Jim KwikFounder, Kwik Brain · Brain Coach

The 15 Minute Learning Habit

30 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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Jim Kwik explains how to learn something new every day by blocking 15 minutes on your calendar like any other appointment. He calls it the 1% rule: spend 1% of your day learning. For harder subjects, batch longer sessions on weekends or monthly retreats.

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Time blocking. You could time block learning. Schedule learning sessions on your calendar just like you would a doctor's appointment or a parent-teacher meeting or client calls. Remember the, the 1% rule where you dedicate just 1% of your day, which is just 15 minutes, to learning something brand new. And you can also batch learning. You can allocate longer periods, whether it's weekends or monthly retreats, for a deeper dive into complex topics.