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+# Title: Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
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+## Author: Tiago Forte
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+**Started Reading**: 2022-07-06
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+**Finished Reading**: 
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+[Goodreads Link](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59616977-building-a-second-brain)
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+2022-07-07: I ran across a [Reddit thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/productivity/comments/vsejrx/-/if1kzxy) today where someone asked about a note note taking system and was recommended to read the book "Building a Second Brain". The book purports to explain a way to think about notes and how to organize things rather than recommend apps (or so I hope).  This morning, while looking for something to listen to while I walk I found the Art of Manliness podcast had just dropped an episode where he [interviewed Tiago Forte about the book](https://www.artofmanliness.com/character/advice/podcast-816-building-a-second-brain/)!  So I spent my walk listening to the author talk about the book.  I was relieved to hear that he doesn't necessarily recommend any specific software and talks more about the higher-level concepts of personal knowledge management.  I was also pleased to discover that I am doing most of the things he talks about already.
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+## Notes
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+In the professional world:
+* It’s not at all clear what you should be taking notes on.
+* No one tells you when or how your notes will be used.
+* The “test” can come at any time and in any form.
+* You’re allowed to reference your notes at any time, provided you took them in the first place.
+* You are expected to take action on your notes, not just regurgitate them.
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+So much of our intellectual output—from brainstorms to photos to planning to research—all too often is left stranded on hard drives or lost somewhere in the cloud.
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+Most important of all, don’t get caught in the trap of perfectionism: insisting that you have to have the “perfect” app with a precise set of features before you take a single note. It’s not about having the perfect tools—it’s about having a reliable set of tools you can depend on, knowing you can always change them later.
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+`CODE` 
+Capture; Organize; Distill; Express.
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+_This sounds very "Getting Things Done"_
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+We have a natural bias as humans to seek evidence that confirms what we already believe, a well-studied phenomenon known as "confirmation bias."
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+If you’re not surprised, then you already knew it at some level, so why take note of it?
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+The moment you first encounter an idea is the worst time to decide what it means. You need to set it aside and gain some objectivity.
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+First, you are much more likely to remember information you’ve written down in your own words. Known as the “Generation Effect,”10 researchers have found that when people actively generate a series of words, such as by speaking or writing, more parts of their brain are activated when compared to simply reading the same words.
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+There is even significant evidence that expressing our thoughts in writing can lead to benefits for our health and well-being.11 One of the most cited psychology papers of the 1990s found that “translating emotional events into words leads to profound social, psychological, and neural changes.”
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+_Jornaling through problems._
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+the Cathedral Effect. Studies have shown that the environment we find ourselves in powerfully shapes our thinking.
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+_This is why people expect psychic readings and seances in a dark room with candles and incense._
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