Tiago Forte  - ==The output of the system is the purpose, not the system itself. Because influencers are basically selling the system, a typical user following them feels the need to create an overly robust system.== - Tiago interviews Ali using the CODE framework - Capture - Morning Pages - Apple Notes (great for offline) - Readwise (the center) - Kindle Highlights - Instapaper - readwise Reader - Day One (Journaling) - Roam - ToDoist (tasks) - Otter (audio transcription) - YouTube: doesn't watch for knowledge, but Screen Shot - Notion Mood Board for cool things - Notion for team - Roam and Apple Notes for personal - What is the safety net? - Apple Notes - No review process - Organize - Very little organization after capture - Trust that something will resurface later; trust in search and tags - PARA folders in Apple Notes - More structure in Notion (also PARA folders) for better collaboration - ==Hierarchy versus Network== - =="Let chaos rein, and then rein in chaos" -Andy Grove== - Distill - First brain, then second brain - General idea of where things are; then search to fill in the - ==You don't need to do new research for most posts!== With a second brain you can draw on years of experience - Express - Ali starts with Apple Notes. Often you need the simplest app. When you're in convergence, the features of a second brain can be overwhelming. - Ali starts with an outline (listicle) and then populates it by searching for content in each area. Then mentally process it away from the second brain. He relies on his team from there.