How can we retain the value of the content we consume from all the various inputs in our lives in a structured way? How do we tie together all the unclosed loops in our mind?

This episode we get stuck into Tiago Forte's 'Building a Second Brain'. Forte encourages us to create a system outside of our (first) brain to organise, preserve and recall information in a meaningful way. We look at his CODE System and PARA Method alongside ideas about how we organise our lives in an increasingly digital world.

Hope you enjoy.

Will & Luke

  • 00:00 Introductions
  • 6:00 Purpose of Building a Second Brain
  • 9:00 The CODE System (Capture, Organise, Distill, Express)
  • 13:55 Capturing (Inspiring, Useful, Easily Lost and Personal)
  • 23:45 PARA Method (Projects, Areas, Resources and Archives)
  • 31:00 Not software specific (Being versatile)
  • 34:10 Categories must be personal
  • 35:10 Archives 38:00 Weekly review (Email, Calendar, Desktop, Notes, Tasks)
  • 43:25 Wide view on switch from paper to digital 50:30 Distilling (and progressive summarisation)
  • 54:28 Express (doesn't have to be done to express)
  • 55:55 Key take-aways (Starting with abundance) (Capturing your passions)

References:

Tiago Forte's Building a Second Brain Blog Posts:

  • Building a Second Brain Overview: https://fortelabs.co/blog/basboverview/
  • PARA Method: https://fortelabs.co/blog/para/
  • Weekly Review: https://fortelabs.co/blog/the-one-touch-guide-to-doing-a-weekly-review/

Tiago Forte's Building a Second Brain Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/46BdDKMSBxYXKpjSoYtP2X

Schools Sucks Project Podcast on Building a Second Brain:

  • https://schoolsucksproject.com/706-building-a-second-brain-part-1-of-2-podcast-706/
  • https://schoolsucksproject.com/buildingasecondbrain2/

David Allen's Getting Things Done (GTD): https://gettingthingsdone.com/

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