One of the aspects of writing a book I most looked forward to was releasing it in my family s country of origin Brazil I d spent years daydreaming about what that would feel like returning to my homeland bearing the gift of hard won knowledge to share with the people who had given me
I’m unbelievably proud to announce the inaugural Second Brain Summit, taking place October 3–4, 2024, in Los Angeles, California! We’re gathering 500 of the most dedicated experts and practitioners of personal knowledge management in the world’s creative capital with three goals in mind: To meet other like-minded people and see that we’re not alone To…
When it comes to storing and organizing digital information, photos are in many ways the elephant in the room. They’re highly valued and meaningful, yet require a lot of storage space. For many people, photos are probably the earliest experience of having too much digital content to manage. I first felt this sensation of information…
An aspiring author asked me what I d learned from writing and publishing my book over the last 5 years I responded with a 17 minute video recapping the timeline of the project my biggest lessons mistakes and sales milestones If you ve ever considered publishing a book or are just curious about what went
About six months ago I decided to evaluate a few of the newer generation of Second Brain apps I ve been using Evernote for 10 years and wanted to see if any of the up and comers could take over as my platform of choice I tested three of the most promising ones Obsidian Tana
The PARA Method is a simple, intuitive system for organizing all information in your life so you can find them when you need them. The first step to using PARA is to apply it to your notetaking app of choice. This is much easier when you see examples of how it’s done. So, we’ve curated useful YouTube…
If you ve decided to follow my advice and create your very own personal system of knowledge management which I call a Second Brain then your first step is to decide which app to build it on Your notetaking app is the core of your Second Brain the central place where you store your most
I ve had some form of a Second Brain a personal system of knowledge management for a couple of decades now and during that time it s been hosted on four different platforms Recently I sat down to reflect on what made me switch from one platform to the next and why I haven 8217
I don’t know about you but I spend a BIG chunk of my workday in my browser (I use Chrome). It’s where I draft landing pages in Google Docs, send emails in ConvertKit, publish blog posts in WordPress and check sales numbers in SamCart. Everything I create becomes ultimately a link, a URL that needs…
We’re looking for organizations that want to teach their people how to build their own “Second Brain” – a system of knowledge management that empowers them to capitalize on the value of what they know and use it to advance their organization’s goals. We now offer a complete portfolio of products and services on this…
There s something book publishers don t tell you when you sign their offer on the dotted line almost all the responsibility for promoting your book will fall on your shoulders A lot of authors complain about this fact as if it represents publishers shirking their duty or being lazy I see it quite differently
The next area I want to examine is finances How much money has the book made in the year since its release How much did I spend to catapult it to bestseller status And would I do anything differently Here are the real numbers
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