Organised magic: how my Second Brain made me happier
Productivity is about doing less, not more. Journaling and the Second Brain methodology improved my mental health and made me happier and more creative.
«Journaling is to emotions, what the Second Brain is to information. Both practices allow me to delegate and outsource complex thinking.»
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Quarterly Review
Three months after launching a weekly newsletter, I evaluate my writing.
«The easiest way to find your voice is to write about something you are nervous to tell other people. Make yourself vulnerable.»
Bookmarks
A few weeks ago, I let you in on a secret. We're writing a book together, you and I.
«We all understand what it feels like to try something for the first time, to struggle.»
Far Beyond Driven
Phil Anselmo used to be the lead singer of my favourite band.
Ants
At the beginning of lockdown, all hobbies were acceptable.
«100 million years ago, ants were solitary creatures. They lived and foraged alone. At some point they just decided to start working together.»
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