Bring Building a Second Brain to Your Organization
We’re looking for organizations that want to teach their people how to build their own “Second Brain” – a system of knowledge management that empowers them to capitalize on the value of what they know...
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How to Create an AI Style Guide: Write With ChatGPT in Your Own Voice
I recently came across an interesting guide on how to train ChatGPT to write in your own voice and style. It is part of the Substack publication Write With AI, by Nicolas Cole and Dickie Bush.I...
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Surviving the Post-Pandemic Slump: How We Recovered From an 87% Drop in Profit
At the start of 2023, as I reviewed the end-of-year financial report sent over by our accountants, I had a stunning realization: our net income had dropped 87% in 2022 compared to the year before.From...
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What It’s Like to Hire a Speaking Coach: Discovering the Power of Spontaneous...
Around the time my first book Building a Second Brain came out in June 2022, I started looking for a speaking coach.I had just delivered my first keynote to a large audience at World Domination...
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When You Should Switch Your Second Brain App (And When You Shouldn’t)
I’ve had some form of a Second Brain (a personal system of knowledge management) for a couple decades now, and during that time it’s been hosted on four different platforms: Paper was sufficient for...
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How to Choose Your Second Brain App
If you’ve decided to follow my advice and create your very own personal system of knowledge management – which I call a “Second Brain” – then your first step is to decide which app to build it on.Your...
View ArticleHow to Implement PARA in Your Favorite Notetaking App
The PARA Method is a simple, intuitive system for organizing all information in your life so you can find them when you need them. The first step to using PARA is to apply it to your notetaking app of...
View ArticleThe Crucial Difference Between Beginner and Advanced Advice
One of the most common sources of confusion I see in the world of productivity and self-improvement is a failure to distinguish between beginner-level advice and advanced-level advice.In any given...
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Announcing Pillars of Productivity: The Blueprint for Modern, Digital...
I couldn’t be more excited and proud to unveil my first new course in 7 years: Pillars of Productivity (which we call POP).I’ve spent the last 7 years dedicated to teaching people how to build their...
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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...
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Tiago 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,...
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The 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...
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Launching 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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Will Artificial Intelligence Replace the Need for Second Brains Entirely?
Like so many others, I’ve spent the past year exploring and experimenting with emerging AI tools. Throughout that time, there has been one question I’ve been trying to answer: Will AI replace the need...
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