Do you really need a “second brain”?
In a world overflowing with information, tools and applications, the concept of a “second brain” continues to go up – a system to store our thoughts, our ideas and our tasks. Applications like a concept, Evernote or Obsidian promise to organize our lives and stimulate productivity. But which one is the best for you? And how can you even decide?
You don't really need a “second brain”
The idea of a second brain seems tempting: everything you know or can know, collected in one place – like an external hard drive for your memory.
When you want to learn something new, a common approach consists in gathering all the relevant information on the subject in your notes. It is useful, but it is not enough. According to my personal experience, I can say: the really effective method is to create something and share it with the world.
Taking notes is a relatively easy process – it barely taxes your brain. But when you try to generate results by organizing and expressing what you have learned in your own words, it becomes much more difficult. This process is exhausting and mentally demanding. But we should kiss her! Because it is this effort that stimulates the most progress.
The aim of noting things in a notebook is not to collect for collection. Information storage is not an end in itself – it is a way to create. This is why you don't really need a “second brain”. What you really need is a set of productivity tools that support and rationalize the output generation process.
Store less, publish more
If we accept that the aim of storing information is to produce an outing, the question becomes: what will you even have to note? My answer: Only what serves your outing. Entrance – The information you collect – should not blindly include everything you encounter. Instead, he must be guided by the exit you want to reach.
Becoming a public is the end of a project
“Go public” means to release your isolation project: it goes from a state where only you can access it to the one where it is visible for everyone. Your work – whether it is a text, a design or an idea – is accompanied by accessible and opens up to interaction. This is the crucial step to complete a project, because it is only now that he can meet the world.
Your work can go unnoticed, or it may not interest anyone. But unexpected successes are just as possible: inspiring comments, a new collaboration or an idea that is reproduced. “Going public” is the end of a project because it releases your work from your mind and your notes – giving it a chance to have an impact. Your productivity tools should encourage you to make this jump. Store less, share more – that's what gives life to ideas.
And what you read now is such a project: an inspiration spark that I transformed into an article, now shared with you.
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