#27 - How to take Smart Notes to Build your Second Brain

If there’s one super power I’ve developed over the past year, it’s taking notes in a way that gets exponentially more powerful over time.I’ve combined Zettelkasten, How to Take Smart Notes, Second Brain, and Getting Things Done into a method that works for me.In this episode you’ll learn:* The Zettelkasten Method popularized by How to Take Smart Notes* The Second Brain method* How to combine these two systems with the best features of each* Some guiding principles to make your note system work for you and focus on learning, being productive, and helping you My Method* Inbox* Captured notes go here to be processed* Permanent Notes* Atomic ideas in a single note* Reference Notes* Notes in my own words from things I consume, organized by medium* Projects* MOCs for projects I am working on.* MOCs are an index into a project * Next Actions list - a few tasks that are next or in progress* Later list - any task or idea I want to do (should do / maybe do list)* Journal* Brain dumps organized by date, reviewed for tasks or ideas that get processedResources* How to Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens* Getting Started with Zettelkasten* Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte* PARA Method* Getting Things Done by David Allen This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bitsofchris.com