kepano @stephango.com · Jan 20

I have never liked the term "second brain" because it sounds externalized and passive ideally Obsidian should feel like strapping into your exosuit, a direct extension of yourself

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Max Milne · Jan 20

Yeah, I did BASB program back in 2019. I liked the skills I learnt regarding building a system and how to use it. Though the idea of Second Brain arose from Tiago Forte going through a medical issue where he lost his memory recency for a period - thus he built a 'second brain'. Resonate with Neo-Gen

Prose and Khans · Jan 20

"get in the markdown shinji"

Snapping Snapper · Jan 20

Its all about doing cool stuff with the tech instead of letting the tech do stuff for you

Artem Sapegin · Jan 28

It makes even less sense if you don't have _the first_ brain...

Lucre Snooker · Jan 20

i'm slightly embarrassed to admit how much it does feel like that!

Tynan Purdy ⁂ · Jan 20

mechabrain, I like it