# Building a Second Brain (book) - Author(s): [[Tiago Forte]] - Link: https://amzn.to/3W0Gsic ![[Building a Second Brain (book).jpg|200]] # Brief description Book describing the [[Building a Second Brain method (BASB)]] methodology of Tiago Forte. ## Summary A Second Brain is a digital commonplace book. A tool that can adapt to your needs and extend your mind. It consists of knowledge-building blocks that you can combine to assist you when you create something. - How it works - Describe ideas - Connect ideas together - Evolve ideas over time (aka Slow burn as [[Tiago Forte]] calls it) - Sharpen our perspective - Stages of progress - Remembering - Connecting - Creating - Method: Capture Organize Distill Express (CODE) - Capture method - Keep what resonates (it inspires you, it is useful, it is personal, it is surprising) - Ignore: sensitive information, information that requires special formats/a dedicated app, large files that need dedicated apps to open, content that will require collaboration - How to - Add highlights in ebook reader - Save articles and web pages in a read-later app - Clip quotes from podcasts - Capture voice memos from your phone - Use the transcripts in YT videos - Capture excerpts from email - Capture from other apps using the share button or copy and paste - Organize - PARA method - Tags: Tiago recommends using those as the main organizational method - Distill - find the essence - Make notes discoverable so that you find them when you need them - Progressive summarization - Highlight the main points - Create summaries - Express - Show your work - > "The final stage of the creative process, Express, is about refusing to wait until you have everything perfectly ready before you share what you know." (Tiago Forte, Building a Second Brain) # Key quotes > ... # Key ideas ... # Chapter 1: ... ...