Building a Second Brain with Tiago Forte

[@tyates.]

Great interview Ryder! I love how you asked the question and then just gave him the space to answer. You added when appropriate, but you just let him explain and I appreciate that. Thanks for sharing and I can't wait to start building my second brain!

[@juliebuckingham5335]

The BUJO, the second brain - it all makes perfect sense to me, at last I can hear just what I have needed for so long, awesome conversation

[@gregsaramasarik2421]

What a gift this interview is! The tone and rhythm is soothing and yet inspiring. The information is extremely thought provoking. I will be rewatching and chewing on this for a while. Thank you for the invitation to slow down and contemplate.

[@MikeFowlerguitars]

Hundreds of years ago, this was called keeping a commonplace book - a personalised encyclopedia. Look it up. Greatly enjoying trying to work this system into using a bullet journal.

[@AlexTourkin]

Thanks for advice - looks very promising!

[@MikeFowlerguitars]

@@AlexTourkin I use an app called Colornote. You categorise different lists under different colours. You can use it for anything. It's totally free. Been using it for about 13 years. I have notes on books, places, recipes,a diary etc etc. Everything is searchable digitally. Extraordinarily easy to use.

[@Karen.c.h]

I do a Commonplace book

[@yohanesliong4818]

Great interview. Thank you

[@dorothyevans3864]

Just happened cross this, and very pleased i did. Fantastic interview and a wonderful way of seeing how the analogue and digital can and do work together. I already have your book and will now seek out Taigo’s.

[@RonaldReads]

This is like a breath of fresh air, something to take and run with, one note at a time. Thank you both for taking the time to share this!

[@Jamiebmurray]

I appreciate both of you and the clarity of your thinking.

[@SMSharesLife]

Bullet Journaling has changed my life in a good way

[@retroqueenbeeart]

Productivity in retirement is learning watercolor painting and junk journaling creation. Producing it is fun and is helping my anxiety.

[@NalaShore]

I just LOVED this interview so much! Inspiring and motivating!

[@nadiasemprini8459]

What Tiago is explaining on the artistic way of collecting data is right!! I already have images and notes stored in folders for their future use: ideas for this post, material for that course etc. In drawing it gets very granular: all smiles, all angry faces, all haircuts... all comic page layouts, different color palettes etc. Date and time is irrelevant, I have to sort, name and tag each file. But I don't have time to do it, and it remains all unnamed and unsearchable. After 20 years collecting material for my drawing activity, and for writing novels, my archive is huge. Unmanageable. And there are also mediaeval researches, because we are an historical town so brochures and some of my stories rely on exact information (Google is not the place to go, dates and facts have to be verified and cross-refer many documents) .This art archive is precious, I worked a lot on its creation, everything could be needed in the future because my job is to help in different projects, I don't know in advance what I will do, but they expect I am prepared and ready and skilled. . How can I make the giant archive easier to use? . With my brain fog and no short term memory, I can't remember what I did yesterday and I always feel like it was someone else to do the work. I am lost when I open my folders. And if I draw a mind map of the archive, then I will not recognize it later, nor understand it... It's a big challenge, very difficult but I will not give up. I only need a more detailed blueprint. (Or delete all? 😄)

[@shannonsims8554]

Wonderful interview. Easy to understand. I love the statement “Everything is creation.”

[@JamesStrickland]

This was an amazing interview!!! Thank you so much for posting it. Both of you were able to delve into your areas of specialty. It was super thought provoking and gave me a lot to think about and tools to consider as I ramp up my organization.

[@laurence7409]

Thank you to you both for this wonderful interview !

[@ArtwithSabrina]

This is just so good and a needed topic in our generation of mass information and obligations.

[@jshoover2199]

What an incredible interview. I actually absorbed so much and am immensely grateful. Thank you for sharing!!!

[@bulletjournal]

thank you for watching, it was truly a treat to get to spend time talking with Tiago

[@adamwatkins3447]

Great interview, nice to hear BASB and bullet journal topic together. I also preferred a bullet journal for capture and day to day things and really wanted search. Just got a supernote A5X and it's amazing, search handwritten notes while keeping them handwritten and links between pages, and minimal feel of a notebook.

[@kevinafachao4445]

15:15 His journal must be really awesome ❤

[@5bbqpringles]

This collab 🔥

[@kurosven]

I love when people wear analog watches. There is something elegant about seeing the hands and how the metal interacts with the glass face. Smart watches will never have that sophisticated appearance.

[@nyriagarcia468]

Great interview 😊…I also thought it was interesting he shared his experience with Carbamazepine (Tegretol). My hubby has been on it for years, but he takes it for his epilepsy. He has no issues with his memory, or shares any of the symptoms Tiago shared, but it just goes to show that when it comes to medications and treatments…”One size fits all” does not apply….

[@HelenMcLean]

Brilliantly articulated, great reminders and further food for thought - thank you.

[@incognito9405]

Tiago forte is the prophet of our times! And Ryder Carol is the hermit.

[@Dvalb]

So hyped for this :D

[@Kathy_Ellen]

Thank you! I really enjoyed this video and already started building my second brain in Evernote.

[@iloveyellow7214]

I discovers the bullet journal method when I was 19(Im 32 now). And I found out about the 2nd brain from an article online... Interesting. Now both of these are on one video. Thank you so much for doing this

[@plan4life]

Tiago is giving me Elon Musk kinda vibes, anyone else think that? That aside, this was an awesome interview; two guys totally on the same page about information storage and retrieval and ultimately productivity. Learning from the best! 🤩

[@martinboyd447]

​@merleginsbergofficialPeople like Elon are pivotal. Far more pivotal than Tiago. Pivoting is extremely hard when when addressing global issues. Tiago may be "the people's" hero, but Elon will be rememebered for a while as a world leader. World leaders rarely have the benefit of "staying in their lane". When tbey do so, its typically the beginning of a dictator. Elon shows us every year what a dick tater he can be! I treausre Tiago and Elon. Love your thought!

[@alaska4joe]

Facts

[@KrishnaWestGermany]

Super interesting, thx for sharing

[@taska_the_first]

Great cooperation and interview!!

[@MikeRohde]

Great interview. Thanks for sharing, Tiago!

[@MrSingh369]

well both of them are my best gurus

[@lauraaqui219]

This is very interesting, its captivating content, this guest speaker is so engaging, when I listen to him speaking I just feel like I want to hear more from him, he stirs my curiosity, I would subscribe to hear more, great talk, also I found the whole journaling topic, was so intriguing the bullet journal was great, largely due to the narrative of how it was explained and I enjoyed listening, to the story behind how it was developed, how it came about. I gave a thumbs up like and I subscribed to the Bullet journal channel, because I am looking to start goal setting journaling and I was doing a Google search when I came across your bullet journal website or blog, lovely site, so I wanted to find out even more about it., thank you Laura in uk

[@TranSarah]

Inspiring, thank you so much for sharing

[@LevisRaju]

Digital tools works best as knowledge repositories. (Like, embedding YT links or taking programming notes, or general learning notes). This works best on digital tools based on the search, filter and grouping features. Bullet Journal (which makes it really faster when compared with Traditional Journaling or note-taking because of its "SYNTAX" and room for CUSTOMIZATION relative to the owner) makes it really best at recording reflections, tasks, and trackers (habits, sleep, emotion ...). "GTD" can also be squeezed into bullet journaling which makes it a bit more productive. (Pomodoro your sessions too) In short, lets take the best from all.

[@bulletjournal]

I really like how you've broken this down!

[@LevisRaju]

@@bulletjournal Sorry that I got too late to the party. Just read the book last weekend and I'll start one BuJo from May. All those highly skilled artists showcasing their BuJo really scared me tbh. Your book really gave me the confidence to get me started ♥

[@plan4life]

@@LevisRajuI agree with you. But I think those artists anyway are doing something that is not sustainable in the real world. I have been down that road myself so many times, with bullet journalling, planning in a ringbinder and any other form of planning system you care to mention. Trying to make it beautiful can seriously get in the way when planning and often leads to stress when you are short of time, totally defeating the whole point - to keep your life and stress under control! Therefore decorating one’s planner should always take second place.

[@KazWinchester]

53:26 is actually why I prefer analog to digital note taking and reading , this is what I've been trying to find words to express: "the ultimate form of thinking tools is one that you don't have to think about, it just exists, it just does." I'm so tired of learning how to use new programs that ultimately doesn't work for me and also paying for everything, instead of just doing the task it self, taking notes and reading on actually paper is faster are just more efficient.

[@phunt8551]

Love❤ this

[@phunt8551]

Awesome question!!!

[@raquelrpj]

What a great content!

[@larryb8022]

Bullet Journaling is a new way to plan keeping in touch dates .

[@manage-better]

Good one. You got into Tiago's brain :)

[@ver0nica1982]

Great to see young Anthony Hopkins interviewing young Elon Musk 😀😀.

[@bulletjournal]

😆 that's a first!

[@antonbrakhotskii5268]

😂🔥

[@ladle24]

Yes!

[@rayanmozamel1458]

I wanna have a 2nd brain and loads of journals for my kid and grandkids and great great great grand kids to use and read, it will give em all my learned experience and wisdom and will give em a nice story to read

[@webftpmaster]

Amazing! Thank you. Quick question about P - Projects": I, like probably many people, have a few aspects of our lives like Work, Business, Home, Side-Job, etc. Do we dump all the projects regardless of their "category" or do we make a clear subdivision of the project "folder" according to the various areas? (I just used the word areas....which makes me think of a different way to ask this question: how can we "cross-reference" the projects we are working on with the different areas in our lives?) Thanks!

[@explenture]

Hmmmm how to apply PARA to bullet journal?

[@nadiasemprini8459]

This year I have been studying the most popular productivity methods, hoping to find the right one for me. But I like something in all of them (original bullet journaling being the foundation, for I have ADHD) and now it's time to setup my planners for 2023 and I am lost!! 😀 Confused. . Discrepancies, different names for the same thing, and it's not my language (not many good resources in Italian, and I prefer listening to the creators themselves) . Other problem: I have a big archive on pc and on paper (family + work + art reference) and I can't reorganize it completely in a month. What should I do?

[@andreahammer6132]

Buon giorno ;) Why do you think you need to organize everything in one month? You can make this a project and slice it down. Step by step. Like atomic habits. Start as small or big as fits for you 💪

[@KMMurch]

I believe that "popularity" is a less than useful filter. What should YOU do? That's for you to decide. What helps me is to first filter my thoughts between "original/high energy" and "assumptions/low energy". 🙏 You really got me thinking!

[@jonramos]

What if i have notes/items on a notebook in evernote which falls under these PARA categories...The whole notebook will be what category?

[@AkA-sw7rl]

Golden

[@retroqueenbeeart]

I want to organize my digital downloads on my MAC. Need to learn how to do that.

[@benWKNFSS]

Do anyone know a good digital tool as a tandem for my notebook?

[@pablozuta2402]

Obsidian

[@EalasaidH]

I use Evernote

[@pablozuta2402]

@@EalasaidH that's a great tool too 👌🏼

[@lilyjoha4689]

Did you have to pay to take the second brain course?

[@princessleah9092]

I always call my BuJo my second brain!!! Who knew??? lol

[@ThomasTack]

Great stuff! Thank you both for this insightful summary of Thiagos approach. But I have to admit that I had expected at least a tiny portion of the interview to look at potential overlaps of BASB and BuJo. Perhaps a topic for a second interview!? Then I discovered kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJa9ZaWOfaqtqLc - Thank you once again!

[@retroqueenbeeart]

I struggle with organizing my content.

[@noahpatterson19754]

He looks a bit like Elon Musk, and Elon Musk also uses brain chips to improve his brain's efficiency. Perhaps they have a similar kind of archetypal temperament.

[@justanotherone323]

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