Second Brain
Build Your Second Brain
Stop losing ideas. 15 minutes to set up. Free tools.
What It Is
A place outside your head to store and find everything you learn. Your brain thinks. Your second brain remembers.
Pick Your Tool
The System: 4 Folders
PProjects - Things you're working on now
AAreas - Ongoing responsibilities (health, money, career)
RResources - Interesting stuff for later
AArchive - Done stuff (still searchable)
Set Up Now (5 min)
Create 4 folders: Projects, Areas, Resources, Archive
Add an Inbox folder for new stuff
Install the app on your phone
Done. Start capturing.
Daily Use
Capture - Idea hits? Dump it in Inbox. Don't organize yet.
Process - Once a week, sort Inbox into the 4 folders.
Use - Starting a project? Search your notes first.
Start Now
The tools are free. Takes 15 minutes. Future you will thank you.