The Importance of Second Brain Thinking

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Tig Nitaro popularized the term second brain, but it captures something that a lot of people have been interested in a long time. Most serious thinkers focus on taking better advantage of their primary brain rather than outsourcing cogitation to digital systems. Jesse: We're so far from getting the most out of our primary brain and we haven't reached our capabilities yet. What do you think about using technology like Kindle or scribe notebooks?

The art of thinking – plain, old-fashioned, hard concentration on useful ideas – is rapidly vanishing as our culture recasts humans as the custodians and recipients of digital computation. In this episode, Cal explains why this is a problem and what we should do in response.

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Today’s Deep Question: Why is it important to preserve the vanishing art of thinking? [5:02]

- How do I integrate movies and shows into the deep life? [27:42]

- Can I read after a long day of deep work? [33:30]

- Is a digital “second brain” a good idea to keep up with the latest advancements in your field? [36:25]

- Would Cal consider consolidating his notebooks? [42:37]

- Is Maria Popva’s note-taking method better than Cal’s method? [51:40]

The Books I Read in April 2023 [1:04:29]

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Edward Teller talking about John Von Neumann

youtube.com/watcv=vQp70uqsBV4#t=55m0s