Asi Wind: What Magic & Mind Reading Reveal About the Brain

In this episode, my guest is Asi Wind. He's one of the world’s top magicians and mentalists.

We discuss what magic and mentalism reveal about the human mind, including how memories are made, how to erase them, and how and why we perceive things the way we do, all in the context of how he performs his astonishing tricks.

Asi explains that magic works because it involves storytelling, which is key to how we organize memories. He also explains how emotional connection allows people to co-create and believe a common narrative, even one that did not actually occur.

We also discuss how Asi's love of painting and photography and his specific daily routine allow him to access creativity. We also discuss fear, perfectionism, and how feeling emotions deeply serves his craft.

Whether you are interested in magic or not, this conversation with Asi will give you an incredible window into how you perceive, learn, and remember the world around you and how what you believe may or may not be based in reality.

Asi Wind
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Timestamps
00:00:00 Asi Wind
00:02:48 Sponsors: LMNT, BetterHelp & AeroPress
00:07:07 “Jazzy Magic”, Tricks & Improvisation, Memory
00:14:57 Magic & Imagination
00:24:06 Memory “Experiments”
00:29:18 Sponsor: AG1
00:30:46 Reality Augmentation, Free Will
00:35:31 Audience Interactions & Connection, Empathy, Tool: Breathing
00:41:20 Audience, Empathetic Attunement & Connection; Skeptics
00:49:10 Trick Explanation, Props
00:57:21 Exposing Magic, Misdirection, Storytelling
01:07:29 Sponsor: InsideTracker
01:08:36 Delight, Hypnosis, Behavior Patterns
01:17:35 Hypnotists & Guiding Attention; Social Media
01:23:01 “Power of Pauses” & Memory; Tool: Gap Effects & Learning
01:30:14 Tension, Understanding Magic
01:36:16 Storytelling
01:43:00 Painting & Composition
01:51:08 Truths, Clean Slate, Art & Storytelling
01:59:03 Art & Motivation, Honesty
02:05:17 Inspiration & Creativity, “Sponge”
02:12:38 Morning Routine & Creativity
02:19:28 Memory & Fear, Power of Story; Tool: Walking & Creativity
02:29:53 Body Language
02:33:01 Perfectionism; Negative Emotions, Photography
02:40:19 Sensitivity, Empathy, Family
02:45:16 Incredibly Human Show
02:49:22 Zero-Cost Support, Spotify & Apple Reviews, Sponsors, YouTube Feedback, Momentous, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter

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