Interview with Kent Sisco of Speare
I recently interviewed Kent Sisco, the creator of a knowledge management app called Speare. It provides a flexible interface for capturing thoughts and ideas as building blocks that you can organize...
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The Ultimate Guide to Summarizing Books: How to Distill Ideas to Accelerate...
This guide is also available in Spanish.In 2016, I read 57 books. I read like I was running out of time.It felt like an achievement, yet by the end of the year, I could scarcely recall even one useful...
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Tiago’s 2020 Year-End Review
As I start writing this year-end review, the latest in a long line of year-end rituals, I’m filled with an overwhelming sense of gratitude. Even more than usual. In 2020 so many people around the...
View ArticleTiago’s Top 20 Favorite Reads of 2020
Here are the best online articles and blog posts I read in 2020. For each one I’ve provided a short excerpt and an explanation of how it shaped my thinking.#1 Seeing Like an Algorithm“Understanding...
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The Modern Swipe File: 15 Unexpected Uses for Digital Notes
One of the most common questions I’m asked is “What should I save in my digital notes?”My typical answers include “highlights from books,” “website bookmarks,” and “social media favorites.” Those are...
View ArticleThe Box: Twyla Tharp on Project-Based Organizing
In my PARA Method, I teach people how to organize all their digital notes and files using a simple, 4-part system.Your computer is your working environment for many of your waking hours. Until you...
View ArticlePodcast Time Travel: What I Learned From Listening to 100 Episodes of the SPI...
Over the last 18 months I performed an experiment in how I consume content.I became a father in 2020. It was and continues to be one of the most profound, joyful experiences of my life. I wouldn’t...
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Case Study: How the Second Brain Meme is Going Mainstream
One of my current obsessions is understanding exactly how a new idea, such as the “Second Brain” meme I’ve spent the last 5 years working on, moves from the fringes of society to become a part of...
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How to Summarize Books Using ChatGPT: 7 Experiments in AI Distillation
I recently sat down to attempt something I’ve been dreaming of for a long time: using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to automatically create a high-quality book summary.As I wrote in my Ultimate Guide...
View ArticleThe 10 Most Transformative Books on Personal Development I’ve Read
I’ve read hundreds of books on productivity and self-improvement over the years.Many of them are filled with vague prescriptions or clichéd advice, but a small number were truly transformative for me....
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