Kwik Brain with Jim Kwik

Sleep is one of the most important life hacks around. If you’re a regular listener to the show, you’ll know by now that it affects every aspect of our health and mental performance: our memory, stress levels, weight, capabilities, and energy.  Dr. JayKhorsandi spends his day job helping clients with sleep apnoea and snoring, and is the host of the Best Night Ever podcast. If you or someone you kno...

How do you get your brain in the zone? I want first to take a moment to thank you for tuning into today’s show! Whether you’ve been a longtime listener or just tuning in, we’re here because of you. In this episode, we’re going to talking about 3 ways to get your brain into the zone where you have peak performance. I have three experts to cover this topic to share how you can activate the state of...

How do you turn your brain back on? Do you feel your brain is getting older? Senior moments coming early or feel absent-minded? It’s quite common these days for a lot of people to not have focus, unable to maintain concentration, and lack mental energy. It’s no surprise that we’re overloaded, distracted, and overstimulated that it’s easy to feel like your mind is fleeting. But it doesn’t have to b...

You might be working hard, but feeling like you are not working hard enough. You might be looking at perfectly curated feeds on social media and feeling like your own life is not enough in comparison. You might be trying to get to the bottom of a seemingly endless to-do list. This constant workload is leading many people to burnout, a condition that has recently been recognized by the World Health...

How do you memorize jokes? How many times have you wanted to remember a joke, but you just can’t?  Being able to remember a joke is a great conversation starter, and it’s also great for your brain. But for some reason, jokes are hard to remember for many of us, and we end up ruin the fun even when we try.  This episode is a segment from my recent Instagram Live, where I answer questions we get fro...

What should you know about women’s brains?  The historical conception that male brains are superior to female brains is finally being overturned—but while there is no difference in our intelligence, there are subtle structural differences in female brains that can heighten the risk of health conditions for women, including Alzheimer’s disease, migraines, and depression. Few people are aware of thi...

How can you use math to build your mental fitness?  People often talk about wanting to increase their physical fitness—they want to be more flexible, agile, and have more energy, but what about being mentally fit? One of the greatest exercises we can do to build our mental fitness is math. Aside from boosting our brainpower, math can also build our confidence, make us feel capable, and help us to...

Can travel make you smarter? It’s a vacation season and we have a special episode for you today!  Traveling boosts your brain more than you think. Whether you’re going on a smaller adventure like crossing your own city or flying to a country you’ve never visited before, traveling triggers growth, self-belief, and strength in your mind.  Today’s guest Aggie is a travel blogger, adventurer, storytel...

How do you get unstuck? Think about an area of your life where you feel held back. It could be your career, your relationships, your health, or something from your day to day life. You’re not achieving the results you want and feel like you haven’t made any progress.  It is possible to free yourself and get the results you desire. By uplifting yourself, looking at the truth of the situation, seeki...

The process of thinking is nothing but asking and answering questions. Our thinking changes the shape of our lives, so the questions we ask ourselves matter, whether it’s “how can I learn this?” or “how can I get healthier?” We’re asking ourselves questions all the time, but we’re often not conscious of them and how they impact our behavior. Used properly, questions are a useful tool to take the k...

You might associate complaining with negativity, but when used in the right way, complaints can be a powerful tool to improve our relationships, achieve results and effect meaningful change in the world around us. The key is learning how to do it right—which is why we have Guy here to teach us a simple formula to effectively bring up complaints in a way that will encourage positive resolution rath...

The traditional story about aging is that as we age, we slow down, become trapped in our habits, and forget to play. The good news is that we can avoid this, and we can all learn to use our brains to change our age. Who doesn’t want to live longer? And not only longer, but better?  I’ve talked before on the podcast about the study of nuns published by Time magazine—all of them were living youthful...

How do you master your sleep?  When I ask the Kwik Brain community about sleep, I usually get polarized answers—either people sleep great and wake up refreshed, or they really struggle with falling and staying asleep, and wake exhausted.  What effect does your sleep pattern have on your mental acuity? On your mental performance? Your memory? If you want to know how to get a good night’s sleep so y...

You’ve heard me talk before on the show about the myth of knowledge being power—we know that it only becomes a power when we use it.  So today’s episode is designed to help you use your power, and get what you want by doing it.  Many of us spend our days telling ourselves we’re not good enough and not smart enough—or we give our power to things outside of us, and passively go through our days rath...

How do you master productivity? If you’re feeling like your to-do list getting too long, you’re falling behind, can’t maintain focus to get things done, and not sure how to set up you’re environment to win, then this one is for you. We have 3 experts to share their top tips and tools for becoming more productive and efficient. ** Do you want to stay up to date with every new episode and get my bra...

How do you overcome stress and relieve the pressure? In this day and age, we’re drowning in information. We have so many demands from everywhere with increased conflict and drama. So how do you manage what comes through your life and how to deal with all the emotions? We have our super-friend, Jay Shetty, back with us today to talk about this topic. Jay is an award-winning host, storyteller, and c...

In today’s episode, we’re going to talk about neuro-nutrition. You’ve heard me say, what you eat matters for your gray matter. To cover this topic, we have 3 top brain food experts to share some kwik tips about optimizing your brain with food. We have Dr. Mark Hyman , a physician and best-selling author of UltraMind Solution, talking about some of the dangerous foods you need to avoid for your bra...

How do you use micro-commitments to change your life? If you’re tuning into our show, then you’re probably interested in activating your brain to change your life. You either want to stop or start doing something to create new results. Ryan Leveque is back with us today, and he’s the bestselling author of ASK, and his brand new book, CHOOSE. In this episode, we’re going to talk about how your brai...

How do you master your habits? First, you create your habits; then your habits create you. That’s the subject of this episode. The treasures you seek in your life and learning is hidden in your daily routine. But how do you create a brand new habit? How do you stop the habit that holds you back? In this episode, we have 3 experts to share their top tips and techniques to master your habits fast. ...

How can you learn to be rich? What does your rich life look like? All the treasures in our lives come from the quality of our mind. The habits of our thoughts and behavior determine what kind of life we’re going to be creating. I’m excited to have our guest today to have this conversation because this is a topic that’s on a lot of people’s minds. Ramit Sethi is the author of the New York Times bes...

What are the foods you must avoid to have a healthy brain? What you eat matters to your gray matter. We’re back in the Kwik Brain kitchen today with Liana Werner-Gray, the author of Cancer Free with Food, 10 Minute Recipes, and Earth Diet. In this episode, Liana shares the top 5 foods you should avoid to protect your brain & body, and alternative foods you can add instead. ** Do you want to st...

How do you heal from emotional wounds in the digital age? If you hurt your arm, it can heal fast. But the emotional wound can linger for a long time. I’m excited to have our special guest, Guy Winch, back in the studio today to talk about not just about our mental intelligence, but about our mental health, which is also very important. Guy’s books have sold millions of copies and been translated i...

How do you make better choices? Our life is a reflection of our choices we’ve made up to this point. From what we choose to eat, who we’re spending time with, what we think, and what we do, adds up to where we are. Have you ever given a thought about how you make these choices? I have my friend, Ryan Levesque, with me today, and he’s the bestselling author of ASK, and he has a brand new book calle...

How do you keep your mind sharp and reduce mental fatigue? We’ve all had the situation where we’re overloaded, overwhelmed, and don’t have the mental fortitude and energy to get through the day. I couldn’t be happier to have an extraordinary guest, Dr. Mehmet Oz, with us today. Dr. Oz has 9 Daytime Emmy Awards for The Dr. Oz Show. He has authored over 400 original publications, book chapters, and...

How do you optimize your brain health? Specifically, what kind of food can you eat for your brain? What you eat matters for your gray matter. But here’s the thing. What’s good for one person is not necessarily good for the other person. I’m excited about our conversation today with Naveen Jain. He is an entrepreneur and philanthropist driven to solve the world's biggest challenges through innovati...