What if you could read one book a week without speed reading?
The average American reads four books a year. Compare that to the average CEO who reads four to five books a month, and it’s easy to see how reading one book a week, fifty-two books a year, is a huge advantage in business, learning, and life. There’s no denying that leaders are readers.
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Nov 17
Air Quality Expert: The Air You Breathe Is Changing Your Brain
<p>What if the air you breathe every day is silently draining your focus, energy, and mood?</p><p>In this episode of the Kwik Brain Podcast, I sit down with air quality and disaster recovery expert Michael Feldstein, founder of Jaspr, to reveal the invisible link between the air ... Show More
43m 19s
Nov 10
The 4 Chemicals Secretly Controlling Your Motivation and Mood
<p>Did you know four brain chemicals secretly control your motivation, mood, and mental energy every single day?</p><p>In this episode, Jim sits down with neuroscientist and bestselling author TJ Power to break down the DOSE Effect. It is a science backed framework for activating ... Show More
27m 7s
Sep 2023
Beyond Lazy Learning — The Keys to Gaining and Retaining Knowledge
<p>Ever wondered why, after hours of reading and highlighting, you still feel unprepared for that big test? Or why, shortly after a work training, you can’t remember much of what was said and how to apply it? Or why you have trouble comprehending a difficult book?</p><p>Whether y ... Show More
47m 39s
Jun 2023
How To Read Faster and Retain More Information
<p>Welcome to today’s episode of The Mindset Mentor Podcast.</p>
<p>Did you know that reading improves your focus, memory, empathy, your communication skills, AND… it’s also been found to reduce stress, and improve your mental health. </p>
<p>Holy sh*t right?! The wisest and smar ... Show More
19m 42s
Apr 2018
#31 Barbara Oakley: Learning How to Learn
Just when I start to think I’m using my time well and getting a lot done in my life, I meet someone like Barbara Oakley. Barbara is a true polymath. She was a captain in the U.S. Army, a Russian translator on Soviet trawlers, a radio operator in the South Pole, an engineer, unive ... Show More
1h 34m
Nov 2022
34. How does fluency affect reading comprehension?
By this time in the year, you are becoming very familiar with your students strengths and weaknesses, particularly when it comes to reading. And you probably have a number of students where reading aloud is difficult, if not painful.
Reading fluency is actually a product of stro ... Show More
19m 56s