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Announcer: BulletproofRadio,astateofhighperformance.

Dave: Hi,thisisDaveAspreywithBulletproofRadio.

Today'scoolfactofthedayisthatyourmemoryisn'tactuallyasaccurateasyouthinkitis,becausewhenyou'rerememberingyou'reactuallyrememberingwhatyouremembered.Thatmeansyou'rerememberingwhatyouremembered,thatyourememberedthatyouremembered,overtimeyourmemoriesactuallycandegrade.Therearethingsyoucandoaboutthat,whichisprettycoolbecauseyou'regoingtohearalotaboutmemorytoday.Beforewegetintothat,though.There'sacoupleotherthingsyoushouldknow.

Firstone,BulletproofRadiojustsurpassed20milliondownloadswhichisanamazingmilestone,sofarbeyondwhatIimaginedwhenIfirststartedhavingtheseconversationswithpeoplethatIjustwantedtotalkwith,andsharingthemwithfriends.I'mblownaway,I'mgratefulandevenmorecommittedtoprovidingthiskindofstuffforyou.OneofthethingsthatIthinkabouteverytimeisthatifBulletproofRadioiswastingyourtime,20millionhoursissomewherearoundlike50humanlifetimes;Ididn'treallydothemath,butit'salotofhumanlifetimes.Whichmeans,ifI'mwastingyourtime,I'vedonetheequivalentofkilling50people,andifI'mhelpingyou,thenIdidsomethingreally,reallygood.WithabigmicrophonecomesbigpowerandIwilldomybesttokeepgivingyouthemostimportantthingspossible.Tocelebratethis,we'regivingawayathousanddollarsingiftcardsonDecember15th.YoucanheadonovertoourFacebookpageandgotoTwitter,it'llbeaFacebookandTwittercontest.You'llseemoreinformationpostedonthesetwochannels.Facebook.com/BulletproofExecutiveorTwitteris@BulletproofExec.

Iwanttowelcometoday'sguest,whoisafriend,someoneyou'veseenattheBulletproofConference,anamazingall-aroundsuperhero.Heisa


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coach,amemoryandbraincoachforCEOsandforcelebrities;whenIsayCEOsandcelebrities,I'mnottalkingjustanyoldCEO,I'mtalkingElonMusk,andwhenIsaycelebritiesImeanguyslikeWillSmith.I'mtalkingaboutnoneotherthanJimKwik.Jim,fromSuperheroYou,comeonin,Jim!Goodtoseeyou,brother.

Jim: It'sgreattobehere.Hi,everybody.

Congratulationsonthepodcast,andonthebook.

Dave: Thankyou.

Jim: It'samazing.

Dave: It'sbeenabigweek,launchingBulletproof:TheCookbook,itlookslikeournumbersaregood.Ifyouhaven'thadthechancetobuyit,thisweekisactuallythetimetobuyBulletproof:TheCookbook.Thanksforbringingthatup,Iforgottomentionthat.It'sbeenkindofagoodweek.

I'mgratefulforyouhostingus.Ifyou'rewatchingonourYouTubeChannel,ifyousortoflookinthebackgroundhere,we'reinthisamazingbackyardtoendallbackyardswhichiswhereJimlives.ThankyouforhostingushereinLA.

Jim: Thankyouforeveryonejoiningustoday.

Dave: You'vebeenonstageenoughtimes,peopleoftentimesseeyouasthiskindofreal-lifesuperherobecauseyou'rewithworldleaders,theDalaiLama,RichardBranson;alltheseguyspostedphotosofthem,IseethemonFacebook,andyouhavethisbrandwhereyougetonstageandyoujustremembereveryone'snames,andmemorizeagazillionnumbers.I'mfranklyblownawaybythosethings.

Ialsoknow,though,iswhatpeopledon'tusuallyhearaboutwhichishowyougottobethisway,becauseyouweren'tbornthisway.

Jim: No.WhenIdothosekindsofdemonstrationsatconferences,likeonyourstagewhichI'mabigfanof,IalwaystellpeopleIdon'tdothistoimpressyou,Idothistoreallyexpresstoyouwhat'sreallypossible,


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becauseeveryonecandothisalso.We'rejustnottaught.It'sindependentofage,regardlessofhebackground,theircareer,theirlevelofeducation,theirIQ,theirgender;everyonehasthispotential,it'sjustweweren'ttaughthowtodothis.Iknowthisbecause,ifanything,Ithinkwe'retaughtalie.Alikethatsomehowourlearningorourmemoryisfixed,likeourshoesize,andit'sabsolutelynottrue,becauseweknowthroughagrowthmindsetwhichispartofwhatIwanttotalkaboutinthisconversationabouthowpeoplecangettothatsuper-leveloflearning,tolearnanysubjectorskillfaster,tobeabletorememberthingsthattheyreallyneedtobeabletodo.

Iactuallygrewupwithlearningchallenges,andIknowyouknowthisbutalotofpeopledon'tknow,whenIwasinkindergartenIhadaverybadaccident,Ihadabraininjury.Itleftmewiththislearningproblems,andIhadalotoftroublefocusinggrowingup,Ihadalotofproblems.Maybepeoplecouldrelatetonotunderstandingthingsaswellaseveryoneelse.Ihadabigchallengeofrememberingthings,itactuallytookmeanextracoupleofyearsjusttoevenlearnhowtoread.Istruggledallthoughtelementaryschool,tomiddleschool,tojuniorhigh,eventhroughhighschool.Iknowwhatit'sliketoreallysufferandtobechallenged.

WhenIgottocollegeIwantedtostartfresh,youknowhoweveryonewantsacleansheet,beabletohammockafreshstart;Iwantedtostartfresh,ItookalltheseclassesandIactuallydidworse,reallybad.ItgottothepointwhereIwasreadytoquit,freshmanyearinschool.Atthattime,we,myfriend,said"Whydon'twetakeabreak?Takesomeperspective.I'mgoingtogohome,I'mgoingtoseemyfamily.Whydon'tyoutaketheweekendtogotoCaliforniaandIendedupgoingonthistripwithhim.Thefamilyisverywealthy,Idon'tjustmeanfinancialtreasures,Imeantheywerejustveryhappy,theyweremakingimpact,andgreatrelationships.

Thefather'swalkingmeuphisproperty,whichisbeautiful,it'srightonthewater.Heaskedmethisverysimplequestion,how'sschool.Thatwasprobablytheworsequestionyoucouldaskbecause,I'maprettyreservedguybutIjuststartedcrying.I'mholdingallthispressureabouthowamIgoingtotellmyfolksthatI'mgoingtoquit.Atthispointmy


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familyandeverybodyelse.Iwaslike"School'snotgreatforme,it'snot.Ijustcan'tdoit.I'mnotsmartenough,I'mnotgoodenough."Helooksmerightintheeyes,andsay"Whyareyouinschool?Whatdoyouwanttobe,whatdoyouwanttodo?Whatdoyouwanttohave?Whatdoyouwanttoshare?"Ihadtothinkaboutitalittlebit,butwhenIgotoanswerhimhestopsmeandhetakesoutajournalfromhisbackpocket;heripsoutacoupleofsheetsofpaper.Ialwaysthought12year-oldgirlscarrieddiaries,readingdiaries.Isinceknowbetter.

HemakesmewritedownwhatIwanttobe,do,haveandshare.Basicallyhemakesmewritedownabucketlist.Ididn'tknowitatthetime,butwhenIwasdonewithit,Ihadquiteafewdozenthingsonthere,Ifoldedituptoputinmypocketandhegrabsitonmyhand.Hestartslookingatit.I'mfreakingout,I'myoungandI'mthinkingthispersonisobviouslyverysuccessful,IfeellikeI'mgoingtobejudged,buthe'sreadingallthethingswhatseemslikeaneternity,helooksatme,hesays"Jim."Ihavenoideawhathe'sabouttosay,he'slike"Youarethisclosetoeverythingonthatlist."I'mthinkingyouhavetobekiddingme.Givemelike10lifetimes,Ican'tcrackthatlist.Hegoeslikethis,Dave.Hegoeslikethis,likethis.It'slikemybrain,rightbetweenmyears.

Hetakesmeintohishome,beautifulhome.It'saroomI'veneverseenbefore,you'dlovethis,walltowall,ceilingtofloor,coveredinbooks.It'slikealibraryinsomebody'shome.Hestartsgrabbingbooksandhandingthemtome,Istartlookingatthetitlesofthebooksandthey'rethesebiographiesofincrediblemenandwomenofhistoryandsomeveryearlypersonalgrowthbooks;ThinkandGrowRich,NapoleonHill;ThePowerofPositiveThinking,NormanVincentPeale;Psycho-Cybernetics.Therealoldschoolstuff.Hesays"Jim,youhavetoreadoneofthesebooksaweek."

I'mthinkingthere'sjustnoway,Iwaslike"HaveyounotheardwhatI'vebeensayingthepasthour?I'mlearning-challenged,Ican'tevenkeepupwithmyschoolwork."Helooksmerightintheeye,hesays"Jim,don'tletschoolgetinthewayofyoureducation."Thatreallystuckwithme,Ilaterfoundoutit'saMarkTwainquote,butIwaslike"That'sagreatquote,andyetIstillcan'tkeepup.Ihavemidterms,Ihaveallthis


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worktodo."Thenwhathedidwashepulledoutmybucketlist,whichhestillhad,verysmartman,andhestartsreadingoutloudallmygoals,allmydreams,allmydesiresandallmyfantasiesoutloud.There'ssomethingabouthearinganotherpersonthatyoujustmet,that'sobviouslyverysuccessful,enchantingouttotheuniverse,sayingoutloudintheuniverse,hearingyourowngoalsinlife,thethingsthatyou'remostexcitedabout.

Honestly,alotofthethingsonthere,Dave,werethingsIwantedtodoformyfamily,thingsthattheycan'tneverbeabletoaffordormaybedoforthemselves.Withthatextraleverageandmotivation,whichisverykeyasyouknowtogrowthandtolearning,Iagreedtoreadonebookaweek,ontopofmyschoolwork,onebookaweek.

Dave: That'salotincollege.

Jim: Thatis,right?Igobacktoschool,I'msittingatmydeskandthere'sapileofbooksthatIwanttoread,andthere'sapileofbooksthatIhavetoread,formidtermsandschool.Thatjustputsmeovertheedge.IthinkaboutwhereamIgoingtogetthetimeandIwaslike"Ihavetotakethetimeawayfromotherthings."I'mnoteating,I'mnotspendingtimeworkingout.I'mnotspendingtimesocializingwithfriends.I'mnotsleeping,whichisabigissueforalotofpeople.I'mjustlivinginthelibrary,thenIfindmyselflikeit'snotverysustainable;it'sattainablebutnotsustainable.Ienduppassingoutinthelibrary,Ifalldownaflightofstairs,IhitmyheadagainandIwakeup2dayslaterinthehospital.IthoughtI'ddied,actually.Itwasthescariestmomentinmylife.I'mhookeduptoalltheseIVs,Idon'tknowwhereIamandI'mdownto117pounds.

Dave: GoodGod!

Jim: Iwasnottakingcareofmyself,Iwastheoppositeofbulletproof.

Dave: Yes,ineveryway.


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Jim: Ijusthaveanewthought,thinkinglike"What'sthematterhere?HowdoIfixthis?"JustwhenIdid,thenursecomesinwithamug,atea,Iwishitwasbulletprooftea.

Dave: Iwasgoingtosayifyousaid"Bulletproofcoffee"Iwaslike"Jim,youmadethiscrapup."Sorry.

Jim: OnthemugwasadrawingofaprettyamazingsuperherogeniusthatwasAlbertEinstein,hehadthisquoteonitthatyou'veheardinotheriterationsbefore,itsaid"Thesamelevelofthinkingthat'screatedyourproblemwon'tsolveyourproblem."

Dave: Whataretheoddsthatwouldbeahospitalcoffeemug?It'ssocool.

Jim: Wheredotheycomefrom,right?Ilookedatitas,forme,asign.Iwasthinkinglike"Okay,how'smythinkingbeenaboutthis?What'smyproblemhere?"MyproblemisI'maveryslowlearner,averyslowlearner.Ihavetowork3or4timesharderandgetworseresults,worsegradesthaneverybodyelse.Iwaslike"HowdoIthinkdifferentlyaboutit?"Iwaslike"MaybeIcanlearnhowmybrainworks,maybeIcanlearntolearnfaster,"andIwaslike"HowdoIfindthatout?HowdoIgettrainedinthat?"Ithought"School."Iaskedthenursetobringthecoursebookwithalltheclasses.Igotthroughahundredpagesandthey'reallclassesonwhattolearn;math,history,science,Spanish.Allgreatclassesonwhattolearn,butthere's0classesonhowtolearn.0classesonhowtothink,howtobehealthy,optimizemybrain.Howtofocusandconcentrate,howtosolveproblems,howtorememberthings.

Ifyouthinkaboutitinschool,theyteachyouthethreeR,reading,writing,arithmetic,butwhatthe4thR?Whataboutrecall?Whataboutretention?Whataboutrememberingthatthingsyou'dwanttobeabletoremember?Imakethatmycompletefocus,Isetallmyschoolworkasidebecauseitwasn'tdoingmuchgoodformethen.Istarttrainingandlearningaboutmybrain.Iwantedtosolvethisriddle,itwaslike"Howdoesmybrainworks?SoIcanworkmybrain.Howdoesmymemorywork?SoIcanworkmymemory."It'slikethis3poundmatterbetweenyourearsyoudon'tsee,it'slikeablackbox.Itdoesn'tcomewithanowner'smanual,butitcontrolseverything;itcontrols


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everythinginourlife,ourcareer,ourrelationships,ourhealth,ourbusiness,ourfinances,everything.

Istartedstudyingadultlearningtheory,neurosciences,allthisstuff.Then,allofasudden,aboutthirty,sixtydaysintoit,alightbulbjustgoesonandIjuststartedtounderstandthings.Imean,reallyunderstandthings.Istartedtohavebetterfocus,Istartedtonotonlycomprehendsomethingbut,Iswear,torememberitalso.Somygradesstartedtosear,butasmygradesstartedtosoar,mylifestartedtosoaralso.Ifixedthisarea,thenallofasuddenmyrelationshipsgotbetter,mybodystartedtogetbetter,everything,onceIlearnedhowmybrainworks.Afterthat,Icouldn'thelpbutshareitwithotherpeople.OneofmyveryfirststudentsIstartedtutoring,shewasafreshman;thisisamazing,you'lllovethis.

Shestruggledwiththespeedreading,weteachaveryadvancedonlinespeedreadingprogram,shestruggledforitbutthenthelightswitchwentonandsheendedupreading30booksin30days.CanyouimaginegoingonAmazonandpickinglike30booksinbusiness,inyourhealth,inbio-hack,everything;Iknowwhat2ofthose,or3ofthosebookswouldbe.Iwantedtofindoutnothowshedidit,Iknowexactlyhowshedidit,Iwantedtoknowwhy.Iwantedtoknowwhatmotivatedhertodothat.Ifoundoutthat,afteraskingheranumberoftimes,thathermotherwasdyingofterminalcancerandshewasgiven60daystolivebydoctors.So,thebooksshewasreadingwerebookstosavehermom'slife.AtthattimeIwishedherluck,Isentloveandprayers.6monthslaterIgetacallfromthisyounglady,she'scryingandshe'scrying.Ican'tmakeoutaword.FinallyshestopsandIfindoutthatweretearsofjoy,hermothernotonlysurvivedbutit'sgettingreallybetter.Doctorsdon'tknowhow,theydon'tknowwhy.Theycalleditamiracle,becausetheycan'texplainit.Hermothertributesit100%tothegreatadviceshegotfromherdaughterthatlearnedfromallthesebooks.

That'swhereIrealizedthatifknowledgeispower,learningissuperpower.Ithinkifthere'sanyskilltomasterinthe21stcentury,it'stheabilitytolearnfaster.Theabilitytotakeininformation,focusonit,thinkaboutit,understanditandbeabletoapplyit;tobeabletoout-thinkandout-learneverybodyelse.That'sreallymymission,it'sto


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reallydisrupteducation,tobeabletochangethewaypeoplepersonallylearnsotheycantapintomoreoftheirstrengths,sotheycanbemore,havemore,domoreandsharemore.

Dave: That'sprettylegit.There'sstuffinthereIdidn'tknow,we'vetalkedaboutthisoverdinnerbeforebutIalwaysrecalleddifferentpartsofmemoriesandthingslikethat.Iwanttoaskyouabouthowyouguysstarted,onspecific,offeringtraining.It'sprettyprofound.Beforewegothere,earlierIsaidthatyouweregoingtogivesomethingawayforbothbulletprooflisteners,ifIrememberandIthinkIdo,givenallthistraining,theURL;JimKwik.com/Bulletproof

Jim: Yes.

Dave: It'saseriesofadvancedmemorytraining.

Jim: Right.We'regoingtocoversomereallygoodmaterialhere,inthisconversation,inthispodcast.Hopefullyit'snotgoingtobetheendbutthebeginning.Ipreparedanincredibleadvancedbrain-mindtraining,forpeoplewhowanttoremembernames,tobeabletogiveaspeechwithoutnotes,torememberfactsandhavethematyourmentalfingertips,tobeabletoprocessandlearnanythingfaster,evenreadfaster.

Dave: You'regivingthisstuffaway.

Jim: Yes,there'snocostforit.

Dave: Forpeoplesaying,there'snofinancialdealbetweenJimandmeonthisstuff.Thisisjustagive-away.Noweirdpromotionalbackchannelorwhateverelse.I'mgratefultoJim,I'mhappytopointtohiswork.Likewise,thisisagiftforyouguys.

Jim: Yes,peoplehavelearnedsomereallygoodthingsontermsofhowtoleveluptheirlearningandtobeabletoleveluptheirlife.

Dave: Youwereincollegeandyoufinallylearnedafewofthesethings.Thefirsttimewemet,thiswasatMichaelFishman’s,thisguycreatedRodaleHealth,kindof.He'samutualfriend,hehoststhisinvitation-onlyevent


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onceayearforpeoplewhoarehavingabigvoiceinimprovinghealthintheworld.YouandImetthereoverdinnerandyoutoldmeabouttheveryfirsttimeyouhadamemorytrainingcourseincollege.Walkmethroughwhathappens;it'sthecooleststoryever.

Jim: Firstofall,Ithinkeverybodyiscapableofdoingthesethingsandlearningthesethings.Ifsomeoneiswatchingusrightnowandtheyfeelabsentminded,likethey'rewalkingtoaroomandjustforgetwhythey'rethere,orthey'retakingashowerandtheycan'trememberiftheyshampooedtheirhair,theyendupdoingittwice,ortheyreadapageinabook,gettotheendandforgetwhattheyjustread.

Dave: Whyisthefridgedooropen?Idon'tremember.

Jim: Exactly.Theymisplacethings,liketheirphoneortheircarkeys,ifnottheircarkeyssomethingmuchlargerliketheircar.Youseethepeopleoutinthemallparkinglotsusingtheirkeystobeabletofindtheircars

Dave: Yes,it'salmostlikeabat,likethey'relisteningtothebeepingsounds.

Jim: Allofthatcanbefixed,that'sjustremedialthings,butweteachleadershowtobeabletodoadvancedthingslikelearnlanguagesfaster,learnsubjects,physicalskillsevenfaster,becausethere'smusclememory,alsoremembertheirdreams.Alotofamazingthingscomeoutofourdreamstates;inventions,songsandpiecesofartandeverythingelselikethat.Iwantedtoteachittootherindividuals,Iwasn'tsurehowtodoitsoIfoundaroomthatwasn'tbeingusedoneThursdayevening.

Dave: Youwereafreshmanincollege?

Jim: Iwasafreshman.Ifoundthisroomthatwasn'tbeingused,Isaid"Okay."Iusedtoteachtennisbackinhighschool,Iwaslike"MaybeIcantutorindividuals."Isaid"HowwouldIfindthem?"Ifoundthisroomthatwasn'tbeingused,sowhenIgotbacktomydormroomItookapieceofpaperandIwrote,thisismyfirstmarketing,itsaid"Freespeed-reading.Memorytips.Getbettergradesinlesstime."Iputtheroom,Thursday,7:00.ThenextmorningIjustmadesomephotocopies


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inthewaytoclass,Iputitontoabulletinboards.Ineversharedthisstorypublicly,it'skindofinterestingthatwe'retalkingaboutthis.

Justputsomeflyersonthewaytoclass,fastforwardtoThursdayat7:00andI'mjusthopingthatjustfivepeopleshowup,Iturnthecornerandthere'sacrowdofpeopleoutsideofthatclassroom.I'mlike"Ohno,IhopewhateverisgoingonendssoonsoIcandomything."Igoup,Ican'tevengetinsidetheclassroombecausethere'sareallytallguythere,Iwaslike"What'sgoingoninside?"Helooksatmeandhe'slike"There'saspeedreadingclass."I'mthinking"Whatacoincidence!"Whatarethechancesthatthesameroom,thesamenight,thesameday,thesametime,thatthere'saspeedreading-memoryclass.Igointhereandtheroomispacked-fullofpeople,butnooneisteaching.I'mlike"What'sgoingon?"Ittookmyslowbrainallthattimetofigurewhythey'rethere.

Dave: They'reforyou.

Jim: Yes.Idoaheadcountandinsteadof5or10people,there's110people;Ifreakout.Alotofpeoplewhoarewatchingthismaybetheyhavealittlefearofpublicspeaking,Ihaveafull-outphobia.

Dave: Youstilloryouhaditatthetime?

Jim: Atthattime.Igrewupwithlearningchallenges,sowhenyoufeellikeyou'rebrokenandnotgoodenough,you'renotreallyconnectingwithpeople.Youbecomeveryshyorintroverted.

Dave: I'vebeenthere.Igetthat.

Jim: So,myheartisbeatingoutofmychest,I'mtranspiring.Igoonalotofadventures,youknowthis.Ispendalotoftimeintherainforest,I'veactuallycomeacrossanindigenoustribeandweweretheirveryfirstwesterncontact.

Dave: Ididn'tknowthatone!

Jim: Bythe2ndnight,havingdinnerwiththem.Bythe3rdday,playingwiththeirkids.Bythe4thor5thdaywe'redoingtheseincrediblejourneys


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withthem.Imean,amazing.ButIswear,IwasperspiringmoreinthatclassroomthanIdidtheentirerainforestexperience.Anyway,I'msonervous,IleavebecauseIcan'teventalk.

Dave: You'regoingtogiveupondream,man.

Jim: Ican'tevendothis.Igo.Thecampushasallthisfountains,thewateralwaysbringsmebackcenter.Ialwayshavetolivebythewater,andvacationbythewater.Ican'tevengobacktomydormroom,becausemyfriendsaregoingtomakefunofme.I'mmeditating;Ithinkmeditation,mindfulness,assomanyofyourgueststalkaboutissokeytolearningandhighperformance.Ijustmeditatebythewater,stillnessofmind,I'mbigaBruceLeefanandfollower.

Dave: Yes,youknowtheBruceLeefamily.

Jim: Helikedwaterandallthat.Wejustcelebratedhis75thbirthday,whichisamazing.IgottogotothehospitalwhereBrucewasactuallyborn,withhiswifeandhisdaughter.Ilearnsomuchfromhisfamily.

Dave: That'sbeingaBruceLeefan,right?

Jim: Itis.I'mjustmeditating.WhenI'mactuallywalkingbacktomydormroom,doingthiswalkingmeditationIstopandIhearthisvoiceinsidemyhead,it'smymother'svoice.Iwon'ttellyouexactlywhatshesays,butessentiallyit'sallthispeoplecametolearnsomething,you'renotdelivering,you'redisappointingthem,you'redisappointingmekindofthing.Istopped.Itakeonestepbacktotheclassroom,insteadofmydormroom;it'ssofunny,Dave,andIthinkeveryonecouldrelatethatonestepinanotherdirectioncancompletelychangeyourdestinationoryourdestiny.

Igoback,IshareandIteach,for2hours.Honestly,beingaworldmemoryexpert,Idon'tevenrememberwhatItalkedaboutforthose2hours,buttheendIrememberexactlywhatIsaid.Isaid"Idon'tknowifIcanhelpeverybodyherebut,ifyou'reinterested,Ijustneed10hourswithyoutoteachyouwhatIknow,2hoursaweekfor5weeks;that'swhyallouronlineprogramsarethatlong,togetoverthe21-30days


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andreallymakeitahabitwherepeoplecanreallyreadthatwayandremembernamespermanentlylikethat.Isaid"Ifyou'reinterested,I'llbeinthestudentcentertomorrowatnoon,theneveryoneleaves.There'snoresponse,noemotionalresponse,goodorbad.WhenIleaveI'mconfusedandI'malsoexhausted.Iendupfallingasleeprightonthecarpet.WhenIwokeup,itwasthebestsleepI'veeverhadtothisday.

Igetwokenupbytheclassroomcomingupthenextmorning,staringatme.Igetup,Igoshower,Ihavebreakfast,Igotoclass.12:00comes,IgotothestudentcenterandI'mhopingjustonepersonjustshowsup,onepersonbelievedinwhatIwastalkingaboutandgotvalueoutofthatsession.Attheendof90minutes,71outofthose100studentssignedupforaprogramthatdidn'tevenexistyet,acourseonhighmentalperformanceandacceleratedlearning,sopeoplecanreadfaster,studybetterandremembermore.FromthereImetalltheseamazingpeople,itwas2decadesago.Ifoundmydharma,mymission.

Dave: That'sanincrediblehistory.ThisisthesecondtimeI'veeverheardit,whenyoutoldmethatoverdinnerthefirsttime,butIdidn'trealizeyouneversharedthatwithanybodyelse.

Jim: Ithinkthelessontotakeaway,Iwantreallygointosomeofthemindsetofsuperheroes,acceleratedlearningandhowtolearnfaster;thelessonyoucanwalkawaywith,Ithink,isthepowerofdecision.Whenwemakeadecisiontoup-levelourlearningorup-levelsomeareaofourlife,everythingcanchange.It'snotevenjustalittlebit,youcould5x,10xsomeofyourresults,justbymakingadecisiontodosomethingnew.GoingbacktothatquotebyEinstein,thesamelevelofthinkingthat'screatedyourproblemwon'tsolveyourproblem;thewholedefinition,wetalkaboutinsanity,doingthesamethingsexpectingdifferentresults.It'smakingjustalittlebitofashiftinyourlifecouldcompletelychangewhereyouendupinyourrelationship,inyourbusiness,inyourwealth,inyourbody.

Dave: It'shardtoshiftgearsfromthattoofferingsomeimmediatetipsforpeople.Ithinkpeople,ifyou'redrivingyourcar,you'resittingatyourdesklisteningtothis,andthinking"Allright,givemesomethingnow."


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Jim: IusethemetaphorofasuperherobecauseIfeelliketheworldneedssuperheroes.Theyhave2qualitiesforme;thesuperhero'ssomebodywho'sdiscoveredanddevelopedtheirsuperpowers,theybio-hackdifferentareasintheirlifesomoreofthemshowsup.Itlookstotheoutsidetheyliterallyhavesuperpowers,foryourself,forallthepeoplethatyougettoworkwith,yourclients,everyone,yourguestinyourpodcast.Butjusthavingasuperpowerdoesn'tmakeyouasuperhero.Youhavetousethatpowerforsomekindofpurpose,youhavetobeabletosharethatgifttobeabletomakeyourcommunity,makeyourmarketormakeyourclients,maketheworldabetterplace.Ilikethisideaofasuperhero,Ithinkeverybodyhastheirownsuperherojourney,throughchallenge,findingtheirmentorsandsteppingup,diggingintoalevelofresourcefulnessthatwasn'ttherebefore.

Ithinkthere's2characteristicsofleadingahighmentalperformanceorsuperherolife.Iwouldsay#1ismindset.I'llgetdowntopracticalsto-dos.Ithinkthere's3areasofmindsetthatpeopleneedtobeabletoadopt,thisiswhatI'venoticedfromworkingwithindividualsistheysharethegrowthmindset.I'llmakethem3Gs.Growthwouldbethe1stpartmindset;youknow,CarolDweck’sworkonthisarea,mindset,thatthere'safixedmindset,thatyourintelligence,yourcapabilityoryourmemoryisfixed,orsomethingmorepowerfulwhichisenabling,empoweringasagrowthmindset,sayingit'snotfixed,itcanbeup-leveledwithpropercoaching,propertraining,propereffort.Ithinkgrowthmindsetisimportant.

The2ndGtoreallymasteryourlife,toleadthesuperherolifeandtappingintoyoursuperpowers,Iwouldcallitgrit.Agritmindset.Somebodywhohasthoseguts;Iwouldchooseanotherword,itwouldbeperseverance,becauseIfindthatthemostsuccessfulpeopletheygothroughalevelofchallenge.Thatchallengegivesthemchange.I'vejustspentaweekonsetwithWillSmith,he'sfilmingthisnewsuperheromovieandIlovesuperheroes.

Dave: Iwanttohearmorebutyoucan'ttalkaboutit.


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Jim: HetalksaboutthesethingswhereIaskhimhowhepreparesforgoingon.Idothiswholethingwithactors,teachthemtospeed-readscriptsandmemorizetheirlines,befocusedandpresent.

Dave: Nowondertheyallcallyou,right?

Jim: It'soneofthethingswhereIwaslike"Howdoyouprepare?"Hewaslike"Idon'thavetoprepare."Hedoesn'thavetogetready,he'slike"IstayreadysoIdon'thavetogetready."Buthislevelofgrit,hislevelofguts;hetalksaboutbeingonthetreadmillandsayingthatifhe'sgoingupagainstsomebodyelse,hewoulddiebeforeheactuallygetsoffthattreadmillbecauseittakesalevelofperseverance.Ithinkoneofthethingsyoucanwhereasgrowthhere,alwayslearning,you'realwaysadaptingtonewknowledgeandcreatingnewabilities.Whenwe'retalkingaboutgrit,you'retakingonchallenge.Remembertheotherdayweweredoingcrowdtherapy?

Dave: Yes.

Jim: OneofthethingsIthinkthatbuildsguts,gritorperseverance,isgettingyourselftodosomethingandreallytestingyourself.

Dave: Beuncomfortable.

Jim: Uncomfortable,bydoingthatIthinkthatgritisemotionalmusclesthatgetstrongerwithuse.So,stayinginthatenvironment,orgoinginto,let'ssayI'mdoingblockbreathingoralphabreathinginasauna,steamroomorevenacryo.Gettingyourself,helpfullyandsafelyobviously,gettingyourselftodosomethingandpushyourselfclosertothelimitsbuildsthatlevelofgritbecausewhenyoudointhisarea,itactuallyexpandsyourpotential,yourpowerandallowsyoutotakeonmorethingsthatareuncomfortable,likegoingonstage,approachingthatpersonyou'reattractedto,ordoingadealkindofthing.

Iwouldsayyouhavegrowthmindset,youhaveagritmindsetandathirdthingIwouldsayisagivingmindset.Iknowthisiswhatyou'reallabout,it'shavingasuperpowerisgreatbut,howdoyoupayitforward?Becauseit'snotjustaboutyou,it'salsoabouttheworldatlarge.Ithink


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themostsuccessfulpeople,themostfulfilledpeoplehavethose3thingsaligned.

Dave: Thethirdoneisreallyimportant.It'ssomethingItotallydidn'tgetwhenIwasyounger,Iwaslike"it'sallaboutthemoney,"whenIwasakid.Youactuallydon'tgettheperformancebenefitsofbeingasuperheroorjusthavingthisheromindset,theoneyoutalkaboutinallyourwork,ifyoudon'thaveabiggerpurpose.Ifthepurposeisjustyou,it'salwaysgoingtobesmaller.Ifit'salwayssmaller,theamountofenergythatcomesinforyoutodowhateveryou'redoingisdiminished.Noonetaughtthat,atleastwhenIwasyoung.Idon'tknowwhereyoureadthat.

Jim: Idon'tknow.Ithinkoneofthethingswhenwe'retalkingaboutthegiving,Ithinkthey'reallveryimportanttobeabletohavethere.Theotherpartofhaving,besidesthecorrectmindset,it'salsothemechanics.Iwouldsaythat'sthe2ndqualitythatthesehigh-achieversandworld-classperformershave,theydon'tjusthavethemindset,theyhavethepropermechanics.Theyknowwhattodoandalsowhentodoit.Ithinkthatmindsetismorethanhalfthebattlerightthere.Ithinkthat80%ofitcomesdownstilltopsychology,ontheinside,butIwantedtotalkaboutsomeofthemechanicsnow,andthenasagiftandasathankyoualso,toyourcommunity,we'llgettogothroughdeeperinthemechanicsofhowtorememberournamesandeverything.

Dave: Wedon'thavetimeonthepodcasttodaytogothroughallthemechanics,becausethat'sacoupleofhours,I'dsaytostart.

Jim: Wehave,we'regoingtogodeepinthistraining.

Dave: That'sJimKwik.com/Bulletproof

Jim: /Bulletproof.

Dave: Allright.Gothereifyou'reintoit;ifyou'redriving,youshouldprobablypullovertodothatbutwritedowntheURL.JimKwik.com/Bulletproofandthisisvaluablestuff.

Jim: Wecangointosomeofthemechanicsrightnow,somereallyquicktips.


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Dave: Let'stouchonsomeofthestuffthatyou'regoingtogiveaway.

Jim: Firstofall,I'mgoingtogivetheseasbrain-hacks.Thereare4keystolearningsomethingfaster,thisisanysubject,anyskill.I'mgoingtogothroughthemreallyfast,I'llmaybegoalittlebigmoredeeperinthistrainingthatwedotogether.JustrememberFAST;F,A,S,T.

Ifyouwanttolearnanysubjectorskill,whetherit'smartialartstomandarin,Iwouldsaythe1stthingisF.TheFstandsforforget.It'skindofweird,astalkingaboutmemoryandlearning,startingwithforgetting,butwhenIsayforgetI'mveryspecificallymeaning3things.TheFstandsforforgettingwhatyouknowaboutitalready,Ifindthatalotofpeopledon'tlearnsomethingbecausetheircupisfullandtheyhavetoemptytheircuptolearnsomethingnew,it'skindofclichébutasmanyclichésarethey'reverytrue.Yourmindislikeaparachute,itonlyworkswhenit'sopen.

Gettingnewinformationin,andwe'veallheardabouttheapprenticegoingtohaveteawiththemaster,theMasterispouringtheteaanditoverflows.Thenit'soverflowingandtheapprenticedoesn'twanttosayanythingbuteventuallyhesays"Master,Master.Thecupisoverflowing."Hesays"It'sverytrue."He'slike"Now,I'mgladyousawthatbecauseyou'dhavetoemptyyourcupinordertoputnewinit,tolearnsomethingnew."Iwouldsayforgetaboutwhatyoualreadyknowaboutasubject.Ifyougoandyou'relearningsomethingabouthealth,bio-hacking,marketingorwhateveryourstudyis,ithelpstosetasidewhatyoualreadyknow,temporarily,soyoucantakeinnewinformationsoyoucanevaluateit.

The2ndthingIwouldsayforgetissituationalthings.Weknowfromallthebrainsciencesthatyoucan'tfocusontoomanythingsatonce,itisnotpossible.We'veheardfromallthesestudies,fromGeorgeMillerfromPrinceton-Harvardsaying7plusorminus2,5to9bits.Laterontheysay4bitsofinformation,it'sreallysmall.Idon'tlovetechnology,it'shavingitseffectoneverybody,asitis.

Dave: Itseemslikeitis.


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Jim: Ithinksoalsoaswell.But,ifyou'reinanenvironment,you'reataconference,you'reattheBulletproofConference,you'relearningfromsomebodyteachingproductivity,thelatestbio-hacks,nootropics,whatever.Ifoneofyourchunksisthinkingaboutthekids,it'sthinkingaboutthebusinessorthinkingaboutclients,thatleaveyouonlyacertainamountoffinitechunkstothinkaboutbepresentandbeabletolearn.Ithelpstobereallyfocusedandpresent,forgetaboutanythingthat'snoturgentandimportant.

Thenthe3rdthingIwouldsayisforgetaboutyourlimitations.Ithinkthat'sabigthing,becausealotofpeoplethey'lltellmetheirlimitations;"Mymemoryissobad,""I'mhorribleatrememberingnames."Thethingaboutthisisifyousaythosethings,ourfriendDr.DanielLermancallsthemANTs,automaticnegativethoughts.Here'sthething,whenyousaythesethings,you'refightingforyourlimitationssoyougettokeepthem.Thetweet-ableIalwaystellpeopleisyourmindisalwayseavesdroppingonyourself-talk.

IrememberIwaspreparingforamarathon,withanamelikeKwik,it'sreallymylastname,Ihadtobearunnerbackinschool,Igottobecarefulwhenyou'redriving,youdon'twanttogetaspeedingticketbecausetheworstthingyoucanhaveinyourdriverslicenseisthenameKwikbecauseyou'renotgoingtotalkyourwayoutofaticket,yougetthedeepacceleratedlearning.WhenIwaspreparingforthismarathonthere'sonechapteronthis,thepsychologyofrunningthemarathon,themindset,mentaltraining.Itsaidthis,itsaid"Yourmindislikeasupercomputerandyourself-talkistheprogramthatit'llwillrun."Ifyoutellyourselfyouarenotgoodatrememberingnames,youwillnotrememberthenameofthenextpersonyoumeetbecauseyou'veprogrammedyoursupercomputernotto,becauseyourmindisalwayseavesdroppinginyourself-talk,andthat'sthething.Youwanttoforgetaboutwhatyouknowaboutthesubject,forgetaboutsituationalthingsthatarenotrelevantandimportantrightnow,andyouwanttoforgetaboutyourlimitations,what'simpossible.

TheAinFASTstandsforactive,active.YouknowthisbecauseIloveyoureventsbecausethey'reveryparticipatoryandalltheseexhibitorshavethingstodo.


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Dave: Adulttoys.

Jim: Exactly,they'reveryexperiential.That'showpeoplelearn.Ifyou'rewatchingthisrightnowandyoufeeloverloaded,overwhelmed,likethere'stoomuchinformation,notenoughtime.You'retryingtokeepupwithyourindustryorstuffyou'reinterestedinbutitfeelslikeyou'retakingasipofwateroutofafirehose,becauseultimatelymygoalherewhenwetalkaboutgivingandhavingpurposeisnotabout$1,000,000,000;Icouldcarelessabout$1,000,000,000butwhenchanging,benefiting,bettering1,000,000,000brains,thatlightsmeup,somethingfierce.

Dave: Itchangestheworld.

Jim: IgettoworkwithsomeamazingindividualswhoreallyarechangingtheworldsoifIcanmake5%or10%moreeffectiveandefficient,itjustreallyshowsup.

Dave: It'sthemostleverageIcanimagine.

Jim: Exactly.Ithinkthatifyou'restrugglingwithkeepingupwiththisstuff,it'snotyourfault.WhatImeanbythat,isweallgrowupwiththistraditional20thcenturyeducation,everysinglepersonwho'swatching,andthe20thcenturyeducationattheturnofthecenturypreparedusforaworld,the20thcenturyworldattheturnofthecenturyitwasworkinginfactories,workingonfarms.Ourworldissodifferentnow,we'renotworkingonassemblylines.Rightnowit'snotcookie-cutter,one-size-fits-all,sitquietlybyyourself,don'ttalktoyourneighborinschool.That'snotthemodel.YoumentionedElonMusk,weliveinaworldwithhim.Electricautomatedcars,spaceshipsthataregoingtoMars.Ourvehicleofchoicewhenitcomestolearningislikeahorsingcarriage,that'showsomepeoplearelearning.IfRipVanWinklewokeuptoday,theguywhosleptallthoseyears,ifhewokeuptodaythey'dsaytheonlythinghewouldrecognizeistheschoolsystem.

Dave: Laterthisweek,whenwe'rerecordingthis,I'mhangingoutwiththeentireboardoftheXPrizeFoundation.We'regoingtobetalkingaboutthefutureoftheseXPrizes.Oneoftheonesthattheyjustdidwas


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aroundlearning,totakelearningoutofthehorseandbuggies.I'mwithyouonthis.Justkeepgoing.

Jim: It'samazing.

Dave: Yes,theworldischanging.It'ssocool,andyou'reright,thestuffthatyouandIlearntincollegeandinhighschool,Ican'timaginemykidsbeingtaughtthatstuff.Idon'tthinkIwouldallowit.

Jim: throughlikeroadlearning,thesemindlessmemorizationofjustfactsandeverything.

Dave: I'mstilltraumatized;ifyougavemeapaperwithlinesonit,I'mlike"Screwthat,Iwillnotdealwiththat.I'llcoloroutsidethelines."Idon'twantbluelinesonmypaperbecauseitremindsmeofturningmybrainoff.

Jim: Ithinkeveryonecanrelated,right?Atsomelevelweknowweweren'tpreparedfortheworldthatweareinnow.

Dave: Yes.

Jim: So,theamountofinformationisgoinguplikethis;theysaythat,whentalkingaboutinformationoverload,thisisgoinglikethis,it'sdoublinganddizzyingspeed,thehalflifeofpeople'sindustriesissosmall,buthowwelearnit,howwerememberit,howwerecallisthis,butthatgapcreatesthisthingcalledanxiety.It'sstress.Theycallitinformationfatiguesyndrome,becauseit'sasyndromerightnow.Higherbloodpressure,apressureofleisuretime,moresleeplessness,alltheseissuesbecausepeople,theirminds,andtheirmindsarealsomultitasking.Theotherchallengeis,I'vespokeninfrontofallthesedoctorsandtheycallit,thistechnology,therelianceontechnology;it'sveryconvenient,Ilovetechnology,Idon'twanttomemorize500phonenumbers,oralltheseemailsoranythinglikethat.Butinaway,ifyourmindoryourbrainislikeamuscleandgrowstrongerwithuse,it'slikeuseitorloseit.Sooutsourcingourbrainstooursmartdevices,sometimesthebrainsjustshutoff.Forexample,theycallitdigitaldementia.


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It'soneofthechallenges,andsoIwanttoshowpeoplehowtousetheirbrainseffectively.I'mnotjusttalkingaboutbraingames,wherepeoplearejustmatchingcolorsorshapes,stufflikethat.I'mtalkingabouthowdoyourememberthatname?Howdoyourememberthatclientinformation?Howdoyougiveaspeechwithoutnotes?Howdoyoureadthatthing3or4timesfasterwithbettercomprehension?Howdoyoudolanguagelearning?Howdoyoudoallthesereallytangiblethings.Iwouldsaythechallengeiswelearnallpassively.So,theAinFAST,standsforactive;yougettobefullyactiveinthis,becausehere'sthetweet-able:Learningisnotaspectatorssport.Iwouldsaythat@JimKwikifyou'retweetingthat.

I'dsaythebigchallengeisalotofpeople,they'reexpectingjusttositthereandjustconsumeinformation,andthat'snothowthebrainlearns.Thebrainlearnsthroughactivity.Thebrainlearnsthroughcreation,orco-creation,speciallyinsocialenvironments.Let'ssayyou'rebeingactive,askingquestions,takinglotsofnotes,mind-mapping,andIteachpeopleamorelinearwayoftakingnoteswheretheydrawalinedownthepageandontheleftsidethey'retakingnotes,ontherightsidethey'remakingnotes.Ontheleftsidethey'reactuallycapturingtheinformationthatthey'relearningatyourconferences,onyourpodcastandyourbooksarecapturingit.Ontherightsidethey'reactuallycreatinginformationandknowledge.It'sliketheirquestionsthattheymighthave,howitrelatestowhattheyalreadyknow,howthey'regoingtoshareitwithsomebodyelse.So,theirmindsaregoingtowander,andwandersontherightside.It'slikerightbraincreativity,imagination.

That'stheA.TheFisforget,theAisactive.TheSisstate.Iwouldsaythestateissoimportant,thestateislikethecurrentmoodofyourmindandyourbody.Youknowthis,it'severything.Learningissostate-dependent;thecurrentmoodofyouremotion,yourmotivation,youcuriosity,andyoucultivatethesethings.Ifyoulearnonascalefrom0to10,you'rea1,a2ora3intermsofyourpsychicalandmentalstate,howwellareyougoingtolearn?Howwelldoyoulearnwhenyoujustdon'tsleep?You'reinebriated?

Dave: Ifyou'rehungry.Trytolearnifyou'rehungry.


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Jim: Exactly.Soifthestateislow,thelearningisgoingtobelow.That'swhyI'mabigfanofyourwork,yourprograms,yourproducts,becauseit'syourjobtogetpeoplebeingbulletproof,havingabulletproofbody,abulletproofbrain,andthey'reactivated,butithappensbecauseyou'rehelpingpeoplecapturethatstate,they'redoingthesethingsandhavingthisenergy.Wecancontrolourstate.Thisisthedifferencebetweenathermostatandathermometer;athermometerasyouknowreactstotheenvironment,that'sthechallenge.Itreflectstheenvironment.Athermostatsetsthestandardorsetsthegoal,avision,anditmakestheenvironmentthatstandard,that'sthethermostat.Ithinkwhenitcomestostate,wecontrolourstate.IrememberIgottointroducetwoofmysuperheroestogether,youwouldlovethis;itwasSirRichardBransonandStanLee,whocreatedSpider-Man,X-Men,Avengers;everything.Igottotakethemtodinner.

Dave: Youlivethebestlife.I'veseensomeofyourphotosonFacebook,I'mjustblownaway.

Jim: Imentionthesenamesnottodropnames,becauseit'snot.

Dave: You'reveryhumbleaboutit,youare.

Jim: IdoitthoughbecausethenexttimeyouseeaMarvelcharacter,youtakeaVirginflight,orwhatever,itremindsyouofthesestoriesbecausetheyactliketriggers.Alotofmemoryhappenstodowithremindersandtriggers;peoplewhohavereallygoodmemory,theysetupthesetriggers.Anyway,we'resittingintraffic,inLAasyouknow,andIaskStan"Whoisyourfavoritecharacter?"Hewaslike"MyfavoritecharacterisIron-man."I'mlike"Yes."Hesaid"Who'syourfavoritecharacter,Jim?"Iwaslike"Spider-man!"Withoutablinkhegoes,looksatme,andsay"Withgreatpowercomesgreatresponsibility."Wepeopledon'trememberwheretheyheardthat,it'sinourDNA.

IteachthisfullprogramcalledQuickThinking,howtosolveproblems,bemorecreativeandjustadvancedthinking,learningstylesandeverything.IwaslikeIreversedit,Iwaslike"Youknow,Stan?Withgreatpowercomesgreatresponsibility,theoppositeisalsotrue;withgreatresponsibilitycomesgreatpower."Whenwetakeresponsibility,


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wehaveagreatpowertomakeourlivesbetter.It'slikegoingbacktothatthermometer,alotofpeoplearereactingtotheweather,they'rereactingtohowthebusinessis,reactingtoarelationship,howthey'retreated.Didthey…I’mnotsayingthisbecauseweareall"Human!"Itallaffectsustosomelevel,butthehappiest,themostfulfilledpeople,arepeoplewhohavethelocusofcontrolinside,theyhaveaninternalreferencethatwouldbecomingbacktoresponsibility.Wetakeresponsibilityforourstate,howwefell,soifwe'refeelingwe'reata3,4or5,wedosomethingaboutIt.

FinallytheTinFASTstandsforteach,teach.Ifyoueverwanttolearnsomethingreally,reallyfast.Learnitasifyou'regoingtoteachittoanotherperson.Youknowthis,right?Whenpeoplegothroughthisgifted,advancedbraintraining,thatI'mgoingtosharewithpeople,I'mgoingtoteachyouthetoptipsonhowtoremembernamesofeveryoneyoumeetandallthisotherstuff.I'mgoingtosharewithyoumy10favoritelifestylehacksforunleashingyoursuperherobrain,I'mgoingtoshowyouhowtorememberitallandeverything,it'sgoingtobeamazing.But,ifyoulearneditasifyou'regoingtoteachittosomeoneelse,wouldyoutakenotesdifferently?Wouldyoupayattentiondifferently?Wouldyouaskquestions?We'regoingtohaveawholeformforpeopletoaskquestionswithus,andI'llanswerthequestions,wouldyouaskquestionsdifferently?Youhavedifferentlevelsofownership.Here'sthetweet-able,whenyouteachsomething,yougettolearnittwice.

IwouldsayFAST.Forgetwhatyouknowaboutit;Aisbeactive,beactiveisnotaspectator'ssport,beactiveandtakenotes,asalotofquestions;S,controlyourstatebeforeyouevergointoit;T,learnasifyou'regoingtoteachitandyoulearnthatthingsomuchfaster.

Dave: Thepartaboutteaching,andalotofpeoplemightthink"Idon'thaveaplacetoteachit."It'sabsolutelytrue.ThewayIgotgoodatabsorbing,evenbio-hackinginformation,it'sIusedtoworkalldayandarapidlygrowingcompanythatheldGoogle'sfirstservers,Google,HotmailandYahoo.AllofthemkindofgotstartedatXodusCommunications,likeafirstdatacentercompany.Iwasworkingallday,thenIwouldteachfor3hoursatnighttoagroupofengineers,master’sdegreeengineers,


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aboutinternetarchitecture.Mycurriculumsometimeswascuttingedge,therewerenotextbooks,I'mteachinghowwedothis,howwediditduringtheday.IwouldhavedinneratthislittleGreekrestaurant,Iwouldreadindustrytrademags,I'dbegoingthroughthemtakingsomenotesaboutwhatIwasgoingtolecturefor3hoursthatnight.Iwasdoingrapidconcern,whenIstartedthisIwouldflipoutbecauseI'mlike"Idon'tknowwhatI'mgoingtosaytonight,Iwasinmeetingsallday.Idon'twanttoletthesepeopledown,"soIhadthisenormouspressure.Iwouldbelikewolfingdowngyroswithgluten,whichwasn'tthatgoodformeatthetime,andtheMSGintheranch'sdressingnowthatIthinkofit.Iwasn'thelpingmyself.Iwaslike"Gottalearn,gottalearn!"ThatstuffwassocrystallizedbecauseIwasonlylearningittoteachit,soitcamethrough.Iendedupwritingabook,weneverpublisheditbutitwasawholeabookaboutthefutureoftheinternet.I'dbedamnedifitwasn'tlike80%direction-allyright.Iwaslike"Ishould'vebeenafuturist."Whatyou'resaying,IneverlearnedaswellasIdidduringthat3yearperiodwhenIwasdoingthat.Itjustwentit,untilthisdayIcandrawthosediagrams,eventhoughtheyliterallycameoutinlesstimethanifIhadbeenduringatraditionalsetofthings.

Thatlastpartaboutteaching,it'sthemostimportantthingyoucoulddo.

Jim: That'sthereasonyoulearnsomething,youlearnitsoyoucanapplyitinyourownlife.Theotherreasontolearnsomethingistosharewithpeopleyoucareabout.

Dave: Peoplewhoyou'regoingtohelp.

Jim: Alsotothetensofmillionsofpeople,congratulationsagainonthedownloads.

Dave: Thankyou.

Jim: You'resharingit,you'rejustlightingallthesepeople'sbrainsandtheirbodies.

Dave: ThewholepointthatnoonetoldmewhenIwas16or20wasthatIwasincontrolofmyownbiology.IthoughtIjusthadtowantitanditwas


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supposedtosomehowjusthappen,likeI'lljusttryharder;that'sgrit,butgritwithouttechniqueit'sjustlikeself-flagellationatacertainpoint.Iguessthat'stweet-able.Ijustkindofmadethatup,butIlookatallthatcrapIusedtodotomyselfbecausethat'swhat'ssupposedtowork,soitwasjustthatsinceredesiretonotdostuffthatdoesn'twork,sothatyouhavecontrol.WhenyougotthebodyworkingIfoundthemindstuffwasaloteasier.Iusedtohaveallthisbrainfog,itwasscary,disabilityinsurancescary.WhereI'dlikeboughtdisabilityinsurancebecauseIwouldn'thireme,becausehalftimemybraindoesn'tworkyettherearetimeswhenIcansnapoutofthefog,learnwhateverIneedtoinahalfhouroverdinnerandteachfor3hours,andgohome.ThenI'mlike"WhatdidIjustdo?"Theveryabilitywasreallyscary.Tobeabletogetthebiologythere,sothenmybrainwoulddoit,whatitwascapableofdoing,itwasn'taneasytask.IfoundthatwhenIstarted,atthetop,workingonmymemory,eventakingsmartdrugs,itwasthefirstthingIdid,insteadofthelastthingIdid,whichistherightorder,thatitdoesn'tworkthatwellifyourmitochondrialenergyisn'tthere,ifyourhormonesarebroken,ifyoucan'tmakeenergybecauseyourbloodsugarisallovertheplace,becauseyoudon'thaveenoughfat.Allthosethings,Ijustwishedsomeonewould'vetoldmethat,orevenworse,yourbiologyiskindofworkingbutthenyoudostuffthat'stoxictoyoursystem,evenifit'snottoxicforyourfriend.What'smystate?Yourstateiscrap,andyouprobablyhaven'tevenfelttherealstateofhighperformance.

Doingallthat,thenlayeringinthekindofknowledgeyouhave,that'sinmyexperiencewhatmakespeoplerealsuperheroes.Becauseifyoudoonewithouttheother,you'llgetbenefits;ifyoudon'thavetheknowledgeandthetechniques,thethingsthatyou'reteaching,andyourbiologyworks,thisisgreat.Butyoudidalotmorethanyoudidbefore,alotmoreofitbecauseyougottheenergy.Ifyoutakethatnewenergyandyouapplyittowardstheselfimprovement,towardskindofreprogrammingthesoftware,Idohavebettermemory,Idohavebetterfocus,betterattention.Ithinkthat'swhatyouget,theseleveragereturnswhereit'sanexponentialthingsratherthanjustadditives.That'swhyIwasstokedwhenyousaid"I'mwillingtoteachacourseforbulletproofpeople."


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ThanksJim,thanksforbeingontheshow.

Jim: Iappreciateit.

Dave: Thanksforputtingtogethersomeextrabonuscontentthatgoesbeyondwhatwe'venormallydoneaboutthis.

Jim: We'regoingtogooverthe3memoryhackstobeabletofixforgetfulness,we'regoingtogoover7tipsonhowtorememberthenamesandfacesofeveryoneyoumeet,becauseIthinkpartofwhatyoudoit'sthosewhoknowstuffandit'salsowhoyouknowandthoseconnections.I'malsogoingtogivethemmy10lifestylehacksonhowtounleashyoursuperheromind.

Dave: That'scool.

Jim: Somemorestuff.

Dave: Awesome.ThatwasJimKwik.com/Bulletproof

Jim: JimKwik.com/Bulletproofandyougetallthebraintrainingrightthere.

Dave: Ifyouenjoyedtoday'sshow,youknowwheretogo.GoontoJimKwik.com/Bulletproofandthisisnotasalespitch,thisisnothinglikeit.Thisisfreestuffforyoutosaythanks,20,000,000downloads,holycrap!YoucanalsogototheBulletproofFacebookPageandwe'lltellyousomemoreaboutthecontest.ThecontestisjustTuesdayDecember15th,2016,whenwe'regoingtogiveaway1,000ofgiftcardstosaythanks.ThestuffwithJimthough,justgotothatURLandwewilltakeyouthroughthecourseandyou'lllearnthisandwe'llkeepdoingit,becausethisisjustamazingstuff.Thankyouforlistening,thanksforlisteningtothisepisodeandalltheother250,270;somelargenumberandsomeothershows.I'llkeepdoingthisforyou.Thankyou.

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