From 9232b8d817d4cd4122947375156fa2fa1e9fba14 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jasper Ras Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 13:16:06 +0100 Subject: vault backup: 2025-01-13 13:16:06 --- 1 projects/Build a second brain/CODE.md | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 projects/Build a second brain/Curating information.md | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 projects/Build a second brain/Drawing note how to.md | 3 --- 1 projects/Build a second brain/Favorite problems.md | 16 ++++++++++++++++ .../How creative ideas are formed.md | 8 ++++++++ 1 projects/Build a second brain/Making notes useful.md | 9 +++++++++ .../Build a second brain/Store snippets of code.md | 9 +++++++++ 1 projects/Build a second brain/accumulate-ideas.md | 1 - 1 projects/Build a second brain/code-libraries.md | 6 ------ 1 projects/Build a second brain/code.md | 14 -------------- 1 projects/Build a second brain/creative-ideas.md | 6 ------ 1 projects/Build a second brain/curating-information.md | 13 ------------- 1 projects/Build a second brain/favorite-problems.md | 14 -------------- 1 projects/Build a second brain/how-to-take-notes.md | 1 - 14 files changed, 75 insertions(+), 58 deletions(-) create mode 100644 1 projects/Build a second brain/CODE.md create mode 100644 1 projects/Build a second brain/Curating information.md delete mode 100644 1 projects/Build a second brain/Drawing note how to.md create mode 100644 1 projects/Build a second brain/Favorite problems.md create mode 100644 1 projects/Build a second brain/How creative ideas are formed.md create mode 100644 1 projects/Build a second brain/Store snippets of code.md delete mode 100644 1 projects/Build a second brain/accumulate-ideas.md delete mode 100644 1 projects/Build a second brain/code-libraries.md delete mode 100644 1 projects/Build a second brain/code.md delete mode 100644 1 projects/Build a second brain/creative-ideas.md delete mode 100644 1 projects/Build a second brain/curating-information.md delete mode 100644 1 projects/Build a second brain/favorite-problems.md delete mode 100644 1 projects/Build a second brain/how-to-take-notes.md (limited to '1 projects/Build a second brain') diff --git a/1 projects/Build a second brain/CODE.md b/1 projects/Build a second brain/CODE.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d2a6e50 --- /dev/null +++ b/1 projects/Build a second brain/CODE.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +#2nd-brain + +--- +Capture +Organize +Distill +Express + +The main idea behind Capture is that we should capture only information or ideas that resonate with us. So we don't capture all information thrown at us just for the sake of it. An important part of this is that we train to recognize what resonates with us and what does not. This improves also our knowledge of ourselves. + +The author advises to organize notes by "action": asking the question "How can I use this information for my current projects?", which also acts as a filter for information. +I'm not sure I agree with that, because we may end up missing out on useful information. +I feel it's more about having information at the ready as I need it, but this begs the question: how do we know we when we need it?.. Then the circle comes around: maybe it is exactly why we need to only focus on things that we need now. + +Distill notes to their essence so that our future self doesn't have to read through pages of text when we want to recall information about the subject. Only keep the main takeaways. Making sure our notes are easily understandable for our future self is crucial here. + +The idea of Express is mainly that we can gather information all we want but it only really matters when we use it for something. Even if we feel like we lack information we should always strive to produce some form of output using the knowledge that we already have. This helps us understand more about the information that we have and leads to new insights. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/1 projects/Build a second brain/Curating information.md b/1 projects/Build a second brain/Curating information.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ee161ed --- /dev/null +++ b/1 projects/Build a second brain/Curating information.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +#2nd-brain + +Building a second brain - Chapter 4 + +--- + +Storing too much information will be a hassle when reading through it later, storing too little will have little benefit as well. +Some criteria that we can use to know what is noteworthy: +- Is it useful to me in some way? +- Does it inspire me? +- Is it something personal? +- Does it surprise me? + +All in all they basically boil down to: does it resonate with me? + +We should listen to our intuition about this rather than being to analytical. The latter will make it a less pleasant experience; don't feel like having to check off a checklist before allowing something in the second brain. Just listen to your intuition. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/1 projects/Build a second brain/Drawing note how to.md b/1 projects/Build a second brain/Drawing note how to.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2a8f185..0000000 --- a/1 projects/Build a second brain/Drawing note how to.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,3 +0,0 @@ -Find resources that teach me how to use drawing to make notes - -Unrelated: new goal: become better at diagramming work related stuff \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/1 projects/Build a second brain/Favorite problems.md b/1 projects/Build a second brain/Favorite problems.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6bb11e9 --- /dev/null +++ b/1 projects/Build a second brain/Favorite problems.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +#2nd-brain + +Building a second brain - Chapter 4 + +--- +Whenever taking a note try to see if one of the following questions is being answered; if not, maybe it's not so useful in taking note of it. But if so, definitely take note of it. + +How can I obtain and maintain a healthy weight? +How do computers work? +How do I become a better programmer? +How does the universe work? +How do I use any ingredient to cook something amazing? +How can I improve in conversation with others? +How do I prevent myself from forgetting many things? +How do I manage my time more efficiently? +How can I improve my ability to focus and be motivated to do something? \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/1 projects/Build a second brain/How creative ideas are formed.md b/1 projects/Build a second brain/How creative ideas are formed.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e16fbf4 --- /dev/null +++ b/1 projects/Build a second brain/How creative ideas are formed.md @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +#2nd-brain + +--- +Creative ideas are formed by relating seemingly unrelated ideas. + +By keeping a mix of very diverse ideas close together, as in the same obsidian vault for example, we can play around with organizing them in different ways as one would with letters when playing scrabble and find that unexpected new ideas can emerge. + +As we accumulate ideas on a certain topic we can combine and use that knowledge to better advocate our own view with well supported arguments. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/1 projects/Build a second brain/Making notes useful.md b/1 projects/Build a second brain/Making notes useful.md index ccd3122..0f60cce 100644 --- a/1 projects/Build a second brain/Making notes useful.md +++ b/1 projects/Build a second brain/Making notes useful.md @@ -1,6 +1,15 @@ The most important factor in whether your notes can survive that journey into the future is their discoverability—how easy it is to discover what they contain and access the specific points that are most immediately useful. The technique is simple: you highlight the main points of a note, and then highlight the main points of those highlights, and so on, distilling the essence of a note in several "layers." + +Do this only when you're about to use a note, when preparing a project for example. (Page 138). + +The main point of doing this is to help our future self be able to reference and lookup things quickly. If a piece of information cannot be consumed quickly it's practically useless. + +We can use our time learning new things, reading/watching interesting things by taking notes of it to be prepared for future challenges. + +Put the distilled information from initial notes into a new file and set a reminder to look at it a week or so later to see if it's still easy to use. If not, use the original to improve. Only throw away the original when it's distilled form is useful. + ![[Pasted image 20250107205518.jpg]] ![[IMG_3980.jpg]] ![[IMG_3982.jpg]] diff --git a/1 projects/Build a second brain/Store snippets of code.md b/1 projects/Build a second brain/Store snippets of code.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..30ad51f --- /dev/null +++ b/1 projects/Build a second brain/Store snippets of code.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +#2nd-brain + +--- +On page 57 [1] Tiago mentions that Software Engineers store snippets of code to create a library of useful snippets for later use. +Until now i've mostly jotted down how to use things in text; but I think this tells me that I should also note snippets of code whenever applicable. + +--- + +[1] Building a Second Brain - Tiago Forte \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/1 projects/Build a second brain/accumulate-ideas.md b/1 projects/Build a second brain/accumulate-ideas.md deleted file mode 100644 index d83e384..0000000 --- a/1 projects/Build a second brain/accumulate-ideas.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1 +0,0 @@ -As we accumulate ideas on a certain topic we can combine and use that knowledge to better advocate our own view with well supported arguments. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/1 projects/Build a second brain/code-libraries.md b/1 projects/Build a second brain/code-libraries.md deleted file mode 100644 index 7bcca6d..0000000 --- a/1 projects/Build a second brain/code-libraries.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,6 +0,0 @@ -On page 57 [1] Tiago mentions that Software Engineers store snippets of code to create a library of useful snippets for later use. -Until now i've mostly jotted down how to use things in text; but I think this tells me that I should also note snippets of code whenever applicable. - ---- - -[1] Building a Second Brain - Tiago Forte \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/1 projects/Build a second brain/code.md b/1 projects/Build a second brain/code.md deleted file mode 100644 index ebc2690..0000000 --- a/1 projects/Build a second brain/code.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,14 +0,0 @@ -Capture -Organize -Distill -Express - -The main idea behind Capture is that we should capture only information or ideas that resonate with us. So we don't capture all information thrown at us just for the sake of it. An important part of this is that we train to recognize what resonates with us and what does not. This improves also our knowledge of ourselves. - -The author advises to organize notes by "action": asking the question "How can I use this information for my current projects?", which also acts as a filter for information. -I'm not sure I agree with that, because we may end up missing out on useful information. -I feel it's more about having information at the ready as I need it, but this begs the question: how do we know we when we need it?.. Then the circle comes around: maybe it is exactly why we need to only focus on things that we need now. - -Distill notes to their essence so that our future self doesn't have to read through pages of text when we want to recall information about the subject. Only keep the main takeaways. Making sure our notes are easily understandable for our future self is crucial here. - -The idea of Express is mainly that we can gather information all we want but it only really matters when we use it for something. Even if we feel like we lack information we should always strive to produce some form of output using the knowledge that we already have. This helps us understand more about the information that we have and leads to new insights. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/1 projects/Build a second brain/creative-ideas.md b/1 projects/Build a second brain/creative-ideas.md deleted file mode 100644 index 30110d1..0000000 --- a/1 projects/Build a second brain/creative-ideas.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,6 +0,0 @@ -Creative ideas are formed by relating seemingly unrelated ideas. - -By keeping a mix of very diverse ideas close together, as in the same obsidian vault for example, we can play around with organizing them in different ways as one would with letters when playing scrabble and find that unexpected new ideas can emerge. - ---- -[[tangible-ideas]] \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/1 projects/Build a second brain/curating-information.md b/1 projects/Build a second brain/curating-information.md deleted file mode 100644 index 8f0f772..0000000 --- a/1 projects/Build a second brain/curating-information.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,13 +0,0 @@ -Storing too much information will be a hassle when reading through it later, storing too little will have little benefit as well. -Some criteria that we can use to know what is noteworthy: -- Is it useful to me in some way? -- Does it inspire me? -- Is it something personal? -- Does it surprise me? - -All in all they basically boil down to: does it resonate with me? - -We should listen to our intuition about this rather than being to analytical. The latter will make it a less pleasant experience; don't feel like having to check off a checklist before allowing something in the second brain. Just listen to your intuition. - ---- -Building a second brain - Chapter 4 \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/1 projects/Build a second brain/favorite-problems.md b/1 projects/Build a second brain/favorite-problems.md deleted file mode 100644 index 8ddc2ee..0000000 --- a/1 projects/Build a second brain/favorite-problems.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,14 +0,0 @@ -Whenever taking a note try to see if one of the following questions is being answered; if not, maybe it's not so useful in taking note of it. But if so, definitely take note of it. - -How can I obtain and maintain a healthy weight? -How do computers work? -How do I become a better programmer? -How does the universe work? -How do I use any ingredient to cook something amazing? -How can I improve in conversation with others? -How do I prevent myself from forgetting many things? -How do I manage my time more efficiently? -How can I improve my ability to focus and be motivated to do something? - ---- -Building a second brain - Chapter 4 \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/1 projects/Build a second brain/how-to-take-notes.md b/1 projects/Build a second brain/how-to-take-notes.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4546189..0000000 --- a/1 projects/Build a second brain/how-to-take-notes.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1 +0,0 @@ -Do specify the source, in case we need to go refresh it later on. \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3