# Second brain parts
Those are [[Tiago Forte]]'s [[Building a Second Brain method (BASB)]] parts:
- **A capture toolkit** – a way to save bits of information in a place you control
- **An organizational system** – a way to organize the information you value long-term
- **A review ritual** – a way to refresh and reset your system as your life changes
- **A publishing medium** – a way to express or communicate what you’ve discovered
- **A practice of distillation** – a way to identify the most important ideas and takeaways
None of those depend on specific tools.