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• Archive: https://archive.fo/36GOO Building a Second BrainUnlock Your Creative Potential With Digital Note-TakingVisit www.buildingasecondbrain.com for more informationThe CurriculumUnit 1: Introduction to the CourseWhat to expect: schedule, roadmap, format, communication, and the 3 pillars of the courseOur objective: to learn how to use digital notes as thinking tools — to capture, organize, and retrieve our ideas and insightsWhat is Personal Knowledge Management, and why does it matter?Why organization and collaboration are the missing links in creative knowledge workEvaluate your knowledge management skills across 11 dimensions of performance and confidence (with post-course evaluation to measure your progress)Unit 2: Organizing for InsightReview the 8 requirements for a universal digital organizational systemUnderstand the subtle but important difference between short-term projects and ongoing areas of responsibilityFeeling unorganized?
• Deploy the P.A.R.A. method to organize all your digital information across multiple platformsDiscover why almost no one has an effective Project List (a dashboard of current commitments) and how to fix it step by step, with feedback and guidanceBanish information overload using Magic Number 4: a helpful constraint to preserve your working memoryHone your ability to scale your attention at different horizons using actionability gradientsUpdate and clarify your Project List, and use it to organize your files across all platforms using the P.A.R.A. methodUnit 3: Digital CognitionUse the 4 essential requirements for digital note-taking to help you evaluate and select a digital note-taking programHow to amplify the single biggest opportunity for making new connections without expending more time and effort: productive randomnessStigmergy: practical lessons on productivity from the study of emergenceHow to utilize the under-appreciated power of incubation: heavy lifts vs.
• slow burnsWhat the Feynman Method can teach us about "punching above our intellectual weight"Find out how the best note-takers build intellectual capital using compounding gainsTransform raw material into knowledge ammunition: how to use digital notes to form valuable bodies of knowledge for a side project, career advancement, or new businessIdentify your personal research and learning priorities using the Feynman Method, as a filter for incoming informationUnit 4: Progressive SummarizationUnderstand the pros and cons of tagging-first, notebook-first, and note-first database designsBecome skilled at balancing discoverability and understanding to increase the return-on-investment of your note takingDon’t have time for reading and research?
• Apply Progressive Summarization to surface key points for later reviewStrategic laziness over rigid rules: note-taking strategies that leverage human nature, instead of fighting itHow to design individual notes for “glanceability” and recognition over recallMoving from “black box” knowledge management to a Personal Information LandscapeAvoiding the perils of problem definition: balancing compression vs.
• contextPractice Progressive Summarization on one of your notesUnit 5: Maximizing Return-on-AttentionExplore the hard science of transient hypofrontality: how to maximize mental states of flow for performance, enjoyment, and learningUnderstanding the impact of setup and transaction costs (environmental, mental, and emotional) on productivityHow to create intermediate packets: exposing your personal value chain for rapid feedback and learningBecome interruption-proof: placeholding, chunking, and modular deliverablesUnderstand the relationship between small batch sizes, quality, learning, and experiences of flow for knowledge workersWresting with knowledge: why interacting with information is so much more effective than consuming itEncoding variability: how to externalize your thinking and accelerate your learning using different types of mediaTurn one of your notes into a new deliverable designed to generate valuable, targeted feedbackUnit 6: Just-In-Time Project ManagementLearn Just-In-Time Project Management: a pull system for managing reference materials and executing on deliverablesWhy you should think of workflow as strategy, and apply solutions to specific problemsDivergence and convergence: use design thinking to escape any dead-endChoose from among 16 proven workflow strategies, with examples, case studies, and downloadable templatesBanish procrastination using the Archipelago of Ideas approach to new projectsMood-based productivity: using fast cycle time, opportunistic tagging, and active sorting to maintain motivation and leverage unique states of mindHow to generate novel insights and valuable deliverables using personal design sprintsUsing universal design principles (affordances, signifiers, constraints, mappings, and feedback) to plan the structure of your workSelect and try out 3 of the 16 workflow strategies on one or more of your projects or deliverablesUnit 7: PKM Workflow CanvasStep-by-step walkthrough to complete our proprietary PKM Workflow Canvas, an evolving map of your personal knowledge management systemReview your notes from all the previous units to select the techniques you will integrate into your workflowSummarize your main learnings from the course, as a checklist and reminder for future projectsVisualize the map of your personal knowledge management system, in a physical artifact that can be improved over timeGet feedback on further areas for improvement, based on the exercises you completed in the courseIn-depth case study of using PKM to rapidly plan and execute a Forte Labs client projectComplete your PKM Workflow Canvas with the tools, techniques, and strategies you've selected and customized for your needsUnit 8: The Big PictureContainer vs.