Build a Second Brain

# Build a Second Brain **Best model:** Claude 4 Opus **Category:** Productivity & Organization **Tags:** productivity, knowledge management, organization, PKM ## Description Create a personal knowledge management system that captures, organizes, and retrieves ideas. ## Prompt Create a Second Brain system using [TOOL - Notion, Obsidian, Evernote, Roam, Apple Notes]. Current pain point: [SCATTERED NOTES/NEVER REVISIT/CAN'T FIND]. Include: 1. CAPTURE: 5 inboxes (quick capture, read-later, bookmarks, voice memos, screenshots). 2. ORGANIZE: PARA method (Projects, Areas, Resources, Archives) with folder/tag structure. 3. DISTILL: Progressive summarization — highlight, bold, rewrite in your own words. 4. EXPRESS: How to turn notes into output (blog posts, presentations, decisions). 5. WEEKLY REVIEW: 30-min process to process inboxes and update projects. 6. TEMPLATES: Daily note, meeting note, book summary, project plan. 7. LINKING: How to connect related notes for idea generation. 8. MIGRATION: How to move existing notes without losing anything. 9. BACKUP: Export schedule, cloud sync, redundancy. 10. ANTI-PATTERNS: What to avoid (over-organizing, perfectionism, collecting without creating). Start simple, add complexity only when needed.