How to Organise your Life - Building a Second Brain
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2024
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One of the most annoying problems I face in my life is information overwhelm. I read all these books, listen to podcasts and watch UA-cam 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'.
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If we haven’t yet before - Hey 👋 I’m Ali, a doctor-turned-entrepreneur and I’ve somehow become the world’s most followed productivity expert. Through my videos here on this channel, my podcast Deep Dive and writing, I share evidence-based strategies and tools to help you be more productive and build a life you love.
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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
This is one of the very best recaps of the Building a Second Brain method Ali. Fantastic job to you and your team 🙌 It was so much fun collaborating together and I hope we do it again!
y is no one replying to tiago! dood! you da bes!
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@tiago 2nd brain is great concept..is that I can implement by reading your book...how your book differ from your course...
@Tiago Forte "Building the second brain" is a life-altering lesson. Thanks for writing and giving us a framework to follow and unburden the mind. So much information goes unused. Now I know what to do with it. @Ali Abdaal - Thanks for a concise and easy-to-grasp summary. Kudos.
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To summarize the CODE for building the 2nd brain:
C - Capture: use note-taking apps or picture to store information.
O - Organise: ask "Where will I use this information?"
D - Distill: progressive summarization
E - Express: show your work
@@Qwerty-tw7ku I'd say that's a bit harsh. But there's in fact nothing new. I don't know if it's because the book is bad (doesn't have much content), the review is bad (doesn't say what's novel in the book), or that I know too much of this stuff that there's nothing new anymore (I highly doubt it),
@@Qwerty-tw7ku step away from the word second brain and call it however you want and you might find some more openness to the concept. We have well working "second brain" systems all around us and they do work, its just not a the magic which it's sold as
Thank you
Yeah, 15+ mins and I could have just read your comment
@@Qwerty-tw7ku he just spends 15+ min trying to explain "take notes on things that you want to remember, keep them organized to find them when you need" in the most convoluted way possible...
" So I read all these books and get overloaded with information " and to fix this I'll read another book about reading to many books and getting overloaded with information. Haha 10/10
@@LordCommander90 never worked in corporate fields or had many interests eh? This one of the childish deduction of this I've seen on this subject.
it's as ironic as the condescending reply
Seriously !! It's so funny to read all the time about the basic things which we can learn in more peaceful way if we listen to our inner voice. And nobody tricks can absolutely help until you recognise the real cause . Just sit with myself calmly is the real peace ✌️
😂😂😂
@Pooja Goyal This what i'm thinking
omg this entire time I thought second brain was some super fancy productivity technique that no one would explain to me, but this is literally my journal. I used it in the exact way you described when I was writing my college essays, too. Thank you so much for this video your channel is amazing
Now this is my favourite video! I have been struggling a lot when it comes to handling multiple projects. Thanks Ali!! You really answered a lot of my questions today!!
The quality of his video keep getting better and better. His shirt, his water bottle, his poster etc. are color matching. what an amazing work.
This channel is jam packed with value. Thanks for sharing these gems.
I would love to see a "day in the life" style video but from the perspective of how you go about using all these incredible systems like the second brain, reading, learning new information, etc.
This is, by far, the best video suggestion and I'm yet to find someone on UA-cam who has done it...
YES!
This video is very helpful for me. I want to read the book "Building the second brain" for long time. Now, after watching your video I realized that I had built the second brain during my university life but its not digital. I had store all the knowledge in the form of notes that if I get through them it will really help to memorize it again. But now I need to organize them digitally so it could be accessible for me anytime.
You deliver excellent content to your audience. It's very interesting material. All of your effort put into creating this video is much appreciated. I'm truly grateful for your help!
Seriously man I always get some gems out of your videos. Been a subscriber for a while and your content never fails. Thanks Ali
Without any notions, it is what I was unconsuiously building for myself. Thank you for improving my structure.
At first, I thought I was watching this at 2x playback speed. I was not...
Your book club series is life changing, big fan from South Africa 💜
I love the production quality that goes into these videos
This is THE best 15 minuet summary of BASB. I recently finished the book and I could not “Distill” the insights any better myself, I can’t believe this sort of content is actually free. Great video Ali. Thank you 👍🏽
Thank you !!!Its exactly what I needed ❤
The points you make in your videos are so clear and easy to interpret. The layout is so clean and nice on the eyes. I look forward to every video and this one was especially helpful to me. Thank you Ali! 🌱
It's nice to see how ideas that you get thanks to different inner processes are captured and shared by other people different than you with different backgrounds and context. Today I discovered that spontaneously I have created my own second brain exactly as it is said here without any external inspiration. Awesome how ideas work!
I just love your suggestions here. Many thanks!
One of the Best Videos I Found. Thanks Ali.
Ali! This video couldn't have come at a better time. I have SO many song ideas, tasks, schedules etc ... I just end up getting overwhelmed - Definitely going to give this a try! Thanks mate :)
Watching this channel evolve has been pretty neat, great job
Love the editing on this video with the different viewpoints and graphics! Great content as well 🙂
I love this. I didn’t even know I was subconsciously using my second brain. I write EVERYTHING down in Apple notes. It helps a lot to declutter all my thoughts & ideas.
Another great video Ali 🔥 This is genuinely an amazing book and you summarise the key points so well!
That book transition was. very smooth, caught my eye. Of course, the video is very useful as well. Thank you!
I was literally looking for this. Love you Ali
I will just remember everything in this video
Exactly 😂😂😂
Dang. Good point 😂
Thanks for this Ali and Team! It really helps break down the process of thinking to have a 2nd brain. I've been calmer with my projects since listening to you and I grow ever more productive with my schedule and life in general.
As for the video idea, perhaps you can make a video on how to deal with burn outs? I believe burnouts burn creativity. You want to push, but you just mentally can't. I've dealt with it in the past, but Im getting out of it now since the company I want to work for actually hit me up to work with them. It gave me a boost!
Awesome content Ali. Thanks for the invaluable impact you are making in the world
I really like the idea about categorizing by actionability. Makes so much sense. I have so much stuff categories by topic but I never re-visit them.
i liked these phrases :
" your brain is for having thoughts not for keeping them "
" it's good to have ideas but it's better to share them, so express your ideas and help others "
I am eagerly waiting for Ali's first TED Talk. It would be amazing...! I wonder what topic he will speak on.
Must be about why started medicine, qutting and moving on.
I know. Except it would only go for 2 minutes. And cover more than anyone elses.
😊😊😊
@@sanjoykarna3486 this will be interesting
Productivity ofcourse 😎
You are absolutely amazing Ali ❤ thank you for your great work❤
Love this video! I'm so excited to have discovered your YT channel today 🙌
Honestly I love this, I feel like I've been doing this with notion & RSLTN without even knowing of the concept, thanks for the video
I'm so happy about this book. I'm reading it right now. Am on page 90, and it's already changing my digital life. Thank you, Tiago Forte 🙏🏾♥️
Name of the book
@@chinmayg5033 Title of the video
This is one of the most interesting videos I've seen since I started my journey to become more productive. Thank you!
I really enjoy your content! The effort you put into your content and the value you provide to your audience.
I'm an old man now, but I"ve keep notes from everything I"ve read since just after high school. In college I took a look at my high school notes and realized I had trouble reading my own handwriting. So I retyped all my notes. At the end of each college semester I started going through my notes for each class, boiling them down what seemed useful (or forgetable) and typed those as well. It wasn't until later in college that I realized I could not use many of my notes in papers because I did not collect where it came from for a citation, and fixed that for the future. I still have my original little notebook, which became 3 little 3-ring binders. I switched to composition notebooks where I captured notes, and later maybe 3-4 times per notebook I would type of the notes I wanted added to my digital collection. When I learned how to use Google Drive and Docs, I decided to share my notes with my peers and still to this day offer that link freely. Funny though, few have offered to share their collected knowledge. I suspect I will continue doing this until the very end.
I look forward to Tiago's book, and enjoy your videos. If I don't seem to find a nugget in each one, it's pretty close to a 1:1 ratio. Great presentations. The topics have substance. The tempo is good, also I too often speed up what I listen to unless I"m focussed on taking notes. Thank you, and keep it up.
can you share the link with me?
can you share the link with me?
Can you share the link?
@@himeshnagar707 Not to the general public. I've shared it with my peers, and not surprisingly I don't believe anyone has bothered to sue them.
Just finished the book today, great video as always :)
really insightful! I love your organization, the editing, and the simplicity. Something worth considering for the future is the speed of speech, which is quite high. I've watched the video at 0.9x and at that speed, it feels just right, at least for me. Again, great content!
With the new GPTs, this system makes even more sense !
I will try that. Because you can collect all sort of datas on a particular topic, and make a private GPT for a book, another for a YT video, and in each of them you provide the right data in the Knowledge base, and even maybe it will be soon possible to connect them directly to a folder of files to keep it up to date.
Very powerful !!!
I truly love your commitment to self growth and evolution Ali 🙏🏽 videos like this have helped me so much in my own journey. All you book recommendations and productivity hacks have made such a huge difference so thank you! Adding these tips to the list ☺️
Any specifics
Atomic habits and can’t hurt me are books that he’s recommended that changed my life
@@kudeepupadhyay7873 ⤴️
Khalilah, I see you everywhere😂
Brad Mondo, TFNL and Ali Abdaal. Most random combo, but where I look, you are there😂❤️
Omg here we are again. I promise I'm not stalking u. How have u been?
Hi Ali, love the video.
I'd love to learn more on the topic of living for the 'little things'. How to live and enjoy everyday to the fullest without the future creating stress and anxiousness. Along the lines of Making the little things, big things. I hope this reaches you.
Many thanks,
Ali
Love the part about slow burn. Never heard of it before but this resonates a lot with how I usually work, just wasn’t aware of it. I’ll be setting up my own second brain in Notion, since none of the templates out there fulfill my needs 100%!
Yep I understand, simply take notes in an organized way. I've done that my whole life.
Video ideas:
1. Books for those who don't read
2. How to calm self before sleep
3. Podcasts for beginners
4. How to make notes + apps
5. Things students should use
1. 🤡
2. Passion Flower, L-Theanine, L-Tryptophan, Magnesium Bisglycinate, Valerian, various tea
3. Outdated concept. Learn short format vertical videos.
4. ?
5. 🧠🔋⚡☕💊📝💻⌇🥒⌇ (ᶅ͒) 🧻👱♀🔫
@@bleachdiet559 i fw you 😂
@@breadwinner541 :)
Thanks for the summary, AND the laugh.😂
He said to use the link in the description to submit video ideas :)
Great video! Thank you! Ideas for a video: 1) How to calm your mind 2) Living from the inside out 3) learning to identify and eliminate toxic thoughts 4) How to build healthy relationships 5) How to build joy capacity
Excellent explanations of the "CODE" phases. Especially "Expression".
Thank you for this awesome and helpful video Ali 😊
Well explained. Thank you for bringing up this video. Financial education is indeed required for more than 70% of the society in the country as very few are literate on the subject ..... Thanks to Gianna Everett the lady you recommended.....
No doubt!! I never knew she had gone viral. I decided to back up my assets and property with her when we met at a conference in New Jersey for the first time.
That woman totally changed my life for good. I have come across individuals but none is as honest as Everett . So surprised you know her too.
Your Book Club series is one of the most useful series on UA-cam. I have a commonplace book in Evernote and I'm always amazed at the gems I've come across over the years. You spinning around by a hot tub when you were talking about self-care is such a vibe 😁Love the idea of organising ideas according to actionability. Felt called out by "hoarding your ideas" 😃😭Thank you for this breakdown of the book, Ali. Noted as a must read and I also need to work "expressing" my finds.
There’s a book club? How do we get access to that?
@@DMediaInc not a literal one. It's a series on his channel where he summarizes his takeaway points from various books.
Wow! Fantastic production quality!
Really glad I found this, thank you !
I am so excited about your topic as well as could you mind give advice for student if they want study mpharm especially writing skill also memorize the information.
Well here's a video
How to use google keep, docs and calender to their full potential as second brain since they are free
and great video btw, keep up the great work
This is very helpful. I too get overwhelmed by how much info I consume daily. Great tips!
Thank you Ali ❤️ I know you will make my day better ✨
SUMMARY NOTES:
00:00 Intro
-The problem of information overload leads to a need for a system to help manage and organize information.
-The "second brain" system helps solve the problem of information overload by providing a framework for organizing and storing information.
-The "second brain" system has helped Ali in his own life, and can hopefully help others as well.
-The "second brain" system uses CODE as an acronym to explain its core foundations - Capture, Organize, Distill, Express.
00:41 What is a Second Brain and why should you have one?
- A second brain is a digital system for capturing and organizing ideas.
- Building a second brain can help you express your creativity, be more productive and make better decisions.
- Every job today involves knowledge work of some kind, and a second brain can help you with inputting, processing, and outputting information.
- The methodology for building a second brain has four parts: Capture, Organize, Distill and Express (CODE).
04:56 C (Capture)
- Ali discusses different ways of capturing information, both manually and automatically.
-Ali captures his thoughts and ideas in Apple Notes.
- He also has a system for automatically capturing highlights from books, articles, and podcasts.
- Having a good capture system helps reduce stress levels by freeing up your brain from having to remember everything.
- Ali recommends using a note taking system to store thoughts and ideas that come to mind throughout the day, as well as highlights from books, articles, and podcasts.
08:32 O (Organise)
- Ali suggests organizing information by actionability rather than topic in order to be more targeted and efficient in one's learning.
- This means that when you come across something relevant, you add it to the project folder related to the action you plan to take, rather than creating a new category for it.
- You can still search for specific information using control F or command F if needed.
- This system is especially helpful when working on long-term projects with many moving parts.
11:07 D (Distill)
- Ali talks about a method called progressive summarization, which is basically like highlighting, but on steroids.
- This is effective for flagging up the areas which are particularly important.
- Different than highlighting we're used to in school - it's not particularly effective for retention in your own personal brain, but it is effective for flagging up the areas which are particularly important.
11:45 E (Express)
-The "E" in the second brain system stands for Express, meaning that once you have captured and organized your ideas, you need to share them with the world in some way.
-Sharing your ideas allows you to receive feedback, collaborate with others, and ultimately create something tangible that is the output of all of your hard work.
-Without expressing our ideas, they are essentially useless - it's important to find a way to share your creativity with others.
13:09 How my Second Brain has helped Ali
-The course/book has helped Ali become more productive, but also more creative and less stressed in general.
-The system taught Ali the idea of slow burns versus heavy lifts - working on multiple projects simultaneously so that when it comes time to actually finish one, most of the work is already done.
-The system has also helped with his teaching work - he can easily prepare talks with just a few minutes notice by referencing his stored information.
thank uuu
Thanks a ton, Man. Really appreciate it!
wow man, thanks for the summary 👍👍👍
my level of english is not very good and it is difficult for me to follow the video
You're Amazing! Thank you!
The amount of effort that went into this comment is out-worldly. Thanks mate!
Having a second brain is no joke. I am currently using notion to perfect this. Great video Ali. Definetly devouring all of the information you are putting out! 🔥📓🤔
it is very good idea
Can u explain more how to start notion
This is my 15th video of this channel of today only and I still want to watch more. Amazing content 😊
Excellent summary of the book!
Video idea: what are the most efective habits to bild a productive routine based on science. For example, should we exercise in the morning or afternoon? For how long? What about reading? Should we fast?
Thank you
Awesome video as always Ali, I think you should make a video for us on how to overcome distrations i.e Social Media, streaming services, and other habits and how to balance personal and Professional life. Thanks
absolutely brilliant delivery...
Really loved your take on working on more video projects at a time and make them "mature" in a more natural way. I would love to learn more about your video creation process so, because you asked about new video ideas, what about doing a run over your video production process, including some gear recommendations? Thanks for your teachings and all the videos :)
I can definitely vouch for the benefits of having such a system. I've had a digital 'second brain' for the last 22 years, and in a meeting recently, someone asked about a knowledge capture programme I ran in the early 2000s and I managed to retrieve the relevant information in less than a minute.
Which note taking app he use plz tell
@@rehansheikhhelpingvideos Evernote for my notes archive. Been using it for 12/13 years and now have 34K+ notes - all in just one notebook (but with a tag hierarchy that matches my Google Drive folders / Gmail labels etc).
@@darius-b I think Ali abdaal uses apple notes he said in this video
@@rehansheikhhelpingvideos I've heard good things about Apple Notes, but I use Windows and Android devices! 😄 Be aware that too much time can be wasted trying out new shiny tools and apps that seem to come out every week. 'Productivity' channels are a procrastinator's worst enemy sometimes! 😆
@@darius-b Do you have any advice or video suggestions for organizing Evernote? I have a bunch of notes that need structure. Things got scrambled when Evernote for Android began mangling notes several years ago.
I’m in the 5th year of my 10+ projects. I don’t think slow burn is working well for me but I’ll let you know in another 5 🤷🏻♀️
This was a really good video, felt really genuine. A lot of "self help" videos seem to have a lot of words said, but say nothing. But this video had defined, actionable concepts. I like it man, well done
My $100 idea for a podcast is a deep dive into Apple notes for my second brain. I have been using it for years but not got the best out of it. The iPad Pro is nice with the pencil and good note ocr blended with highlights. AN writing is separate from text as you know. Thanks for your work! I love the book Show your work and getting a blog going - “don’t wait to be perfect you will never start” 😍
Good idea :)
I love this book, thank you for covering this. Big fan
Hi Yudi J 👋
@@nasim3987 haha hi 👋🏻
@@nasim3987 we need to get Ali on our podcast!!! That would be mind blowing
@@YudiJ Waiting and hoping for the exciting podcast
😍 just love all your content!!!
I will add this stuff video in my second brain. Thanks, very helpful video !
I cant lie Book club is hands down the best feature of this entire channel
Thank you so much for this video! It has been getting more and more difficult to remember ideas and even tasks due to the stagnation of the past 2 years. I have some videos ideas that I would really want to watch on your channel:
- how to deal with the feeling of unproductivity when you're resting (which I think is so difficult for a lot of us, and me personally)
- a video solely dedicated to ideas on how to start if you have a strong fear of expectations and failure
- how to accomplish tasks even with problems weighing you down (maybe the team can talk about compartmentalization?)
That first idea is a must!
@@emilyesnyman truly! It has been a constant struggle
You are true. As an artist, the BASB method is more powerful for helping my life. THANKS TIAGO FORTE, THANKS ALI ABDAAL!
Thank you for introducing me to this. I will definitely use your link to sign up!
This was a really great video. As a creator, I have several apps I use as my second brain but I’d have to collapse them all into one place and organize based on projects. Thanks for sharing.
Which note taking app Ali abdaal uses plz tell
You dont need to be a writer by profession but you do need to write in order to ace in any profession because slow thoughts create thoughtful life, impulsive thoughts create a life without impact - Ankur warikoo
Your book was changed my life , thank you so much , from vietnam
Great video. Trying to optimize brain health as well as physical health is something I'm very passionate about. Its great to be able to learn new things from various place such as youtube.
Video idea - a quite popular opinion that I’ve seen many motivational speakers mention is to spend at least a few mintues been alone. But when I tried implementing this my mind is always - either blank or filled with negative/unwanted thoughts. Some insights on how to effectively spend time with myself would be really helpful. ♥️
That's natural brother. Before starting to be alone, just have an intention in your mind to stay positive alone.
Incase negative or random thoughts come, let it be. Don't stress to overcome it.
But next time u do, start with the intention to stay positive. After few attempts, you will start seeing progress
Putting our time and effort in activities and investments that will yield a profitable return is what we should be aiming for 👌💯
Investing in stocks is a good idea, a good trading system would puts you through many days of success.
I came to UA-cam to learn how to trade after listening to a guy on radio talk about the importance of investing and how he made $460,000 in 4 months from $160k. Somehow this video has helped shed light on some things, but I'm confused, I'm a newbie and I'm open to ideas.
@Alex Steinfield That's impressive. Are you giving him your money or it stays in your trading account? how does it works
Can someone provide more tips that's working recently, I have been losing for the past few weeks now
I'm a fan of trading, I Hodl some few coins in my wallet
thanks so much for sharing your insights! I am definitely looking into getting my second brain working. I kind of use note-taking, but not in an organized manner. This will change now.
Thanks for the video and information
He managed to complete the whole video without once mentioning "NOTION" wow 😆
He said NOTION 🤣
5:55
Hi Ali, I’d like to see a video about how you go from yearly/quarterly planning to weekly/daily execution. It would be nice to see at least one ongoing effort (ex. Stay fit, mental health) and at least one project (ex. create a new course, publish video about 2022 financials)
Really insightful, organizing info in terms of projects not topics. That's gold right there 🥇
Hi just started following you here on you tube and am loving your videos
Hey! Great video :) Definitely find myself caught up in ideation and strategy more than execution, so will definitely be implementing this technique to see if it helps!
Here's a new video idea: Decreasing resistance toward hard work/complicated tasks (e.g. mindset, habits, lifestyle changes etc.) and the benefits of building mental toughness. (and when its okay to "quit"!)
Video idea: How to strike up deep and meaningful conversations with people. What is the key to this and how can we use the tips you provided today to express ideas/concepts we learn in a way that doesn't sound pretentious, boring or annoying but instead sparks conversation and engages people.
Thank you and it was really an excellent production , wish you all the very best and look forward to see more . Cecil Hilrey from Sri Lanka
Thank you so much, your videos are really useful!
Building a habit of starting small with a long term goal is what differenciate a successful people from others ,having a second brain is one of the tools to achieve it
I've been using Obsidian for my second brain. I started off using Notion but found Obsidian has less friction (especially once you learn hot keys). I found it really helped with essay writing at uni.
Exactly, when I started using Hot Keys - it became an indispensible tool.
I've heard about it as well and intend to try it, right now I am only using Notion...
I wonder, did you learn by yourself or did you follow a course or something similar for mastering it ? Thanks
Aww so cool Ali, I use apple notes too because it works best with the phone. So light yet so multifunctional.
Thank you. Have had problems organizing and finding info for over 30 years. I've been keeping journals with index system for many of those years, especially mind maps (taught this subject for last 20 years). I knew I had an organizing challenge and have been trying various electronic means. Tried Roam for the past year...too complicated for me. I tried Apple notes but found that my volume max it out and according to Apple crashed a few times. Sometimes I want to take a picture of a page or two, then write some attaching notes, so I tried Liquid Text but didn't serve my purpose as well. Questions: How do you keep all the different app notes? I'm trying OneNote now. I know I need to change my notebook titles, section and pages (this was helpful in your video, so thank you). My variety of reading topics is too wide, I now realized I need to reduce those. I am a author so I collect areas to teach my writing classes, personal development for my coaching clients, articles, maybe a book in the future. So I've labeled my OneNote notebooks with these in mind. Too broad. Would appreciate how to table the topics to find easier. I have started using MindManager software again (stopped for five years) and want to again map my notes. Again the challenge, labeling in order to find again. I love you're labeling "second brain" and I am going to get the book to read, subscribed, and look forward to watching your other videos. I didn't think I could get used to how fast you talk but after a few minutes I caught on but do wonder if this is the way you talk in real life or you sped up the video (lol). Again "thank you".
I feel your struggle too. What helped me is using two keywords for labels, words that are distinctive. Though mainly I mind map to create, this is for notes. Scrivener is custom built for book writing, as another idea.
From what you are describing, EVERNOTE will be ideally suited for you.
Awesome video!! Thank you!!