I am crazy about learning and upskilling.
Seriously.
I spend a lot of money on courses, mentorships, subscriptions, memberships, books, and everything else that can help me learn more about any topic I am interested in.
But at a certain point, I found myself too often saying, “I knew that/heard about it, but I don’t remember where!”
Once you research and learn new things, you don’t want to do it again.
This applies also to processes and workflows you create on your own!
If you achieve a result once, you may not remember all the steps if you have to solve the same problem or bug again, especially after several months.
You need what is called a “second brain.”
It’s a digital space where you collect all your thoughts, learnings, and workflows, tag them to find them quickly, and mix and match them to create something new.
There are several ways and apps you may use for that. It all depends on you and the type of content you primarily consume and create.
The most important thing is to have it ALL in ONE place.
If you have YouTube videos saved in your list, Linkedin posts saved on Linkedin, .pdf documents on Google Drive, and notes in some notetaking app. You will NEVER be able to CONNECT them all and CREATE something valuable.
You may try several apps to see if they work for you.
I am using Kortex as my second brain. It is well-connected with some of the apps I use most, and I can easily import .pdf files or book highlights from my Kindle.
A lot of people are using Notion, which is another excellent app for this purpose.
I would use Guidde for workflows, even if it still works registering only web apps. For example, I can’t register my workflows in CLO or Vstitcher, but it will get there.
The app you use as your second brain is a strongly personal choice, but the main point is that it has to work for you, and you should start to create one TODAY.
Knowledge is a currency, and as human beings, we cannot remember it all. Our second brain does it for us.
Plus, once you free your mind from “I should remember this,” you will leave space for more creativity, and seeing things written down will let you create new, earlier, unimaginable connections!
Tools I use to store my knowledge and frameworks:
My Second Brain app:
Kortex
I upload there all books, .pdf, and links, as well as capture my thoughts and notes during the day
My task tool:
Trello
I put there literally everything – both work and personal life-related tasks. I create “all tasks” bucket, where I put everything on go, and then, once a day I divide them into other buckets – that may be “urgent”, “home”, “work”, “non-acìtionable (that go to Kortex) and so on.
Sharing knowledge with others:
Guidde
I collaborate with several people, and I often have to provide guidelines as I delegate many lower-value tasks. I register my screen and speak over; Guidde does the rest!
Do you store your knowledge somewhere?
Which apps are you using?
Have you ever found yourself with this horrible “Where I’ve seen it?” feeling?
Keep learning and growing,
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