The Mindbodygreen Podcast

“There’s no such thing as a good or bad memory. There's a trained memory and an untrained memory," says Jim Kwik. Jim, a leading expert in brain optimization, memory improvement, and accelerated learning, joins us to discuss how to enhance your brain power, plus: - Jim’s powerful brain heath journey (~02:03) - Practices that help Jim become a leader in brain optimization (~08:25) - Why we’ve been taught to learn all wrong (~16:24) - The 10 keys for a more focused brain (~22:06) - How to boost your reaction time by 30% (~28:40) - The health benefits of cleaning your space (~34:33) - Why you should be a lifelong learner (~37:45) - Sneaky & common habits hurting your memory (~39:48) - Is AI helping or hurting our brain health? (~47:22) - How to know if you have digital dementia (~48:57) - How to improve your selective memory (~52:54) - A trick to remember people’s names (~57:25) - The best learning & memorization tips by decade (~01:02:43) - The health benefits of reading (~01:04:44) - How to identify your uniqu