Tim and I sit down to discuss consciousness-hacking, the future of wearables, nootropics, diet, the ego, our favorite books and much more. Tim Chang is the managing director at Mayfield Fund and has been twice named to the Forbes Midas List of Top Tech Investors. Tim is also an accomplished musician, who performs in three bands, as well as a body and consciousness-hacking enthusiast. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.kevinrose.com

Jim Kwik is a world expert in speed-reading, memory improvement, and optimal brain performance. As the CEO and Founder of Kwik Learning, Jim’s cutting-edge techniques and impressive mental feats have made him a highly sought-out brain trainer for top entrepreneurs and organizations with clients that include Virgin, Nike, GE, Fox Studios, Harvard University, and Singularity University. In this episode, Jim and I discuss his top strategies for memory and learning, motivation, limiting beliefs, digital distraction, and nutrition. Show Notes:00:30 -- Kevin's childhood memory challenges (and the self talk that followed)03:30 -- Luminosity; Lion's Mane Mushroom; Phospholipid Omega-3 DHA04:30 -- How Jim started as the "boy with the broken brain"09:03 -- The impact of limiting beliefs on learning and memory 13:20 -- What Jim learnt while visiting nursing homes and seniors' centers 18:50 -- 'The Power of Positive Thinking'; Dale Carnegie; Napoleon Hill 20:00 -- Subvocalization as a constraint for fast reading23:32 -- Why clarifying your motivation is the missing factor for optimal learning 26:30 -- The Albert Einstein quote that shaped Jim's perspective on learning30:00 -- Jim's 'Head, Heart and Hands' approach31:17 -- Simon Sinek37:48 -- The limitations of IQ and standardized tests40:15 -- How respect can be used as a powerful tool for remembering names43:55 -- Post traumatic growth 47:40 -- What Jim uncovered about personal responsibility from Stan Lee 49:50 -- Jim's Morning Routine 51:05 -- How to remember 10 new peoples' names at a party52:25 -- 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People' 53:30 -- Jim's strategies for digital overload and digital distraction 56:11 -- Creating new habits: Dr. B.J Fogg 58:45 -- Force multipliers: Jim's podcast 'Work Smart - Not Hard'1:02:11 -- Why Jim has a 10 foot Hulk in his backyard1:04:00 -- Jim's 'Be, Do, Have, Share' success formula 1:05:29 -- Dr. Wayne Dwyer1:06:40 -- Self talk is 'software' that needs to be worked on1:08:04 -- Information plus emotion leads to long-term memories1:11:00 -- Why Jim uses the Pomodoro Technique 1:11:58 -- Jim's top 10 brain foods1:12:45 -- The 2,500 year old memory technique Jim uses with his clients 1:16:35 -- The P.I.E. method1:21:03 -- Jim's 'Vowel' strategy for retaining complex information 1:25:05 -- Digital dementia 1:31:47 -- Connect with Jim at 'Kwik Brain', and on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.kevinrose.com

Kevin and Tony talk about his latest book, biohacking, and more. After interviewing 50 of the world's greatest financial minds and penning the number-one New York Times best seller Money: Master the Game, Tony Robbins returns with a step-by-step playbook, "Unshakable," a book that takes you on a journey to transform your financial life and accelerate your path to financial freedom. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.kevinrose.com

Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus help over 20 million people live meaningful lives with less through their website, books, podcast, and documentary. The Minimalists have been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, Forbes, TIME, ABC, CBS, NBC, BBC, CBC, and NPR. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.kevinrose.com

Kevin talks to Michael Pollan, author of "How to change your mind" about the therapeutic potential of psychedelics. Get the show notes here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.kevinrose.com

Kevin is back w/ Tim-Tim Ferriss for this latest installment of The Random Show. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.kevinrose.com

A lack of sleep is associated with all types of diseases, including Alzheimer's and cancer. Professor Matthew Walker, Director of UC Berkeley’s Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab—reveals his groundbreaking exploration of sleep, explaining how we can harness its transformative power to fight disease and change our lives for the better. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.kevinrose.com

Dr. Adam Gazzaley is a Professor in Neurology, Physiology and Psychiatry at UCSF. There he designs and develops novel software-based brain assessment and optimization tools. He is also co-founder of Akili Interactive Labs, a company developing therapeutic video games. Dr. Gazzaley has filed multiple patents for his inventions, authored over 130 scientific articles, and delivered over 600 invited presentations around the world. His research and perspectives have been consistently profiled in high-impact media, such as The New York Times, New York Times Magazine, New Yorker, Wall Street Journal, TIME, Discover, Wired, PBS, NPR, CNN and NBC Nightly News. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.kevinrose.com

I'm a geek. Making new connections with people has always been difficult. Jordan Harbinger (host of The Jordan Harbinger Show) teaches us how to destroy social anxiety and make meaningful connections. Show notes. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.kevinrose.com

Dr. Valter Longo is director of the Longevity Institute at USC and the Program on Longevity and Cancer at IFOM in Milan. In this podcast, we discuss Dr. Longo's new book, The Longevity Diet, which is the culmination of 25 years of research on aging, nutrition, and disease across the globe.Dr. Longo has put together a powerful combination of fasting and diet. The diet is that of centenarians (people living 100+ years) combined along with with the scientifically engineered 5-day fasting-mimicking diet (or FMD), done just 3-4 times a year. Dr. Longo designed the FMD after making a series of remarkable discoveries in mice, then in humans, indicating that specific micro-fasts can activate stem cells and promote regeneration and rejuvenation in multiple organs to significantly reduce the risk for diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer’s, and heart disease. Full show notes here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.kevinrose.com