Jim Kwik teaches meta-learning, the skill of learning how to learn. A childhood brain injury left him with slow reading and poor memory, but he developed techniques that transformed him from below-normal to above-normal ability. He's tested these methods across children with learning difficulties, seniors, and high-performing executives.
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There's a pattern to genius. There's a method behind the magic. I always tell people my inspiration was my desperation. And I don't do this to impress you. I do this to express to you what's possible. Because the truth is, you could do this too. It's really about supercharging your brain so you can learn anything faster. And that's really my mission. Growing up as a child, I had a traumatic brain injury that left me with certain learning difficulties and challenges. I had focus or memory. I couldn't concentrate. It took me an extra few years just to learn how to read. What I found was that over time, I came up with these techniques and these methods to be able to compensate for these challenges. I went from below normal to above normal. If you've ever seen me on stage, and I'll memorize a room full of people's names, 100 words, hundred numbers forwards and backwards. I really focus on the science of meta learning, learning how to learn. I think if there's one skill to Master in the 21st century, it's our ability to quickly learn and apply and think and adapt faster than our environment. And that's really been my focus for the past three decades. Real field research. What works with individuals, what's the patterns of genius? Whether it's a child with learning difficulties, to seniors that feel like they're losing their memory and working with high performance in Hollywood and C suite, executives, founders, athletes, I see a pattern. There's a pattern to genius. There's a method behind the magic.
