#28 Building a Second Brain (Tiago Forte)

Episode 28 of the Will & Luke Discuss podcast, hosted by Will & Luke Discuss, titled "#28 Building a Second Brain (Tiago Forte)" was published on July 13, 2021 and runs 69 minutes.

July 13, 2021 ·69m · Will & Luke Discuss

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Summary

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/ This specific episode can also be seen on: https://youtu.be/m5Jn0XIF4Tg Check our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1Y_SKLFpax13442jA3giaw/videos Listen to us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2R1BRcriKWcvOU1XMJQhyW Listen to us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/will-luke-discuss/id1572512365 Listen to us on Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81Zjk2YTNmYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Also available on: Anchor, Breaker, Pocket Casts, Radio Public.

Episode Description

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)