# Building a Second Brain / Personal Knowledge Manangement **URL:** \ **Category:** Akrasia\ **Created:** [June 13, 2018, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/building-a-second-brain-personal-knowledge-manangement/3988 "2018-06-13T21:10:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![adamwolf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/adamwolf/32/484_2.png) [@adamwolf](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/adamwolf)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2018, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/building-a-second-brain-personal-knowledge-manangement/3988/1 "2018-06-13T21:10:30Z")
Hi folks! I think the weakest part of my “system” is knowledge management. I’m doing a fine job, I think, but it’s definitely weak comparatively. I ran into a Forte Labs seminar course thing, Building a Second Brain ([https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/](https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com/)). Does anyone have any experience with that course, or any other Forte Labs courses? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![dehowell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/dehowell/32/867_2.png) [@dehowell](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/dehowell)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2018, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/building-a-second-brain-personal-knowledge-manangement/3988/2 "2018-06-13T21:21:43Z")
I was in the second iteration of the live class last year and I recommend it **heartily**. I’ve been using the Building a Second Brain approach for over a year and I expect to continue to follow it indefinitely. I don’t know that BASB pays off for everyone. I’m in the group of people for whom GTD _really_ works and I know many people don’t find it particularly easy to stay with. BASB can be somewhat similar: you have to _work_ to make it pay-off. There are two ways you can get a sample: - Take a look at some of [Tiago Forte’s articles on Ribbonfarm](https://www.ribbonfarm.com/author/tiago/). If you find them insightful and useful, I suspect you’ll find a lot to like in his course as well. Likewise with the [free posts on Praxis](https://praxis.fortelabs.co/category/types/free/). - Subscribe to [Praxis](https://praxis.fortelabs.co) (Tiago’s members-only site, $10/mo.) for a month and read through some of the articles from [the P.A.R.A](https://praxis.fortelabs.co/series/para/). and [Just in Time Project Management](https://praxis.fortelabs.co/series/just-in-time-project-management/) series. Those two ideas are the core of Building a Second Brain. ---
**Author:** ![adamwolf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/adamwolf/32/484_2.png) [@adamwolf](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/adamwolf)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2018, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/building-a-second-brain-personal-knowledge-manangement/3988/3 "2018-06-13T21:42:44Z")
If it’s a tenth of a value that GTD was, $400 is a bargain. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![dehowell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/dehowell/32/867_2.png) [@dehowell](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/dehowell)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2018, 11:50pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/building-a-second-brain-personal-knowledge-manangement/3988/4 "2018-08-30T23:50:03Z")
When you have time, I’d be curious how your experience with BASB has been so far. ---
**Author:** ![adamwolf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/adamwolf/32/484_2.png) [@adamwolf](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/adamwolf)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 2:38am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/building-a-second-brain-personal-knowledge-manangement/3988/5 "2018-08-31T02:38:28Z")
In short, life-changing, possibly the most important thing to happen to me in 2018. Longer words coming. ---
**Author:** ![apolyton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/apolyton/32/1965_2.png) [@apolyton](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/apolyton)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 6:01am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/building-a-second-brain-personal-knowledge-manangement/3988/6 "2018-08-31T06:01:07Z")
It’s $500 now! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![apolyton](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/apolyton/32/1965_2.png) [@apolyton](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/apolyton)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 6:06am UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/building-a-second-brain-personal-knowledge-manangement/3988/7 "2018-08-31T06:06:45Z")
Some of the Praxis blog is also in book form it seems [https://www.amazon.com/Extend-Your-Mind-Praxis-2-ebook/dp/B07FLQHLTK](https://www.amazon.com/Extend-Your-Mind-Praxis-2-ebook/dp/B07FLQHLTK) As if I don’t have 5-6 books waiting to be read already… ---
**Author:** ![adamwolf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.beeminder.com/adamwolf/32/484_2.png) [@adamwolf](https://forum.beeminder.com/u/adamwolf)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2018, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.beeminder.com/t/building-a-second-brain-personal-knowledge-manangement/3988/8 "2018-08-31T12:05:52Z")
I think the entirety of Building a Second Brain is being turned into book form relatively soon. This means that if you aren’t interested in the forum/group calls, you will be able to get the content of BASB for quite a bit cheaper. This would have been sufficient for me… But it doesn’t exist quite yet.