second brain
src: Le Second Brain, pourquoi et comment il peut changer votre vie. - 2023-11-07
Abstract
Methods to keep a second brain and stay organized.
PARA
- Projects
- Projects has a start and an end.
- Examples:
- Repair car
- Buy boat
- Area
- Center of interest or Responsibilities.
- Examples:
- Finance
- Home
- Work
- Family
- Administration
- Resources
- Everything that can be used for a Project.
- Example:
- Restaurant address
- Design / inspirations
- Films to watch
- Professional contact
- Archive
- Project’s archives.
CODE
- Capture
- Save as fast as possible.
- Capture != brainstorm.
- Organize
- Entry point of your second brain.
- If the note is not valued, delete it.
- Organization rituals:
- weekly inbox
- monthly cleanup
- Distill
- Reduce one note to the minimum: a few words, sentences
- Highlight.
- Split notes.
- Express
- Publish in the internet.
- Share in social media.
- Talk around you.
Building a second brain
src: Building a Second Brain: The Illustrated Notes - 2020
Organizing for insight
Digital cognition
Progressive summarisation
Maximizing return on attention
Just in time project management