Second brain onenote12/28/2023 As knowledge workers we use information to produce our output (such as presentations, social media posts, emails, reports, as well as larger output like movies, books, courses, etc). Well, the answer lies in the conditions for knowledge workers in today’s world. You might think “How would it even be possible to gain so much value from a Second Brain?” Reduce your feelings of information overload.More reliable on fulfilling on your commitments.Become more action-based with your knowledge.Have a more relaxed and balanced First Brain.With modern IT tools and information being in digital format, there’s a great opportunity to not only capture, store and organize the information, but also have it come back to you when it’s a good time for you to act on it. Having a digital Second Brain would allow you to: And you have probably tried out a lot of ways yourself for storing your information externally (post-it:s, notebooks, etc.). An example of that is the practice of commonplace books that has been used widely in human history. Of course, the idea of externalizing one’s information is nothing new for us humans, as our brains have not evolved around the need to store and retrieve abstract knowledge. Another way to put it is that it’s a system for personal information management that exists outside of your own head. In short, having a Second Brain amounts to using information technology to allow your First Brain to function at its best. Through his book “ Building a Second Brain” Tiago Forte has helped many to understand the value of building a second brain for organizing one’s digital life and to unlock one’s creative potential. The idea of having a Second Brain has caught on among knowledge workers the past years, in particular in the US. In my article I go through the purpose of such a second brain and give an introduction to how to build one for yourself in Microsoft 365. That would quietly work in the background, helping you preserve your precious attention and energy for your most important commitments. Imagine that you had a second brain outside your body that could think for you. This blog article is also published on LinkedIn.
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