So one of the big questions people ask me is,
Vishen,
how do I learn more in less time? How do I
speed up my learning? So of course, there's the
obvious things. There's seminars, online
courses, books, but what I want to share
with you today is an element, an idea
that I've been playing with that has
really helped me
speed up my learning, and relative to
time, it's the fastest most efficient way
to learn a ton in the shortest amount of
time. I call these brain exchanges. So how
it started was, I used to attend seminars
and masterminds so I could meet
interesting people and connect and learn
skills that I could apply to life and work.
And then what I found is that at these
seminars you would exchange business cards
and then what would happen? Mostly
nothing. So what I would do is this.
Rather than just aim for a business
card, I would aim to connect with just a
handful of people who have a skill or an
idea or a bit of knowledge that I know
might be able to help me. But I'd look at
people who I know I could help because I
have a particular skill or a bit of
knowledge. Maybe it's company culture.
Maybe it's writing a book. Maybe it's a
personal growth methodology. Maybe it's a
business methodology, where I could help
them. Now, I would then arrange to do a
Skype brain exchange with this
individual. So here's how
what happens next. When we get back, I
would schedule two meetings with them. One
would be an hour-long session where I
would get to tap their brain on whatever
it is that they are good at. Maybe Youtube
Marketing. That was a recent one I did.
And then I would find out how I could
help them and we'd schedule a second
brain exchange where I would now help
them with something that they needed
help with. Maybe, for example, hiring and
building a team. So through these brain
exchanges I have been able to grow my life
in so many different aspects. And what I
found is this. A one-hour brain exchange,
a genuine conversation with someone, an
expert in something, on the phone
to me was equivalent to reading an
entire book and reading a book takes
seven hours. But here, I was getting a
compressed version of that person's best
ideas in one straight hour. Now, these
brain exchanges have led to so many new
practices that I've applied in my
personal life and my business.
Take for example, Mindvalley and its
masterclasses. So odds are you've
attended a Mindvalley masterclass. Over a
hundred thousand people attend our
masterclasses every single month. But
the idea of the masterclass was sparked
from a brain exchange I did many years
ago with a guy who was a webinar expert.
So, these brain exchanges have also not
just help me expand my life but added
millions to my business because of the
knowledge and the new ideas. I'd strongly
recommend that when you go forth to
networking groups or seminars or
masterminds, you aim to connect with
people and you figure out a way where
you can give and receive in terms of
brain exchanges. So three quick rules to
remember to get the most out of your
brain exchanges. Number one: Make sure
it's an exchange. It's an equal exchange.
You're helping someone, they are helping
you.
This creates better trust, creates better
friendship and it makes sure that both of
you on your brain exchanges are giving
your best. Number 2: Record those brain
exchanges. I keep a folder on my
computer and I use Skype call recorder.
It's a widget you can download for Skype
that lets you record these brain
exchanges. Of course, you ask for permission upfront.
And you save this as your library of
incredible ideas. And third: Following the
brain exchange. Set a time to do a quick
follow-up. You know, make it an intention
to go back to this person
30 days later or so with a quick email
to just show how you implement their
ideas. They feel better knowing that and
you are putting it on yourself to
actually take action. So these three
steps with your brain exchanges help you
get the most out of it. As I started
doing these brain exchanges, I started
doing it so that Mindvalley
customers and students could listen in
as well. And if you're familiar with Mindvalley's
Consciousness Engineering
Program, that's the evolution of my brain
exchange. I would take these calls. I
would put them on our Mindvalley Academy
library and students would be able to
log in and actually listen to these brain
exchanges in all different dimensions of
life from many of these remarkable
people that I got to connect with. From
legends like Peter Diamandis to doctors
like Mark Hyman, to biohackers like Dave
Asprey. All of them there for our
customers. And if you're interested, you
can try it out for like a dollar and get
access to like 50-something hours of
brain exchanges just so you can see if
this is something that you enjoy.
So, if you are at a level in your life
where you have access to these
remarkable people who can help you,
remember brain exchanges. If you want to
rise to that level and you don't yet
have the connections that you can bring
in for a brain exchange, you might want
to look at our brain exchange solution
which is Consciousness Engineering on
Mindvalley. And as I said below, you can try
it out for just a buck.
So thank you, and I hope this was useful.