problem, won't solve your problem." (22:34)
Your ancestor's sacrifices are our blessings. (35:09)
The role music plays in our ability to retain information and to learn. (37:07)
Different strategies of learning for each brain animal type. (41:23)
How genius is not innate but cultivated. (52:02)
Nootropics that have an effect. (56:47)
The latest additions to the expanded edition of Limitless. (59:16)
You are the pilot of your brain, not the passenger. (1:07:56)
How has fatherhood changed him? (1:11:45)
What's most important to you in life? (1:13:25)