Theory of Notebooks
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Theory of Notebooks
Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
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The second typical mistake is to collect notes only related to specific projects. On first sight, it makes much more sense. You decide what you are going to write about and then collect everything that helps you to do that. The disadvantage is that you have to start all over after each project and cut off all other promising lines of thought. That
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Too often, we think of notebooks as a way-station: a necessary stop en-route to the perfected, polished work of art. But what if the notebook is the work of art? What if the process of taking notes is the point?
The real potential of a digital organizational system is to be a tool for capturing and systematically reminding you of past ideas, inspirations, insights, and connections. The heart of creativity and innovation is making spontaneous connections between seemingly unrelated things, and note-taking programs can, when used correctly, serve as a cognit... See more