How to Organise your Life - Building a Second Brain

Ali Abdaal β€’ June 21, 2022
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MY PRODUCTIVITY APPS πŸ“ Momentum: Energising Habits (iOS) - Download Here β†’ https://go.sparkle.so/momentum/ytd πŸ‘» Voicepal: AI Writing App (iOS/Android) - Download for Free β†’ https://go.aliabdaal.com/voicepal/ytd MY BOOK πŸ“• My New York Times bestselling book Feel-Good Productivity (2,000+ 5-star reviews) https://go.feelgoodproductivity.com/a... MY COURSES 🧠 My Productivity System: LifeOS β†’ https://go.aliabdaal.com/lifeos/ytd πŸ€‘ Grow / Monetise your YouTube Channel β†’ https://go.aliabdaal.com/PTYA/yt CONNECT WITH ME πŸ’Œ Join LifeNotes, my weekly email where I share what I’m reading & learning: https://go.aliabdaal.com/lifenotes/yt πŸ“Έ Instagram: https://instagram.com/aliabdaal πŸ‘¨πŸ’» Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-abdaal/ 🌍 My website / blog: https://www.aliabdaal.com/ ------------ One of the most annoying problems I face in my life is information overwhelm. I read all these books, listen to podcasts and watch YouTube videos and don't feel like I'm taking anything away from what I'm consuming. That is until I came across the concept of the second brain what we'll be discussing in this episode of 'Book Club' with Tiago Forte's 'Building a Second Brain'. πŸ”— LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO - Buy Building a Second Brain on Amazon - https://geni.us/5NI78lZ - Join the Building a Second Brain Course - https://go.aliabdaal.com/course/basb - Tiago's YouTube Channel - @TiagoForte - Tiago's Twitter - https://twitter.com/fortelabs ⌚️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:39 What is a Second Brain and why should you have one? 04:55 C (Capture) 08:38 O (Organise) 11:13 D (Distill) 11:52 E (Express) 13:16 How my Second Brain has helped me

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