Second Brain - How to start
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🧠 Second Brain 🧠 is getting attention!
How ignorant I was to not yet explain:
→ why to think about it
→ what to use it for
→ where to start
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Your Why
———
Your mind is for having ideas,
not for holding them
https://lnkd.in/ggPceBDz
Do you agree?
→ Yes - read on
→ No - don’t start a Second Brain
Still here? WOW - let’s start your journey
———
Your What
———
A Second Brain is a transformative method to
→ Organize your digital life
→ Unlock your creative potential
→ Learn smarter and more effectful
———
5 steps to implement your Second Brain
(in less than 5h)
———
1️⃣Understand the C.O.D.E approach (1h)
→ CAPTURE - my way to capture > https://lnkd.in/gyQccGkC
→ ORGANIZE - 3 powerful ways > https://lnkd.in/en3wh47B
→ DISTILL - a book distillation example > https://lnkd.in/gAKXt-Ch
→ EXPRESS - one form to express: write > https://lnkd.in/gYV4hr_K
➠ key insights from 📖 Building a Second Brain (see comments)
2️⃣ Setup your information central (15’)
I use Obsidian. A great place to start.
some alternatives: Notion, Roam, Evernote
→ Install Obsidian
→ Remember PARA
(Projects, Areas, Resources, Archives)
→ Create folders for 1-3 projects
3️⃣ Implement ONE first Capture flow (1h)
I use Matter as my capture tool
→ Subscribe to Matter
→ Add your first 3 new insights
→ Install the Matter-Obsidian plugin
→ Auto-transfer your highlights from Matter to Obsidian
You can do the same for your Kindle.
4️⃣ Distill your first thoughts (1h)
→ Extract your main insights
→ Add your own thoughts as a note
→ Connect your thoughts via linking notes
5️⃣ Express/Apply - a first step (1h)
Can you share it with someone?
→ Can you create something from it?
→ Is that a building block for something?
Closed the information gap for where to start?
For more information, contact me.
Happy to jump on a call!
P.S. - Please repost ♻ if you found this useful
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🧠 Second Brain 🧠 is getting attention
How ignorant I was to not yet explain:
→ why to think about it → what to use it for → where to start
——— Your Why ———
Your mind is for having ideas, not for holding them https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sebastiankamilli_your-mind-is-for-having-ideas-not-holding-activity-7185177462991917057-QrHa?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
Do you agree?
- Yes - read one
- No - Don’t start a Second Brain
Still here? WOW - let’s start your journey
——— Your What ——— Second Brain - a transforming method to
- organize your digital life
- unlock your creative potential
- learn smarter and more effectful
——— 5 steps to implement your Second Brain (in less than 5h) ———
1⃣ Understand the C.O.D.E approach (1h)
-
CAPTURE - my way to capture > https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sebastiankamilli_how-i-capture-my-ideas-instead-of-losing-activity-7187714173403824128-dWb_?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
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ORGANIZE - 3 powerful ways > https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sebastiankamilli_i-use-3-powerful-approaches-to-organize-all-activity-7203651769107689473–5Hw?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
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DISTILL - a book distillation example > https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sebastiankamilli_how-i-make-reading-books-7x-more-effective-activity-7206188440961384448-JZYd?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
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EXPRESS - one form to express: write > https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sebastiankamilli_building-collective-intelligence-one-activity-7189896055679787008-rBdN?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
➠ key insights from 📖 Building a Second Brain (see comments)
2⃣ Setup your information central (15’) I use Obsidian. A great place to start. some alternatives: Notion, Roam, Evernote
- Install Obsidian
- Remember PARA (1⃣)
- Create folders for 1-3 projects
3⃣ Implement ONE first Capture flow (1h) I use Matter as my capture tool
- Subscribe to Matter
- Add your first 3 new insights
- Install the Matter-Obsidian plugin
- Auto-transfer your highlights from Matter to Obsidian
You can do the same for your Kindle.
4⃣ Distill your first thoughts (1h)
- Extract your main insights
- Add your own thoughts as a note
- Connect your thoughts via linking notes
5⃣ Express/Apply - a first step (1h) With your distilled information and thoughts:
- Can you create something from it?
- Is that a Closed the information gap for where to start? For me information, contact me. Happy to jump on a call!
P.S. - Please repost ♻ if you found this useful
Posted on LINKEDIN on 2024-07-11_Thu
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