Mindvaley: Superbrain Quest | Summary

SUMMARY

Superbrain techniques

Purpose # Technique Description

The #1 M.O.M The art of memory is the art of
Fundamentals (Motivation, Observation, attention. To help you remember,
(Day 1 - 4) and Mechanics) make sure you’re purpose driven,
present and that you use
Superbrain techniques.

#2 Basic Association Basic Association is making a

logical association between two
things.

Remembering #3 Chain Linking It works by creating mental images

long lists that involve the things that you
(Day 9 - 12) want to memorize in order and link
these images like a chain.

#4 The Peg Memory It works by pre-memorizing a list of

Method words that are easy to associate
with the numbers they represent (1
to 10, 1-100, etc.). Those objects
form the "pegs" of the system.

Remembering #5 BE SUAVE Believe, Exercise, Say, Use, Ask,

Names Visualize, and End.
(Day 13 - 16)
#6 PIE Method Find a place on the person that
(Place, Imagine, and pops out, imagine the person’s
Entwine) name turned into a picture, then
entwine or link the place and the
image.

#7 FDR Technique Write the name on the person's

forehead. You can use your
favorite color. Repeat the name 2-
3 times. Use micro movements to
write the name with your hand on
the side of your body.

Vocabulary & #8 T.I.P. We tend to remember what we see

Languages (Turn Into Picture) and forget what we hear. We think
 (Day 17 - 19) in pictures, thus turn anything into
a picture.

#9 Vowels Our brain can’t tell the difference

between imagination and reality
(the lemon example). Vowels
stand for Action, Emotion, Illogical,
Outstanding, Unusual.

#10 Keyword Substitution Convert the sound of the word into

Method one concept that can be visualized
and link them via intensifiers.
[imagination, visualization,
emotion, association, etc.]
Example: Katia (Cat).

Memorizing #11 The Location Method Uses visualizations with the use of
Speeches and spatial memory, familiar information
Text about one's environment, to quickly
(Day 21 - 24) and efficiently recall information.
Example: your room, living room.

#12 The 8 R’s System 1) Read and highlight it; 2) Reflect;

3) Write; 4) Role play; 5) Reform;
6) Ration; 7) Record; 8) Arouse.

Remembering #13 Auditory Basic Associate the sound of a number

Numbers (Day Association with an object. Example: One with
25 - 28) Bun; Two with Shoe.

#14 The Ancient Transform the digits 0-9 into

Alphanumeric Code of corresponding sounds; which we’ll
Memory eventually use to form words.

The 10 Keys to Unlock Your Motivation

1. A good brain diet

2. Killing ANTs
3. Exercise
4. Brain nutrients
5. A positive peer group
6. A clean environment
7. Sleep
8. Brain protection
9. New learnings
10. Stress management
Top 10 Best Quotes

1. Practice makes progress.

2. Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
3. Information + Emotion = Long-Term Memory
4. Self-love and self-care are not selfish.
5. There is no failure, only failure to learn.
6. The best practice is teaching someone.
7. What you practice in private, you are rewarded for in public.
8. Genius leaves clues. There is always a method behind what appears to be magical.
9. Learning is not solo, it's social.
10. Consistency is power.

WEEK 1

Day 1 - M.O.M Can Help You Remember

Use the timestamps in the video progress bar to jump to a specific topic of the
session.

Motivation. [01:46]
Observation. [06:52]
Mechanics. [10:49]
Action Steps & Learning Points. [11:45]

Brain Bites from this lesson:

● The two keys to success are Showing Up & Playing Full Out.
● Genius leaves clues.
● M.O.M. stands for Motivation, Observation, and Mechanics.
● A lot of people know what to do but they don't do what they know.
● The H Cube Formula. If you want something, it goes from your Head to your Heart to
your Hands.
● The difference that makes the difference is always Action.
● Reasons Reap Results
● Practice makes progress.
● The art of memory is the art of attention.
● An incredible memory and a powerful presence come from being powerfully present.
● Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
Day 2 - The sun is up

Use the timestamps in the video progress bar to jump to a specific topic of the
session.

The Sun List. [01:25]

Basic Association. [04:46]
Action Steps & Learning Points. [14:24]

Brain Bites from this lesson:

● In order to manage something, you need to start by measuring it.

● Basic Association is making a logical association between two things.
● You are not looking for perfection, you are looking for progress.
● There’s no such thing as failure, just failure to learn.

Day 3 - The 10 keys to unlock your superbrain

Brain Bites from this lesson:

● Common sense is often not common practice.

● The 10 Keys to unlocking your Superbrain are: a good brain diet, killing ANTs,
exercise, brain nutrients, a positive peer group, a clean environment, sleep, brain
protection, new learnings, and stress management.
● Lifelong learning adds years to your life and life to your years.
● Your mind is always eavesdropping on your self-talk. To “kill ANTs” just add the
word “yet” at the end of your negative self-talk.
● When you sleep you consolidate short to long-term memory.
● Anything good for your heart is good for your head.
● Consistency is power.

Day 4 - Implementation Day - Spaced Repetition Concept

Brain Bites from this lesson:

● Success breeds success.

● When you are kind to yourself, you're more likely to follow through.
● When you share and teach, you get to learn it twice.
● With great responsibility comes great power.
● Use Spaced Repetition as a way to review the information to consolidate it from
short to long-term memory.

Day 5 - Nutrition & Your Body Folders

Brain Bites from this lesson:

● Make the information memorable. Make it silly, shocking or different.

● Use visualization and emotion when remembering things. What do you see and how
it makes you feel.
● Remember: Information + Emotion = Long-Term Memory.
● Be positive! Your mind is always eavesdropping on your self-talk.
● The top 10 brain foods are: avocados, blueberries, broccoli, coconut oil, eggs, green
leafy vegetables, wild salmon, turmeric, walnuts, and dark chocolate, water (bonus).

Day 6 - Environment & Killing ANTs

Brain Bites from this lesson:

● Make the info

● Protect your internal and external environments.
● Your brain is like a supercomputer and your self-talk is the program it will run.
● When you have negative thoughts use the ABRA Technique.
● Acknowledge, Breathe, Release, Align
● Whatever the negative thought is, say the opposite, breathe in and release it. Make it
positive and make it more empowering so you align with your true nature.
● When you fight for your limitations, you get to keep them.
● For your external environment, guard yourself against “energy vampires”.
● Who you spend time with you become. Choose a positive peer group.
● Self-love and self-care are not selfish.

Day 7 - Sleep & Stress management

Brain Bites from this lesson:

● Proper sleep is very important for your memory and your brain.
● It consolidates your short to long-term memory.
● During sleep, you clear the metabolic waste in your brain that leads to dementia and
Alzheimer.
● When you are dreaming is when you come up with new solutions and ideas.
● Exercise in the morning. Physical exercise can help you sleep better.

Things you can do to improve your sleep:

● Remove digital devices.

● Darkness.
● Keep the bedroom free of work.
● Keep your bedroom on the cool side.
● Exercise in the morning.
● Mindfulness practice.
WEEK 2

Day 8 - Implementation Day — Morning Routine

Brain Bites from this lesson:

● It’s not what you do every so often it is what you do consistently that help you
progress.
● First, you make your habits then your habits make you.
● Creating routines and habits can prevent decision fatigue.
● If you win the first hour of your day you can win the rest of the day.
● How you do anything is how you do everything.

Jim’s Morning Routine:

● Remembering dreams
● Making the bed
● Drinking lots of water
● Brushing teeth with the opposite hand
● Breathing techniques
● Having a brain tea [Jim's brain tea includes Gotu Kola, Lion's Mane, Ginkgo Biloba,
and Omega-3 fatty acids.]
● Journaling
● Physical exercise [Jim is a big fan of HIIT Workouts]
● Mental exercise [E.g. Doing your Quest or Reading]
● Brain Power Smoothie

Day 9 - Chain Linking, Part 1

Brain Bites from this lesson:

● Words are the building blocks of any new learning.

● To manage something, first, you need to measure it.
● There is no failure, only failure to learn.
● Quickening
● Creating a story around the words

Memory Principles:

● First or Primacy
● Last or Recency
 ● Organized or Chunked (The B’s)
● Emotional (Diamond)
● Different or Unique (the one I can’t spell)
● Familiar (toothpaste)
● We can visualise (mask)
● Connected
● Associated

Day 10 - Chain Linking, Part 2

Brain Bites from this lesson:

● Pictures are a universal language.

● T.I.P. - Turn each element Into a Picture.
● We think and dream into picture, it’s universal.
● Connect each picture to the next.
● Use emotion, visualization, action, and exaggeration. Be playful.
● Use how your memory works, so that you can work your memory.

Hydrogenium (H): fire

Helium (HE): balloons
Lithium (L): batteries
Bellium (B): barrow
Boroan: board
Carbon: diamond
Nitrogen: Sri Lancelot
Oxygen: Mask
Flori: Toothpaste
Neon: Sign

Day 11 - The Peg Memory Method

Brain Bites from this lesson:

● The Sun List provides you with 20 pegs. Use them!

● The right answer is whatever works for you.
● The best practice is teaching someone.
● T.I.P. - Turn Into Picture.
● Peg: hooks on the wall
● Attaching associations with associations

Day 12 - Implementation Day - Juggling Exercise

Brain Bites from this lesson:

 ● What you practice in private, you are rewarded for in public.
● Schedule brain breaks every 30-45 minutes.
● Juggling boosts your brain power. [Remember! As your body moves, your brain
grooves.]
● Novelty and nutrition help the brain to develop.

Day 13 - BE Suave Remembering Names

Brain Bites from this lesson:

● The #1 business etiquette skill is remembering people's names.

● The challenge is not your retention, it’s your attention.
● M.O.M. - Motivation, Observation, and Mechanics.
● BE SUAVE - Believe, Exercise, Say, Use, Ask, Visualize, and End.
● Believe you can, Exercise and practice, Say it and repeat it, Use in conversation, Ask
where is it from, meaning, create associations, Visualize it in their forehead, turn it in
a picture, End the conversation using their name.
● Practice makes permanent.
● Saying someone’s name is the sweetest they can hear.
● The 6 second syndrome. That’s when you should use a method to remember.

Day 14 - Memory is easy as a pie

Brain Bites from this lesson:

● Making pictures helps you remember better.

● Think about a feature that’s different about them. (PLACE)
● PIE: Place, Imagine, and Entwine.
● Place something different about them, Image, Entwine to put together the place and
the image
● The PIE Method works like this: Find a place on the person that pops out, imagine
the person’s name turned into a picture, then entwine or link the place and the image.
● Genius leaves clues. There is always a method behind what appears to be magical.

WEEK 3

Day 15 - The FDR technique

Brain Bites from this lesson:

 ● Visual - Write the name on the person's forehead. You can use your favorite color.
● Auditory - Repeat the name 2-3 times. [Remember also the S in BE SUAVE]
● Kinaesthetic - Use micro movements to write the name with your hand on the side
of your body.

Day 16 - Implementation Day - Superbrain Yoga

Brain Bites from this lesson:

● New brain cells develop via novelty and nutrition.

● Practice because consistency is power.
● Put in the effort and you’ll get the reward.
● Learning is not solo, it's social.

Day 17 - TIP to remembering everything

Brain Bites from this lesson:

● T.I.P. - Turn Into Picture.

● Link images using the Vowels.
● Take the ordinary and make it extraordinary.
● The Vowels: Action, Emotion, Illogical, Outstanding, Unusual.
● Our brain can’t tell the difference between imagination and reality (lemon example)

Day 18 - Keyword Substitution Method

Brain Bites from this lesson:

● Your memory has three parts: Encode, Store, Retrieve.

● Take a picture and substitute it for the word.
● Turn the ordinary into extraordinary using intensifiers. [imagination, visualization,
emotion, association, etc.]
● Looking up to the left to remember, and looking up to the right to imagine.
● You can learn using frequency, duration, or (the best way) intensity.
● Intensity is a shortcut for our brain (frequency and duration takes time).

Day 19 - Learning Foreign Languages

Brain Bites from this lesson:

● Word substitution: Turn the words you want to memorize into pictures and link them
via intensifiers. [imagination, visualization, emotion, association, etc.]
● Music can enhance your learning experience.
● The Alpha state is best for learning languages.
 ● Meditation, deep breathing, visualization, and baroque music put you in an Alpha
state.

Day 20 - Counting to 10 in Japanese

Brain Bites from this lesson:

1. Ichi
2. Ni
3. San
4. Shi
5. Go
6. Roku
7. Shichi
8. Hachi
9. Ku
10. Jū

Day 21 - How to Give a Speech without Notes

Brain Bites from this lesson:

1. Location Method. [02:44]

2. Create Places. [04:23]
3. Imagine & Entwine. [08:40]
4. Location Method Review. [14:05]
5. Action Steps & Learning Points. [17:02]

10 Keys to Unlock your Superbrain:

1. A good brain diet

2. Killing ANTs
3. Exercise
4. Brain nutrients
5. A positive peer group
6. Clean environment
7. Sleep
8. Brain protection
9. New learnings
10. Stress management
WEEK 4

Day 22 - The Location Method

Brain Bites from this lesson:

● Memory has 3 parts: Encode, Store, Retrieve.

● P.I.E. - Place, Imagine, Entwine.

Brain Bites from this lesson:

1. Find 5 places
2. Go clockwise
3. Pick unique items
4. Pick large items
5. No empty spaces

Day 23 - Memorize Word for Word

Brain Bites from this lesson:

● An unstimulated brain gets distracted easily.

● Reading faster increases your comprehension.
● Your environment gets linked to what you are learning at the time.
● Ration your learning into 25 to 30-minute chunks.

The 8 R’s System:

1. Read and highlight it

2. Reflect
3. Write (handwriting - remember 70% more)
4. Role play (say it out loud, like you’re there)
5. Reform (make it different, novelty helps to remind)
6. Ration (break it up into pieces)
7. Record (cam or audio, listen to it throughout the day)
8. Arouse (use the environment, think about the smell — peppermint or rosemary)

Day 24 - Crossovers

Brain Bites from this lesson:

● Schedule Brain Breaks throughout your day.

● The Body-Mind Connection: using your body stimulates your mind.
Day 25 - Number, the basics

Brain Bites from this lesson:

● T.I.P. - Turn Into Picture.

● If you can clearly imagine it, you'll clearly remember it.
● Take the Sun List images and use Chain Linking.
● Use visual or auditory Basic Association to build your own lists.
● Numbers are hard to remember because they’re abstract.

Auditory Basic Association:

Zero:

1. Bun
2. Shoe
3. Tree
4. Door
5. Hive
6. Sticks
7. Heaven
8. Gate
9. Wine
10. Zen

Day 26 - The Ancient Alphanumeric code of memory - Part 1

Brain Bites from this lesson:

● Numbers are abstract, words are easier to remember.

● Use the numbers 0 to 9 and assign a consonant sound to each number.
● Use basic association on the code of memory

Alphanumeric Code of Memory

1 = T, D, Th
2 = N (nah, me)
3 = M (mmm)
4 = R (golf)
5 = L (five fingers makes L)
6 = J, G (soft), Sh, Ch (6 looks like a G)
7 = C (hard), K, G (hard) (C hard, 7 penis)
8 = F, V (v8 - veggie smoothie)
9 = B, P (9 and P are look alike)
0 = S, C (soft), Z (S inside of the 0 like Superman)
Rules:

● Vowels have no value.

● Silent letters have no value.
● W, H, Y have no value.
● Double letters count once.

Day 27 - The Ancient Alphanumeric code of memory - Part 2

Brain Bites from this lesson:

● Numbers are abstract, words are easier to remember.

● Pick the word that is the easiest to picture.

Example of 1 to 10

1 = T = Tie
2 = N = Noah
3 = M = Ma (Mother)
4 = R = Rye
5 = L = Law
6 = Sh = Shoe
7 = K = Key
8 = V = Ivy
9 = B = Bee
10 = T, S = Toes

A single number can create multiple words

72 = K, N = Can | Cone | Gone

72 = G (hard), N = Gone | Gun | Goon
72 = C (hard), N = Cane

Other examples

33 = M, M = Mummy
47 = R, K = Rock
49 = R, P = Rope
51 = L, T = Lite
60 = Ch, S = Cheese
80 = F, C = Face
97 = B, K = Book

Words transformed into numbers

Table = T, B, L = 195
Cat = K, T = 71
Carpet = K, R, P, T = 7491
Butter = B, T, R = 914

Day 28 - The Ancient Alphanumeric code of memory - Part 2

Body Folders in Numeric Code:

Top = T = 1
Nose = N = 2
Mouth = M = 3
Ears = R = 4
Larynx = L = 5
Shoulders = Sh = 6
Collar = C = 7
Fingers = F = 8
Belly = B = 9
Seat = S = 10

WEEK 5

Day 29 - The 5 Levels of Transformation

Brain Bites:

● There is no learning without memory.

● The champion pushes past the pain period.
● All behavior is belief driven.
● The key to better comprehension is asking better questions.
● Ask and you shall receive.
● Truthbumps

Level 5: Identity (who you believe you are) > WHO

Level 4: Beliefs & Values > WHY
Level 3: Capability > HOW
Level 2: Behaviour > WHAT
Level 1: Environment > WHERE & WHEN

Day 30 - The 5 Levels of Learning

Brain Bites:
 ● Anything worth having is worth working for.
● Practice makes progress.
● A master becomes a master of the fundamentals.
● With great power comes responsibility, and with responsibility comes great power.

The 5 Levels of Learning:

Level 5: Mastery
Level 4: Unconscious Competence (Second nature)
Level 3: Conscious Competence
Level 2: Conscious Incompetence
Level 1: Unconscious Incompetence

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Learners:

1. Be proactive
2. Begin with the end in mind
3. Put first things first
4. Think win-win
5. Seek first to understand, then to be understood
6. Synergize
7. Sharpen the saw
8. FIND YOUR VOICE AND HELP OTHERS FINDING THEIRS

Know who you are > Be who you are

Day 31 - BONUS 1: Overcoming Procrastination

Brain Bites:

● All we want is freedom

● Why, Heart, Hands
● Reasons rip results.
● HEART Goal: Healthy, Enduring, Alluring, Relevant, Truth.
● Break things down into manageable chunks.
● Just starting something increases the odds of finishing it.

Smashing Procrastination:

1. Know your WHY and your HEART Goals.

2. Break things down into manageable chunks.
3. Zeigarnik Effect. Just starting something increases the odds of finishing it.
4. Be kind to yourself.
5. Procrastinate procrastinating.
Day 32 - BONUS 2: Your 8 C’s to Muscle Memory

Brain Bites:

● Excellence is not an act, it's a habit.

● “Inch by inch, life's a cinch. Yard by yard, life's hard.” ― John Bytheway
● There's no failure, there's only feedback.

The 8 C’s to Muscle Memory

1. Competency: choose what you want to learn

2. Chunking: deconstruct what you want to learn
3. Combining: Combine the steps in a way and in sequence
4. Consequences: there’s no failure, only learnings.
5. Character: act until you become, watch and learn.
6. Consistency: consistency breeds mastery.
7. Commit: know your why.
8. Coach: accountability, get someone to teach you.

Day 33 - BONUS 3: Remembering your Dreams

Brain Bites:

● Your subconscious mind still works on your daily problems while sleeping.
● DREAMS - Decide, Record, Eyes, Affirmations, Manage, Share.

Things you can do to improve sleep:

1. Remove digital devices.

2. Complete darkness.
3. Keep the bedroom free of work.
4. Keep your bedroom on the cool side.
5. Exercise in the morning.

Day 34 - BONUS 4: Speed Reading

Brain Bites:

5 Obstacles To Effective Reading

1. Lack of education
1. Lack of focus
1. Subvocalization
1. Regression
1. Limiting Belief
Techniques For Effective Reading
1. Hold the book at an angle to maximize the size of the words and maintain good
breathing.
1. Use a visual pacer while reading.
1. Take advantage of your peripheral vision.
1. Reduce subvocalization.

Tips To Reduce Subvocalization

Tip 1: Don't move your lips while reading.

Tip 2: Count in your mind while reading.

The 4-3-2-1 Technique

1. Read a passage for 4 minutes. Mark the start and end points.
1. Read the same passage in 3 minutes. The goal is to get to the end in 3 minutes.
1. Read the same passage in 2 minutes. The goal is to get to the end in 2
minutes.Read the same passage in 1 minutes. The goal is to get to the end in 1
minute.