What Most People Get Dangerously Wrong About Building a Second Brain

And that’s why the second brain belief is dangerous. When you outsource the job of remembering to technology, you’re neglecting most of your brain’s potential.

“Learning is dependent on memory processes because previously-stored knowledge functions as a framework in which newly learned information can be linked.”

— Radvansky in Human Memory

Create digital flashcards. You enter a question and a corresponding answer for anything you want to keep in mind forever. (Hint: ask yourself whether knowing this is worth about 5–7 minutes of your life because that’s how long you will need to see a flashcard to remember something forever).