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Building a Second Brain

A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential

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Building a Second Brain

By: Tiago Forte
Narrated by: André Santana, Tiago Forte
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Discover the full potential of your ideas and make powerful, meaningful improvements in your work and life by Building a Second Brain.

For the first time in history, we have instantaneous access to the world's knowledge. There has never been a better time to learn, to create and to improve ourselves. Yet, rather than being empowered by this information, we're often overwhelmed, paralysed by believing we'll never know or remember enough.

This eye-opening and accessible guide shows how you can easily create your own personal system for knowledge management, otherwise known as a Second Brain. A trusted and organised digital repository of your most valued ideas, notes and creative work, a Second Brain gives you the confidence to tackle your most important projects and ambitious goals. From identifying good ideas, to organising your thoughts, to retrieving everything swiftly and easily, it puts you back in control of your life and information.

©2022 Tiago Forte (P)2022 Profile Books Ltd Career Success Developmental Psychology Management & Leadership Personal Development Project Management Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Time Management Time Management & Productivity Business Management Inspiring Human Brain Leadership

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The actual system of building a second brain is quite brilliant. Unfortunately, Forte takes 5 pages to explain what could be done in 1, and he seems to think he’s discovered the elixir of life. He switches between practical steps, bloated examples and esoteric “You were made to change the world” fluff. Ironically, I need to apply his techniques on his own book in order to filter out the chaff. When you find the wheat, it’s brilliant.

Bloated and esoteric

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For those who know the concept and main ideas behind building a second brain, this book reveals nothing new.

If you are unfamiliar with the concept, this would be a 5-star book

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Really nice calming book with useful tools to organize your life. Would recommend it to people with cluttered minds!

Awesome

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With self help books I read them, the input goes into my brain, but rarely does it result in any actual output. This one actually does. I started implementing the 2nd brain soon after and has meant my first brain is free to think, problem solve and generally be less stressed. I don’t need to worry about where any notes or information is - my number 2 deals with all that.

Something you can actually put into practice

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Some very good advice and inspiration for getting better at managing information. However, I would agree with others that it could be half the length without losing much valuable insight.

Worthwhile ideas, but a little drawn out

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