Recommended preface to "The Second Brain": Embracing the AI era starts with making full use of the Second Brain
In the past, you may have heard a proverb: “Live until you are old, learn until you are old”, but I think with the evolution of today’s era, this sentence should be rewritten as “Learn until you are old, so you can live until you are old.” The reason is simple, because learning is a lifelong matter, so we should cultivate the interest and habit of lifelong learning in order to keep pace with the times and live a wonderful life.
I am an interdisciplinary learner, columnist, business consultant and career lecturer. At the same time, I also run some communities on Facebook, such as the “I love writing notes (opens in a new tab)” community and the “AI is easy to use (opens in a new tab)” community. Since I have a background in information and media, coupled with my work relationship, I am good at various digital work techniques (opens in a new tab), and I pay more attention to the development trends of information technology than the average person.
Therefore, I not only agree with the “Second Brain: Create an exclusive data database, improve personal development, and inherit digital heritage (opens in a new tab)” advocated Brain](https://www.books.com.tw/exep/assp.php/vista/products/0010963386?utm_source=vista&utm_medium=ap-books&utm_content=recommend&utm_campaign=ap-202308 (opens in a new tab))” has been put into practice for a long time. From time to time, I share relevant concepts and practical skills with many friends in various learning communities or classes.
I use “Second Brain (opens in a new tab)” The method is very simple, which is to build your own inspiration database (opens in a new tab) through convenient digital tools, software or cloud services. It allows all kinds of interesting experiences and knowledge to collide and be integrated, and also allows sparks of thinking to burst out.
Especially in this turbulent AI era (opens in a new tab), the amount of information everyone faces in work and life is increasing day by day. Fortunately, there are various digital tools and software that can help us filter, organize and analyze this complex information. In response to the challenge of the information explosion, we cannot rely solely on the biological brain to record, process and integrate complex information. Therefore, we need to rely on the “second brain” to help effectively manage knowledge, thereby enhancing our thinking and innovation capabilities.
Having said that, if you want to improve productivity, you naturally need to use digital tools such as Logseq (opens in a new tab) to quickly create and search for information. In other words, leveraging the “second brain” can promote personal growth. We can not only track and manage personal learning paths, but also solve various complex problems through effective information organization and analysis.
In addition, the “second brain” can also provide information perspectives from different angles, helping to think innovatively and generate new ideas and ideas. Through this book (opens in a new tab), the author’s wonderful introduction will help everyone build a complete knowledge management system and improve their decision-making capabilities.
After reading this, you may be curious, how did I build my own “Second Brain (opens in a new tab)”?
](Usually, I use digital note-taking software such as Heptabase, Notion, and Logseq to record important information, create to-do lists, and record my daily thoughts and insights on various things. I also use mind mapping software such as XMind or MindManager to visualize my thinking process to organize and connect various interesting thoughts and ideas.
At the same time, I will also build my own Writing Inspiration Database (opens in a new tab) to store interesting or useful knowledge and information, and update and organize it regularly. Of course, cloud services such as Google Drive or Dropbox are also used to store and share files, and Google Calendar is used for schedule management. For project collaboration, I also use tools such as Trello or Asana to track and manage work projects. Finally, I will also use digital tools such as IFTTT or Zapier to automate some project tasks in order to improve work efficiency.
There are quite a few digital tools on the market, and I don’t think it’s necessary to use every one of them. The most important thing is to establish a set of workflows and methods that suit you, and regularly evaluate and adjust them. It is recommended that you match the concepts advocated by this book (opens in a new tab). I believe you can get twice the result with half the effort and complement each other!
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Further reading
- “Compound Interest Thinking: Make Small Changes Become Big Changes, Use Compound Interest to Improve the Long-term Effect of Life Profits” Recommended Preface: Wake up every day and be smarter than yesterday
- Recommended Preface to “Simon Learning Method”: Learn to be old, live to be old
- Zhong Ting, Chairman of China Self-Media and Blogger Association, talks about AI self-media creation
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