Stop Switching: Why New Apps Won’t Fix Your Productivity

Tiago Forte • October 24, 2024

Tiago Forte

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Building a Second Brain is the proven method to organize your digital life and unlock your creative potential. We're on a mission to help you increase your productivity, and lead a more fulfilling life with more ease and less stress. 🧠 HOW YOU CAN BUILD YOUR SECOND BRAIN Order the book: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/book Take the course: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/foundation 🤓 TEST YOUR PRODUCTIVITY POTENTIAL If you had a Second Brain, how much more organized, effective, calm, and creative could you be? Take our quiz & find out: https://fortelabs.com/productivity-potential 📬 JOIN THE FORTE LABS NEWSLETTER Level up your productivity and life with new essays, videos, event invites, and other resources every Tuesday. Join 100k subscribers exploring the frontier of modern work, experimenting with new ways of doing more with less, and discovering what it means to fulfill our human potential. Subscribe here: https://fortelabs.com/subscribe

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Video Description

Are you tempted by the latest productivity apps, thinking the next one will solve all your problems? This video is for you! I'll explain why jumping from one app to another often leads to wasted time and frustration—plus the four worst times to switch apps. Instead, learn when it's *actually* worth making the switch and how to pick a tool that fits your personal workflow. How to pick your digital notetaking app for your Second Brain: 📺 Watch the YouTube series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVNXAaej57W7fbYoc_XJ0bA0T3k_Ye-Q2 📖 Read the blog posts: https://fortelabs.com/blog/series/second-brain-apps/ CHAPTERS: 00:00 - 00:39 Introduction 00:40 - 01:34 When NOT to switch #1: When your app “breaks” 01:35 - 02:00 When NOT to switch #2: Price increase 02:01 - 02: 30 When NOT to switch #3: Embarking on a new project 02:31 - 03: 09 When NOT to switch #4: When new technology arrives 03:10 - 04:24 Explaining the Gartner Hype Cycle 04:25 - 05:06 When should you switch your app 05:07 - 06:06 Evolution of my Second Brain apps 06:07 - 06:54 Next steps ----------------------- 💌 Join our weekly newsletter for more productivity tips and resources https://fortelabs.com/subscribe/ 📚ORDER MY BEST-SELLING BOOKS 🧠 Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential: [https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/book](https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/book#order-now) 📂The PARA Method: Simplify, Organize, and Master Your Digital Life: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/para 👩‍🎓 TAKE MY SELF-PACED COURSES 1️⃣ Pillars of Productivity: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/pop 2️⃣ BASB Foundation: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/foundation 🤓 TEST YOUR PRODUCTIVITY POTENTIAL Take our Productivity Pulse Check to evaluate your daily habits and find out where you can make improvements. Take the quiz now: https://fortelabs.typeform.com/pulsecheck?utm_source=youtube 👋 CONNECT WITH ME 📬 My weekly newsletter: https://fortelabs.com/subscribe 👩‍💻 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiagoforte/ 🌐 My website: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/ 💌 My blog: https://fortelabs.com/blog/ 🐦‍⬛ X: http://x.com/fortelabs 🟦 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fortelabs 🤳Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fortelabsco/