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Life and Lessons by Sean Spooner
E133: Tiago Forte – Build a Second Brain and Remember Anything
On this week’s episode of Life and Lessons, you’re going to hear a conversation I had with Tiago Forte
Tiago is the founder of Forte Labs, one of the most respected productivity and knowledge management minds on the planet, and author of the book Building a Second Brain
In the next hour, you’re going to learn:
- What a second brain is, how you can build your own, and the time and productivity benefits that come along with it
- The four steps to capture, organise, distil, and express every piece of useful knowledge you've ever encountered, to unlock way more capacity from your brain
- Whether or not Tiago really is the superhuman productivity god that the internet would have you believe
- Why the answers to your biggest productivity problems won’t be solved by an app, or a plugin, but rather, by looking introspectively and asking yourself difficult questions
And so much more.
Building a Second Brain: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/
Tiago Forte on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fortelabs
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