3 Simple Steps To Make Your Information Workflow Almost Ideal
Theoretically, “We have access to all the world’s knowledge”
— unfortunately, when we want to find something specific, the search engine does not always show us what we have already seen before — for such situations we should introduce a system of managing our information to make it our knowledge.
So how to make real use of information that flows to us every day?
#1 Let’s start with the sources of information…
It’s all those favorite social media you spend hours on every day:
My biggest weakness is Twitter and Reddit, and yours?
During these hours, despite appearances, we also hit on valuable information that:
- We often skip (after all, it looks more inviting to our monkey mind to see another video with a funny cat than an infographic on how to create a second brain),
- They are not saved (and escape somewhere in the depths of the endless feed).
(Assuming we were more intentional about using social media):
#1 step result: links of posts that may be useful in the future.
#2 Now organisation and processing:
Sounds simple — we need a single repository for information from multiple social media channels — so we can easily find our way around them later.
This is where the problem arises.
Seemingly I could use Pocket, Readwise or my favorite note-taking app for this, but:
I’m not productive enough to organize all the links into the right folders/tags every time — it’s a waste of my time.
After all, we bring “workflow” into our lives to make them easier, not harder.
In a sense of need
I created a solution, initially for my own research needs — an Automated Second Brain — (join waitlist http://brainapp.xyz)
#2 step result: we have a searchable solution with information from multiple sources that helps, not adds work.
#3 Final result
What can we do next with such structured information?
Depends on what purpose we have at the time to pull out a particular piece of information, like an ace up our sleeve.
It can be:
- The missing piece of our story to be fully understood by friends
- A source for newly added Obsidian or Logseq thought (who has never committed subtle cognitive bias?)
- Information you saw while scrolling Twitter a few weeks ago that may be the solution to your current task
#4 Now all you have to do is to implement it in your life
Thanks for reading
I conduct cognitive science researches (memorization, human motivations, productivity) and write about finding yourself in a world of information.
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