Being Less Stupid #8 - Building A Second Brain
12 Favorite Problems, PARA System, Learning RoamResearch
Hello there, I spent most of my time last week on the course I am taking to build a second brain 🤯. This week's newsletter is all about building a second brain and roam research.
✍ Writing
We live in an era of information overload. We are presented with information from every corner of the internet. We consume 10 times more information from 20 years ago. How can we effectively manage what we consume? The second brain is a digital place to store and organize information effectively.
I love Richard Feynman’s idea of having 12 favorite problems so that we can connect dots in unusual places and times. Everyday projects we work on cannot drive our long term learning and vision. We need to have problems which triggers our mind to explore and create.
🔗 Links
📚 Organizing Digital Information using P.A.R.A. method
P.A.R.A. Projects — Areas — Resources — Archives is the structure to organize information in the second brain. The important outcome of this structure is making the distinction between actionable and non-actionable information.
🧠 The Illustrated Notes of BASB
Maggie Appleton created these beautiful illustrations of the concepts of building a second brain course. Do check out if you interested in personal knowledge management.
If you are interested in learning Roam, this free course "From Beginner to Superuser" is a great place to start.