More tools for your Second Brain
How to upload notes from physical books into your system, what tools to use, and an analogy about borrowers vs. investors.
This week’s newsletter was all about building a Second Brain, an external system allowing you to actively capture your best ideas and be able to express your thoughts and insights to the world.
What app should I use?
If you’ve been curious about creating your own Second Brain, ToolFinder has compared a few of the most popular notetaking apps on the market to help you choose the one best suited to your specific needs. Read the article
How to take notes from physical books?
In the same spirit, this week Greg Wheeler shared some tips on how to take notes from physical books into your digital Second Brain :
Are you an Investor or a Borrower
I’ve been pondering this analogy from Sahil Bloom, author of The Curiosity Chronicle
When faced with any key decision, you effectively choose one of two potential characters: Investor or Borrower. The Investor is a long-term thinker who makes an investment to delay gratification, while the Borrower is a short-term thinker who takes out a loan to experience pleasure now.
I tend to default to a Borrower mentality, mostly with food, alcohol and spending, although I’m self-conscious about it and try to revert the tendency. I’m trying to focus on long-term health and I consider some of my impulse choices to have an impact on my overall longevity, which is helpful in making better choices.
Where do you consider yourself on this spectrum?
Quote of the week
I’ve talked about the Soul of Money in a recent post, and I’ve still been pondering the lessons of the book. Here’s a quote that stayed with me lately :
No matter how much or how little money we have flowing through our lives, we can use our money in a way that affirms life, instead of scrambling for more and obsessing about the movement of money up or down in our lives. We can shift from scarcity to sufficiency, from complaint to commitment, from envy to gratitude. We can, through the stand we take, through the power of conversation and through the conscious attention to our legacy, change the dream. -Lynne Twist, The Soul of Money
In Wednesday’s post, we will reflect on Halfway Day, evaluating our progress on our goals at this mid-point of the year. I will share some tips on how to pivot and create meaningful goals for the remainder of 2023. Subscribe to get access to the Wednesday edition!
Its funny but great minds think alike although not exactly alike. I'm also an avid reader and use four different coloured highlighters, although not all at the same time. The first time I read a book I use the yellow highlighter and at the end of the book I write my own synopsis of the highlights. Usually this I will read more than once as its what applies to me right.
Some books I get around to reading a second time. On this occasion I use an orange highlighter. Its funny how often I highlight new material which wasn't relevant to me on the first read through. Perhaps I wasn't ready for it on the first read, or perhaps my way of thinking and expectation has advanced?
Some books are so good I eventually read them a third or even a fourth time and go through the same process with blue or green highlighters. But I love your process, far more advanced than mine.
A very useful post and video.