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Building a Second Brain
- A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
- Narrated by: André Santana, Tiago Forte
- Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
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Publisher's Summary
“One of my favorite books of the year. It completely reshaped how I think about information and how and why I take notes.” —Daniel Pink, bestselling author of Drive
A revolutionary approach to enhancing productivity, creating flow, and vastly increasing your ability to capture, remember, and benefit from the unprecedented amount of information all around us.
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 contribute, and to improve ourselves. Yet, rather than feeling empowered, we are often left feeling overwhelmed by this constant influx of information. The very knowledge that was supposed to set us free has instead led to the paralyzing stress of believing we’ll never know or remember enough.
Now, 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. As a trusted and organized digital repository of your most valued ideas, notes, and creative work synced across all your devices and platforms, a Second Brain gives you the confidence to tackle your most important projects and ambitious goals.
Discover the full potential of your ideas and translate what you know into more powerful, more meaningful improvements in your work and life by Building a Second Brain.
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- Gabriel Bolivar
- 2022-08-12
Simple and Practical
CODE and PARA are very easy to remember and put in practice. It helped me to organize a decade worth of notes and structure them to generate value.
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- Brian Joe
- 2023-01-20
Great book, highly recommended!
Tiago has written a book well worth reading and listening to. Great story and action plans based on sound research, testing, and experience.
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- Raymond Sahadeo
- 2023-06-05
Yup! This book is a must!
Combining with the advancement of artificial intelligence tools out there, you'll want to leverage the knowledge from this book to build your second brain, organize your life, and still have time to enjoy it. As someone with a family and businesses to take care of, this book came into my life at the perfect time to help orchestrate it all. Thank you, Tiago, for putting in the work! #AbundanceMindset
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- Rachel
- 2023-01-09
Must Read
I have been taking digital notes the wrong way for years. This book reframes your mind. It unteaches the idea that you need to know everything off of the top of your head. Suprise! Instead of using your brain for memorizing, use it for creativity, productivity, and inspiration.
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- Andre
- 2023-03-26
Amazing
Goes instantly into my top 5 personal development books. All practical, no fluff, real actionable strategies.
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