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    1. Tiago Forte‏ @fortelabs 28 Aug 2018
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      1/ I’m at a major roadblock both in writing the book, and developing a 30m talk: what is the actual need that is solved by bldg a second brain (I.e. external knowledge mgmt system)?

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    2. Tiago Forte‏ @fortelabs 28 Aug 2018
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      2/ The testimonials are glowing, offering many benefits having such a system provides. But that is not exactly the same as a need. What is the current pain that having a second brain relieves?

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    3. Tiago Forte‏ @fortelabs 28 Aug 2018
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      3/ It’s not any of the pains addressed by GTD (open loops taking up bandwidth, things falling through cracks, not knowing what to do next) because BASB is for non-actionable info. It’s important, not urgent stuff

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    4. Tiago Forte‏ @fortelabs 28 Aug 2018
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      4/ It’s also not classic info overload pains, because in a way I’m asking you to expand the scope of info you manage. It gets worse before it gets better, which isn’t a great selling point

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    5. Tiago Forte‏ @fortelabs 28 Aug 2018
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      5/ Closest I can get is pains pretty high on Maslow’d hierarchy: need to fulfill creative potential, to develop ideas to fruition, to manage complex projects, to understand oneself. But those are hard to sell ppl on

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    6. Tiago Forte‏ @fortelabs 28 Aug 2018
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      6/ There is something around making use of what you learn, which boils down to making use of time spent learning. But that feels like a niche amongst voracious readers, who are dwindling in numbers all the time

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    7. Tiago Forte‏ @fortelabs 28 Aug 2018
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      7/ Why do ppl generally keep collections of things? Especially intangible things like knowledge that don’t have much aesthetic/tactile/status value. What is the source of the impulse to capture and preserve an idea?

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    8. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 28 Aug 2018
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      Replying to @fortelabs

      Sentiment

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    9. Tiago Forte‏ @fortelabs 28 Aug 2018
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      Damn I think there is smthg to this. I’m highly nostalgic, especially with things and places more than ppl oddly

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      Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 28 Aug 2018
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      Replying to @fortelabs

      Happy to skype sometime

      11:11 PM - 28 Aug 2018
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