I had a fantastic time speaking at the Festival de las Ideas in Mexico this past weekend.
I made a short video sharing my impressions that you can watch on TikTok or on X.
And check out this amazing stage design:
"You Only Know What You Make"
This is one of my all-time favorite quotes, originating from the Latin phrase "verum ipsum factum" by 18th-century philosopher Giambattista Vico.
It's my reminder to you to not just passively consume more information that soon will be forgotten. Instead, use what you’re learning to make new things.
When we engage in making—be it writing, designing, coding, or any form of creation—we're not just producing work; we're deepening our understanding and forging a more intimate relationship with ideas. To truly "know" something, we must apply, experiment, and iterate on it.
It's through this process that abstract concepts turn into concrete knowledge and practical wisdom.
My challenge for you: How can you apply what you're learning right now to a tangible project?
The Ultimate Guide to Storing, Managing, and Enjoying Your Photos
When it comes to storing and organizing digital information, photos are in many ways the elephant in the room.
They’re highly valued and meaningful, yet require a lot of storage space. For many people, photos are probably the earliest experience of having too much digital content to manage.
I first felt this sensation of information overload when I was 17, having received my first digital camera. In a matter of weeks, I had accumulated way too many photos and way too many decisions to make about them.
Since then, I’ve tried everything from manually loading photos onto my hard drive, to managing photos in Facebook albums, to moving photos into iPhoto (Apple’s photo management system), and experimenting with Flickr when it all became cloud-based.
For the last five years, I’ve stuck with one solution I’m confident in and will share with you here.
I’ll cover where you should store photos in your Second Brain, how you can organize them, and what to do with your photos so they don’t just collect digital dust, but play a valuable part in your life.
CODE Visualized
I love the hand-drawn visualization of his CODE system that Second Brainer Alec shared in our BASB Facebook group.
Taking a moment to articulate your own process through drawing or writing is a powerful exercise in clarity and can help you improve your system.
And if you're on Facebook, consider joining our official BASB group to meet like-minded folks who are into PKM and productivity.
Do You Know That We Have a Podcast?
The Building a Second Brain Podcast gives you the tools to thrive in our digital, hyper-connected world in about 10 minutes per episode.
I cover the main concepts and debunk the myths that keep most people stuck.
