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Super Brain: 10 Things to Eat, Think, & Do to Improve Your Memory and Learn Faster

Order your copy of The Let Them Theory 👉 https://melrob.co/let-them-theory 👈 The #1 Best Selling Book of 2025 🔥 Discover how much power you truly have. It all begins with two simple words. Let Them. — Want to boost your reading speed by 30%–50%? Want to learn faster? What if you never forgot where you put your keys again? Mel sits down with world-renowned brain coach Jim Kwik (@JimKwik to help you boost your brainpower with his science-backed tools, tips, and strategies. In this episode, they discuss: - How your brain is more powerful than you think - The best ways to retain information - How to read 50% faster with ONE simple tool - 3 tricks to always remember where you put your keys - How to remember someone’s name - Jim’s proven 3M framework - 10 simple steps for a better brain - The best foods for increased brain power - How to be MORE productive but work LESS - How exercise impacts brain function - How to crush any job interview - How to memorize a presentation in one day - Why you need to always be a student Follow Jim Kwik: Instagram: https://instagram.com/jimkwik Webpage: https://jimkwik.com Follow The Mel Robbins Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themelrobbinspodcast/ I’m just your friend. I am not a licensed therapist, and this podcast is NOT intended as a substitute for the advice of a physician, professional coach, psychotherapist, or other qualified professional. Got it? Good. I’ll see you in the next episode. In this episode: 00:00 Intro 09:42 How your brain is more powerful than you think 16:46 The best ways to retain information 19:26 Why you need to always be a student 25:36 How to read 50% faster with ONE simple tool 29:23 How to be MORE productive but work LESS 30:55 How to remember someone’s name 32:19 How to crush any job interview 40:06 3 tricks to always remember where you put your keys 42:32 10 simple steps for a better brain 44:04 Jim’s proven 3M framework 48:54 The best foods for increased brain power 50:14 How exercise impacts brain function 53:27 How to memorize a speech in one day #brain #brainpower #brainhealth #memory — Follow Mel: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melrobbins/ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@melrobbins Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melrobbins LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melrobbins Website: http://melrobbins.com — Sign up for Mel’s newsletter: https://melrob.co/sign-up-newsletter A note from Mel to you, twice a week, sharing simple, practical ways to build the life you want. — Subscribe to Mel’s channel here: https://www.youtube.com/melrobbins?sub_confirmation=1 — Listen to The Mel Robbins Podcast 🎧 New episodes drop every Monday & Thursday! https://melrob.co/spotify https://melrob.co/applepodcasts https://melrob.co/amazonmusic — Looking for Mel’s books on Amazon? Find them here: The Let Them Theory: https://amzn.to/3IQ21Oe The Let Them Theory Audiobook: https://amzn.to/413SObp The High 5 Habit: https://amzn.to/3fMvfPQ The 5 Second Rule: https://amzn.to/4l54fah

Mel RobbinshostJim Kwikguest

Dec 14, 20231h 2mWatch on YouTube ↗

WHAT IT’S REALLY ABOUT

Unlock Your Super Brain: Simple Habits To Boost Memory Fast

Mel Robbins interviews brain coach Jim Kwik about how anyone can dramatically improve memory, focus, and learning speed by using specific techniques rather than just “trying harder.” Jim shares his backstory of overcoming a childhood brain injury and limiting beliefs to become a world‑class memory and learning expert. Together they walk through practical tools to read up to 50% faster, remember names easily, never lose your keys, and encode information using visualization. They also outline 10 foundational lifestyle levers—what to eat, think, and do daily—to build and maintain a “super brain.”

IDEAS WORTH REMEMBERING

5 ideas

Intelligence and memory are largely trainable, not fixed at birth.

About one‑third of brain performance is genetic, but Jim argues the remaining two‑thirds are shaped by skills, habits, and environment—meaning most people can massively improve their memory and learning ability at any age.

Upgrade how you learn, not just what you learn.

Traditional schooling focuses on content (math, history, languages) but rarely teaches core learning skills like how to focus, read efficiently, encode memories, or manage information overload; deliberately training these “meta‑skills” unlocks everything else.

Use a visual pacer to instantly boost reading speed and focus.

Running your finger, pen, or cursor just under the line you’re reading reduces back‑skipping, harnesses your eyes’ attraction to motion, and links touch with sight—often increasing reading speed by 25–50% without sacrificing comprehension.

Remembering names is a skill built on motivation, attention, and method.

Jim’s MOM + SUAVE systems (Motivation, Observation, Methods; Say, Use, Ask, Visualize, End) show that if you care why a name matters, stay fully present when you hear it, and attach a vivid mental image to it, recall becomes much easier and more reliable.

Turn ordinary moments into extraordinary images to remember where things are.

To avoid losing keys or other items, consciously encode the moment you put them down by imagining something outrageous happening there (e.g., the table exploding) so your brain stores a strong, retrievable visual memory instead of a vague autopilot action.

WORDS WORTH SAVING

5 quotes

Adults have to be very careful of their external words, because they often become a child’s internal words.

— Jim Kwik

Your brain is like this incredible supercomputer, and your self‑talk is the program it will run.

— Jim Kwik

Genius is not so much born; genius really is more built.

— Jim Kwik

As your body moves, your brain grooves.

— Jim Kwik

We shrink what’s possible to fit our minds when we could expand our minds to fit all that’s possible.

— Jim Kwik

Jim Kwik’s personal story: from “broken brain” to brain coachMindset, motivation, and methods as the three pillars of learningSpeed‑reading technique using a visual pacerSUAVE and MOM frameworks for remembering people’s namesVisualization and association for everyday memory (keys, languages, lists)Ten lifestyle keys for a healthier, more powerful brainChallenging limiting beliefs about intelligence, age, and memory

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