A secret I learned from billionaires:
They forget everything.
Here’s why…
They forget everything.
Here’s why…
I recently went to a conference where I was hanging out with some very successful people.
Even though they were more successful than me they would still take notes all the time and had extreme curiosity.
This surprised me.
Even though they were more successful than me they would still take notes all the time and had extreme curiosity.
This surprised me.
There is science behind writing down every useful thought.
It’s incredibly powerful.
Countless great ideas have been lost because they were never written down.
But how does this work and why is it so effective?
It’s incredibly powerful.
Countless great ideas have been lost because they were never written down.
But how does this work and why is it so effective?
Imagine your brain is a laptop.
Your cognitive load is the storage.
When the laptop storage is full:
- It gets slower
- Programs crash
- Multitasking becomes impossible
Something similar happens in your brain.
Your cognitive load is the storage.
When the laptop storage is full:
- It gets slower
- Programs crash
- Multitasking becomes impossible
Something similar happens in your brain.
Most people can handle between 3 and 7 separate pieces of information.
It's impossible to remember everything.
When your brain is overloaded you:
- Struggle to focus.
- Make more mistakes.
- Feel frustrated.
So I try to get as little going on in my brain as possible.
It's impossible to remember everything.
When your brain is overloaded you:
- Struggle to focus.
- Make more mistakes.
- Feel frustrated.
So I try to get as little going on in my brain as possible.
When we remove ideas from our brain it lightens the cognitive load and frees up mental resources.
By doing this you:
- Improve your focus
- Retain more information
- Reduce stress and mental clutter
How to do it?
By doing this you:
- Improve your focus
- Retain more information
- Reduce stress and mental clutter
How to do it?
The first step is to be strict about writing down all of your ideas as soon as they pop into your brain.
But it can get messy if you don't have a proper system in place.
Even if you write down all your ideas you'll still have to mentally hold on to them.
So here's my system ⬇️
But it can get messy if you don't have a proper system in place.
Even if you write down all your ideas you'll still have to mentally hold on to them.
So here's my system ⬇️
I use Todoist for all of my ideas and I categorize them based on importance and urgency:
Ideas 1 - review every week
Ideas 2 - review every 3-4 weeks
Ideas 3 - review every 8 weeks
I know that I'm going to see and constantly review them so my brain can safely forget.
Ideas 1 - review every week
Ideas 2 - review every 3-4 weeks
Ideas 3 - review every 8 weeks
I know that I'm going to see and constantly review them so my brain can safely forget.
I also use Notion as a second brain to organize and categorize all my ideas, projects and content.
If you have a good system in place the right ideas will pop up when you need them.
Here’s a thread about building your 2nd brain ⬇️
If you have a good system in place the right ideas will pop up when you need them.
Here’s a thread about building your 2nd brain ⬇️
Thank you for reading!
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