Test-Driving a New Generation of Second Brain Apps: Obsidian, Tana, and Mem
About six months ago, I decided to evaluate a few of the newer generation of Second Brain apps. I’ve been using Evernote for 10 years and wanted to see if any of the up-and-comers could take over as...
View ArticleTiago Forte’s 2023 Annual Review
This year feels like an especially major milestone, for a few reasons.First, because it officially marks 10 years that Forte Labs has been in business. In June 2013, I left my consulting job with...
View ArticleA Journey Between Worlds: The Story of My Ayahuasca Experience
In October 2023, I took part in my first Ayahuasca ceremony.I had heard about the substance and its effects for years when I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area, but I didn’t want to do it in some...
View ArticleTiago Forte’s Annual Reviews
This is a compilation of all the personal annual reviews I’ve published, as well as other writing I’ve done about my long-term vision and goals. I’ve also included articles I’ve written about how to...
View ArticleThe B2B Education Frontier: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of Corporate Training
For 10 years, I’ve been immersed in the world of online education.Courses, social media, blog posts, videos – these have been my daily tools of the trade in developing the Building a Second Brain...
View ArticleThe 5-Year Journey of Publishing Building a Second Brain
An aspiring author asked me what I’d learned from writing and publishing my book over the last 5 years. I responded with a 17-minute video, recapping the timeline of the project, my biggest lessons,...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Guide to Storing, Managing, and Enjoying Your Photos
When it comes to storing and organizing digital information, photos are in many ways the elephant in the room.They’re highly valued and meaningful, yet require a lot of storage space. For many people,...
View ArticleWhy We’re Moving to Valle de Bravo, Mexico
In August of 1998, when I was 14 years old, my parents pulled my three siblings and me out of school, packed up our house and our bags, and left the country. Instead of starting 8th grade in the...
View ArticleIntroducing the Second Brain Summit
I’m unbelievably proud to announce the inaugural Second Brain Summit, taking place October 3–4, 2024, in Los Angeles, California!We’re gathering 500 of the most dedicated experts and practitioners of...
View ArticleLaunching Building a Second Brain in Brazil and Mexico
One of the aspects of writing a book I most looked forward to was releasing it in my family’s country of origin, Brazil.I’d spent years daydreaming about what that would feel like, returning to my...
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