How to REMEMBER What You Read | Jim Kwik

How do you remember more of what you read? Have you ever read a page in a book and forgotten what you were reading? And even if you go back and reread the page, you still can’t remember?

This experience can be incredibly frustrating because you know how important it is to focus on what you’re reading and retain it, so you can go out into the world and implement your learnings.

I’m excited to bring you this special episode from VeeFriends at VeeCon, a Web3 event in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where I recently gave the opening speech and shared strategies for improving your memory. Today, I want to give you a sneak peek into one of those methods by showing you how to remember Gary Vee’s top 12 emotional skills for greater levels of success from his book "Twelve and a Half: Leveraging the Emotional Ingredients Necessary for Business Success."

Leaders are readers, but in order to apply the valuable lessons in books, you have to retain them first. I’m going to walk you through an interactive exercise using a memory strategy that is fun, but more importantly, proven effective.

If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to level up your reading, so you can learn faster and remember more, this episode is for you.

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0:00 How to Remember What You Read
0:22 "Twelve and a Half" book by Gary Vee
1:15 The PIE Method
1:48 Memory exercise (Placement)
4:20 Memory exercise (Imagine & Entwine)
18:10 Kwik Recall
18:50 Jim Kwik's Discord

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[JimKwik]

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[sandipanmajumder]

1. Hair - gratitude gorilla
2. Nose - self-aware hare
3. Mouth - accountable ant
4. Ear - optimistic otter
5. Throat - empathy elephant
6. Shoulder - kindness kudu
7. Collar - tenacious termites
8. Fingers - curiosity crane
9. Belly - patience pig
10. Bottom - conviction cockroach
11. Thigh - humble hummingbird
12. knees - ambitious angel

[NRG]

B - Believe ( Your mind is super computer & your self-talk is self progrmmming) ,
E - Exercise ( When your body move, your brain grooves)
F - Forget ( If you argue your limitation, your going to keep them)
A - Active ( Take Notes & Speak loudly)
S - State ( Learning + Happy Emotion = Long term memory)
T - Teach ( When I teach something, I get to learn it twice)

[vashstampede]

Curiosity is one of the key. Once you’re curious, it’s easier for you to remember things because you’re naturally eager to know how things work.

[ngetichgilbert]

I am currently reading your book Jim, "Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life." Coming to know about that book is one of the best thing that happen in my life. I FEEL transformation as I turn on each page

[denisssebuuma]

This is what I have been yearning for very many years. That's Jim for your memorisation technics

[Luvurselffirst]

Professor K is amazing and a gift to all! 7. collar - tenacious turtle. 10. bottom - conviction cougar or cheetah i don't need to visualize termites or cucarachas

[paradisegamer]

This is amazing! I was able to recall 10/12 on the first try when normally I would be repeating this a hundred times to be able to recall it. This technique does actually make a difference :) Thank you Jim!

[elizabethlasseigne]

I LOVE all your videos. I’m 61 and feel empowered to keep my memory sharp thanks to you.

[yrrahladiv]

There's really such a thing as a good memory.

[kdevine]

I really appreciate the work that Jim Kwik does. I read Limitless when it first came out in 2020 right when the pandemic hit. I thought using these tools would skyrocket my learning and knowledge. Unfortunately, the initial hope faded away and none of the tools discussed in the book really stuck with me. I tried to learn speed reading, performing these memory associations, and all sorts of stuff. Often, I was more concerned just trying to remember the technique than actually learning the material. My reading speed improved some, but I always felt like I retained less. I could never get the hang of using a memory palace. And the mnemonics fell flat. I am still committed to increasing my capacity for learning, but it is a very challenging road.
Anyway, best of luck for everyone trying to improve their learning capacity on here.

[stlouisix]

Jim Kwik understands true mental psychology incredibly well👌🏻

[BRAINWHISPERER]

A great mindset for learning: REMEMBER: The brain learns by learning something new means the brain doesn't know. And therefore learning something you don't know is just 'UNFAMILIAR". The repetition will make the brain comfortable. But 1st its good took to rewire how the brain sees learning something new.
So SAY THIS TO YOURSELF: "This is hard to do or Learning something new is hard"
Then hum ABC song this accomplishing to things its a distraction and whimsical gives a feel good vibe.
Repeat 3x's

More advanced results: think of something you failed to do and so didn't try anymore doing....say to self "such and such was hard and I can't do it, it made me feel (fill in the blank). Then hum ABC song (3x's)


If you do this now it will motivate you because the brain will stop automatically giving that message that things you don't know are hard.

Then you will find yourself actually practicing Jim Kwik tip for remembering what you read with brain sending you positive messages about doing this.

[lilsprinklesewgames]

I can't believe I actually was able to remember this, it took me a couple of tries but it was fun as well. Thank you so much for this memory exercise!!!

[henryluyombya]

Recently bought the book Limitless, and it seems like the universe was waiting for me to buy it from the store. I only flipped through one page, and I was blown away.

My morning routine has started to change, I am watching what I am eating, and I know by the end of June 2022, I will have gathered the tips and techniques to becoming Limitless. I subscribed to all socials for JK. I had been watching few YouTube videos but was a little reluctant but when I saw "Limitless" on the book shelf, I was forced to buy the only copy left.

My wife told me, no it was not on the shopping list, but I insisted and asked her to check in with me two years from now (June 2024) I will return with an update. Thanks Jim and team for changing our lives and our brains.

[marjesargado]

The very first time I watch you from an advertisement in YouTube I never skip the ad and I became interested searching your name Jim Kwik in YouTube and now I aim to watch as much as possible all of your videos in YouTube because you are helping me a lot and I like the way you talk very clear to me

[adriansolozano]

Love love love bro, your light shines bright and it's beautiful

[Maniglia]

I know for myself that when I am allowing, serene, present, interested it’s helping me to retain.
I learn by doing it. Working with someone else teaching it over and over is going to help tremendously.
Our attitude is very important because if I focus on being perfect and correcting myself therefore making it my priority I am missing the all point.
😂 I teach Italian online and being an immigrant in the USA 🇺🇸 I learned English and Spanish. I realized right away that was pivotal to having only friends with whom to speak English or Spanish and even though I was making lots of mistakes I kept refining it. We get nervous very easily but when we are in the zone I don’t care how am I sound or what people think about me.
I know for myself that if we were taught and trained to learn we wouldn’t be struggling so much 😂
The future kids will have a better education system ❤

[ingrid]

I have a way to go to recall every step and connection.

[NakanwagiJenifer]

Thanks so much for your advice, may da gd Lord bless you