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I get hundreds of questions every day — more than anyone on my team could ever answer. So I trained NotebookLM on 68 sources (my books, every blog post, every video on our YouTube channel) so it can answer your Second Brain questions directly. Everything it knows comes directly from my work, not the internet at large. In this video, I'll walk you through exactly how it works. Watch the full video here: https://buff.ly/eooVJoV

In this video, Nico, our video producer, runs a live experiment: he builds a fully functional mood-tracking app with no coding skills, just his Second Brain and Claude Cowork. He pulls from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy notes he saved years ago, hits a few bugs along the way, and ends up with something genuinely usable. This is what it looks like when your knowledge actually works for you.

So many people I talk to are stuck in one of two places with AI: Either ignoring it because the noise is overwhelming, or frantically trying every new thing without building anything that lasts. Both paths lead to the same place: frustration, fragmentation, and the nagging sense that you're falling behind. There's a third option: build one system, grounded in what you already know, that compounds over time instead of expiring next month. Next Thursday, I'm hosting a free live session where I'll walk through exactly what that looks like. We'll cover Personal Context Management, the real failure modes most people don't see coming, and why your existing notes and files are more valuable than you think. March 26, 1:30 PM ET. Free and open to everyone. Save your spot:

I've spent 1,200 days testing one question: what does "building a Second Brain" actually mean now that AI exists? In this video, I share four things I believe that most AI creators disagree with. Including why autonomous agents are the wrong bet, and why your notes are more valuable now, not less. Watch the video: https://buff.ly/RE408jH

For many generations, the more specialized your cognitive labor, the more valuable it was, and therefore the higher your income. That's now completely being turned upside down. Check out the full video: https://buff.ly/buyWNIc

AI Builds App: Second Brain & Claude Cowork Experiment (No Coding) Watch the full experiment on YouTube: https://buff.ly/XCpxcpn

Habits Don't Work? Try Annual Life Review Instead! Pre-order your copy of my new book "Life in Perspective: The Art and Power of the Annual Life Review": https://buff.ly/izVdbuz

I Built an AI That Answers Your BASB Questions - Free Public NotebookLM to Support Your Productivity Watch the full video here: https://buff.ly/eooVJoV @notebooklm @googleapps @google @googlelabs

Claude Cowork is a brand new tool from Anthropic that lets you collaborate with AI on a shared set of files. In this video, I walk you through exactly how it works with two real-life examples: analyzing a 45,000-word book manuscript and planning a family road trip in Mexico. I also share the do's and don'ts I've learned after using it hands-on. Watch the full tutorial here: https://buff.ly/65GzfDK

AI isn't taking jobs - it's repricing the skills inside them. I've spent years watching this shift happen up close. In my new video, I share what I've learned about which skills are losing value fast, and the questions that can help you figure out where to invest next. Watch the video on YouTube: https://buff.ly/yfI0kCQ

AI Chatbots: Great Ideas, ZERO Results? Where's the Value? Watch the full tutorial here: https://buff.ly/65GzfDK

Heads up: Barnes & Noble is offering 25% off all pre-orders this week (for members), and that includes Life in Perspective! If you’ve been meaning to get your copy early, now’s a great time. Pre-order here: https://buff.ly/isB1hvE

After 3 years of going deep on AI, here's what I keep coming back to: the bottleneck isn't the model. It's what the model knows about you before you ask it anything. Most people are trying to fix this with better prompts. That's like giving a new employee better instructions while withholding all the context they'd need to actually do the work. This Thursday, I'm hosting a free live session where I'll break down what I call Personal Context Management, the real failure modes nobody talks about (Context Poisoning, Context Distraction, Context Confusion), and what a working system actually looks like. March 26, 1:30 PM ET. Open to everyone. Link in the first comment 👇

AI REVOLUTION: Claude Cowork Changes EVERYTHING You Do Watch the full tutorial here: https://buff.ly/65GzfDK

We just released Version 2 of the official Second Brain Notion Template. It's the biggest update yet. Built-in onboarding, mobile-friendly views, a reference guide with a decision tree for the PARA Method, and a migration guide if you're coming from another tool. Over 2,400 people already use it. One of them, Annemieke, said it well: "It gives a ready made structure that will help you organise work and life and ends most of the different lists and tools you were using before." The template is $49 right now. On Feb. 17, the price goes up to $65. If you've been wanting to build a Second Brain in Notion but didn't know where to start, this is the shortcut. Get it here:

Most AI advice tells you to move faster, try more tools, learn more prompts. I think the real problem is simpler than that: your AI doesn't know you. It doesn't know your projects, your standards, or the decisions you've already made. Better prompts won't fix that. Better context will. I wrote about what I've been working on for the past three years, and what's coming next.

”We shouldn't just work less because it makes us better workers — we should work less because it makes us better people.” Watch Simone Stolzoff’s full talk on what work-life balance actually looks like: http://t.ted.com/Zhi1SKU

My new book is available for pre-order. "Life in Perspective: The Art and Power of the Annual Life Review" comes out Nov. 3 in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook. This book distills nearly two decades of practicing annual reviews into a step-by-step method for making sense of where you've been and getting clear on where you're going. It covers why starting with gratitude matters more than starting with goals. Why your body knows the truth before your mind does. And why real growth happens on the scale of years, not days. Pre-order your copy now: https://buff.ly/izVdbuz

Some people love building Notion setups from scratch. They find designing databases and tweaking views fun. That's not who we made our Second Brain Notion Template for. It’s for people who'd rather spend $49 than 20+ hours configuring dashboards. People who've tried setting up a system before and watched it fall apart after a week. People who want to start using their Second Brain, not endlessly building it. Mark, a CEO and founder who uses it, put it this way: "If you are ready to change the way you handle tasks and personal knowledge, this is hands down the best $50 you're going to spend." The price goes up from $49 to $65 after Tuesday. Link in the first comment 👇

Stop Obsessing Over Daily Progress - Try Annual Review Instead! Pre-order your copy of my new book "Life in Perspective: The Art and Power of the Annual Life Review" now: https://buff.ly/izVdbuz

AI changes the cost of cognitive labor - what does it actually mean? Check out the full video: https://buff.ly/yfI0kCQ

One thing I've learned after 1,200 days of experimenting with AI: the people getting the best results aren't building the most sophisticated systems. They're building the simplest ones that actually work. Tomorrow, Thu., March 26, I'm hosting a free live session where I'll show the complete AI Second Brain system for the first time. We'll cover why starting simple beats chasing complexity, how to structure your notes and files so AI can actually use them, and how the system builds through three levels so nothing you create gets thrown away. This session is open to everyone. Consider it a taste of what we're building in the founding cohort (April 15 to May 1). Save your spot:

Unlock your day - Morning Ritual Secrets for Success! Watch the full video: https://buff.ly/yjr70KN

Stop Losing Ideas - Master Your Notes Database! Watch the Full Video Here: https://buff.ly/66IWJ61