My brain for the AI
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My authentic notes:
2 years ago I decide to invest some of my time in note taking.
Before that I rarely took notes in my life, even at school, I was pretty bad at it.
I had hard time to feel the usefulness of writing notes, but I had the gut feeling that the reason was how school teach me about notes was wrong.
So I started reading about it, the first book I read was How to Take Smart Notes from Sönke Ahrens
I end up using obsidian because I really like the idea of linking notes together, especially with what I learn with the Zettelkasten method.
I never really did the Zettelkasten method because it felt irrelevant in a digital word.
My notes was not that good at this time, but it was a good start and I kept a journal everyday with what I did and so todo.
Then I start reading Building a Second Brain which is a more digital take of how we should take notes.
Again, I gain for some ideas from it, but I wasn't able to apply the propose way of taking note.
I did switch to Logseq for more simplicity with append note only.
I learned a lot from these books and also on a lot from articles, but at the end notes are something really personal and the structure change with time
One of the best ressource I read is the Reflect Academy, they give a simple but efficient principles of note-taking.
I decide at the end to stick with Reflect app for note taking, because of their docs and care of the product. It's not open source like Logseq, and pretty expensive, but it's clearly made with passion and have everything I need.
Whatever the method or the app you chose to take great notes, what matter to most is the ideas, signals and histories you put on it.
If you find a messy but frictionless way to take notes, that's the only matter, because notes are for the future and hopefully to feed your own AI.
Here's what Claude summarize all my notes for the last 2 years :
Note-taking and Knowledge Management:
Personal knowledge management is crucial in today's information-rich world.
Building a "Second Brain" helps organize thoughts, ideas, and information externally.
The CODE method (Capture, Organize, Distill, Express) is useful for managing personal knowledge.
Taking smart notes involves making ideas concrete, revealing associations, incubating ideas, and sharpening perspectives.
Productivity and Work:
Positive emotions and feeling good lead to better productivity and success.
Approaching work with a sense of play and curiosity can enhance performance.
Self-confidence significantly affects performance; "flipping the confidence switch" can help.
Balancing health, work, play, and love is important for a well-lived life.
Software Design and Development:
Good software design involves problem decomposition and managing complexity.
Modular design and information hiding are key principles in software development.
Continuous small investments in good design are more effective than large up-front investments.
Stacked Diffs offer advantages over Pull Requests in code review and development workflows.
Essay Writing and Creativity:
Essays are a means of figuring things out and exploring ideas.
Writing helps form and express ideas more clearly.
Curiosity and paying attention to unexpected things can lead to interesting insights.
Life Philosophy:
Life is short, so it's important to avoid wasting time and focus on what matters.
Cultivate impatience for things you want to do and avoid procrastination.
Relentlessly prune "bullshit" and savor the time you have.
Influence and Decision Making:
Understanding triggers of automatic behavior can help in influencing decisions.
The rule of reciprocation is a powerful tool in compliance and influence.
Simplicity and providing reasons are important in persuasion.
These notes cover a wide range of topics from personal productivity and knowledge management to software development, creative writing, and life philosophy, offering insights into effective work practices and personal growth.