I’ve said before that one of the best parts of hosting Infinite Loops is the chance to connect with people who consistently make me think differently — and few do that quite like Tiago Forte.

Tiago Forte joins Infinite Loops for the first time, and within minutes we closed the door on his best-selling “Building A Second Brain” and were off to the races: from digitizing 50,000+ words of personal data to build an AI-powered life coach, to the emotional intelligence hiding inside envy, to the surprising lessons he learned walking through a tiny historical museum in Coconut Grove.

We also dig into the messy magic of identity shifts, how fit dads triggered a personal transformation, and why letting go of productivity-as-performance might be the most productive thing you can do. Plus: the power of NotebookLM, building AI-native systems of self-awareness, and why the future will belong to those who embrace the one-way door.

Unsurprisingly, this was a fun one. For the full transcript, episode takeaways, and bucketloads of other goodies designed to make you go, “Hmm, that’s interesting!”, check out our Substack.

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Show Notes:

Closing the Door on Second Brain
The Power of the Annual Review
Tiago's Family: Incredibly Vibrant, Visual, Auditory
Incorporating AI Into Work & Life
Joe Hudson: Mentorship and Emotional Intelligence
Miami: The Most Introspective Place on Earth
Irreversible Decisions
Archival Material: Underrated Forcing Function
The Future of Book Publishing
The Hard Truth on Performance Reviews
AI Skepticism & Building Moats
AI-First Mentality for Early Adopters
Learning From Sci-Fi Books
Cumulative Cultural Evolution
Tiago as Emperor of the World

Books Mentioned:

Building A Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential; by Tiago Forte
The PARA Method: Simplify, Organize, and Master Your Digital Life; by Tiago Forte
How Emotions are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain; by Lisa Feldman Barrett
Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World; by Anne-Laure Le Cunff
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned; by Kenneth O. Stanley and Joel Lehman
Molecules Of Emotion: The Science Behind Mind-Body Medicine; by Candace B. Pert
What Works on Wall Street; by Jim O’Shaughnessy
The Beginning of Infinity; by David Deutsch
One Summer: America, 1927; by Bill Bryson
White Mirror; by Tinkered Thinking
The Forever War; by Joe Halderman

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