2022-09-02 21:02 Status: Tags: [ali abdaal](ali%20abdaal.md) # the second brain - a life changing productivity system ## Borrowed creativity If you have little bits resonating in one place - easier to put together and see connections ## Capture habit Brains are for having *not* storing ideas. Want to capture ASAP because brains don't hold onto it. Dictate ideas. ## Idea Recycling ideas aren't single use - want to keep track of all the stuff we create - can use it elsewhere. Easily put together from building blocks. ## Projects over categories Categorising is not always helpful - no links together. Projects - general capture inbox - associate to some sort of project for usefulness. ## Slow burns not heavy lifts Don't sit down for a small amount of work - huge effort. Stops from doing alot of things. Opposite is slow burns - list of projects working on - slow burner. Centralised notetaking! ## Start with abundance Tend to start from a blank page - better is to start with everything you've collected over time! Starting from abundance. ## Intermediate packets intuitive but hard without terminology. Alot of small bits - content blocks. Put together, they form an essay. Alot of these can be put in different --- ## References 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP3dA2GcAh8&ab_channel=AliAbdaal