Hi  ,

I trust that your week is coming along well, and you're being as productive as you planned😉. 

In my last tweet, I explained what a creative block is, and gave you a quick tip on how to handle it.

Today, I am going to share a more detailed system to help you solve creative blocks and create amazing things consistently.

The secret is to CREATE A SECOND BRAIN.

 , You see, our natural brain is very good at coming up with ideas, but it’s horrible at storing them.

Every day, we are bombarded with so much content and information that we can extract a million content ideas. Yet, our brains retain less than 1% of it. 

If you do not design a system to filter and capture the best ideas consistently, you will always struggle to create great things.

This is why you need another brain. 

No, I don’t mean need another head. People who create content don’t have two heads (Bonus points if you get the joke). 

A second brain is simply a well-organized note-taking system that helps you organize your thoughts and store your ideas. 

Think of it like an idea bank that allows you to store your ideas so that even if you forget them, you can come back and pick them up. 

Remember that the shortest pencil is better than the sharpest brain. 

So, how does the second brain work?

Basically, you need to create a note-taking system, either digital or manual (although I recommend a digital note-taking system because you can easily index or search through it). 

When next you have an idea, write it down as well as every other information you have on the idea. You should also save any images, articles, or whatever resource triggers the idea. 

This way, whenever you are actually ready to create, you have something to start from. 

I use this all the time to create great articles or emails. 

Once I see an interesting article or idea from an email, social media post, youtube video, or anything, I simply save it to my second brain. I also add any short thoughts I have to it.

So, when I am ready to start writing, I have a base to start researching, and I don’t get stuck.

You can create your note-taking system anywhere, but I have found Notion as the best tool for the job. 

Try creating a second brain today.

Create a notion account, or simply open a document on your phone and keep dumping all your content ideas there.

Then, the next time you seem to run out of ideas, go to your second brain and steal an idea from there. 

Here is a picture of what my second brain looks like

For more in-depth information on a second brain and how it works, watch this short video by Ali Abdaal.

Do let me know if and when you create a second brain and how it has helped you. 

See you soon,

Favour. 

P.S The long-awaited webinar I talked about is tomorrow, Friday, 1st of July by  8pm. I and a friend will be talking about how to get remote jobs as Nigerians.

If you haven’t registered yet, click the button below to register.

https://rebrand.ly/remotejobswebinar

Only registered participants will be able to access the webinar recordings, so please register o.

If you have any questions, you can reach us by email at favour@thefavourphronesis or send us a DM via WhatsApp