Brian E. Walsh. – Unleash Your Brilliance

Brian E. Walsh. – Unleash Your Brilliance

Building a Second Brain is different from other methodologies.

There are some differences between the Building a Second Brain methodology and other approaches to productivity.

This is not a method for how to be successful.

The method that prepares you to benefit from all those other methods is how to gather and organize the knowledge you have access to.

If you want to get any value from this system, you have to implement it in a way that is perfect.

It is possible to apply even one or two of the methods taught.

This method does not assume that you have any skills or knowledge.

It only requires you to know how to use a computer.

This method does not make you into a one-size-fits-all box.

You can develop a system adapted to your needs.

This method is not abstract or theoretical.

It is highly practical and useful in the real world because it was developed in the trenches of running a real business.

This method is not a random collection of disconnected tips and tricks.

The system works in an integrated way to capture, organize, and share your ideas.

This method does not encourage you to work harder or do more.

It teaches you how to do more with less and how to use the sources of leverage available to you.

This method is not about improving yourself.

It is about making an external system easier to use so you can relax.

This method does not condemn technology.

It teaches a balanced approach to using these amazing tools.

This method is not about making you work in a certain way.

It’s about providing a support system so you can create value no matter how you decide to work, and a safety net so you have the confidence that no detail is falling through the cracks.

The Building a Second Brain method combines practical technology skills with the bigger picture of how and why idea management can transform your career, your business, and your life. The course focuses on practical skills, but also cultivates the deeper mindset and paradigm shifts necessary to thrive in an age of information abundance.

Do the methods you teach build on each other?

The answer is both.

The techniques I teach in the course are valuable and effective on their own. Students say that adopting one of them completely changes their ability to manage their digital life. You don’t have to launch the entire system at once for it to be valuable because you can implement them in any order.

All the methods link together to form an integrated system, which I call your Second Brain. This isn’t just a collection of tricks. Three main techniques have been chosen to target a key leverage point in the flow of information through your life.

My goal is to help you get your Second Brain to a minimum level of functionality by the time the course ends. Once it is set up and working in your daily life, you’ll notice a constant stream of new insights about how to use it. The system then becomes self-improving, since you can document ways to improve your Second Brain in your Second Brain!
I had mixed results with online courses in the past, how will this course be different?

This is my favorite question.

I love online courses. I have spent thousands of dollars on various courses and had a hard time using them.

Building a Second Brain addresses the pitfalls and weaknesses that I observed from existing products.

We focus on implementing a working system. I show live videos of me actually completing each step, rather than assuming you will be able to figure it out on your own. The online community is a core part of the experience. The assignments are part of the implementation process. I advocate for the best way to organize your notes based on my experience and research. Real-world examples and case studies are what I use. You can either complete the course self-paced or as part of a live cohort. The core curriculum has a standardized system you can copy directly, while the online forum has many alternative examples.

I offer a 30-day money-back guarantee if this approach doesn’t work for you. I don’t want to keep an unhappy customer’s money.

What happens in the live cohort?

Each year, we facilitate a live cohort of the course for all current and past students.

Special editions of the course will focus on writers, entrepreneurs, students, or special use cases such as public speaking, travel, organizing photos, or creating online content.

As long as they remain subscribed to the graduate email list, all previous students will be invited to join future live cohort.

Each live cohort has 5 90-minute live sessions delivered via the Zoom video conference app. Office hours are done weekly using the messaging app. In case you can’t attend live or want to review them later, each of these live sessions is recorded and uploaded to the Media Library shortly after it finishes. Pre-recorded lectures are assigned before each live session for you to watch on your own time, and the call is relatively flexible depending on the needs of the group.

We discuss students current challenges, have small group discussions, and share relevant examples and resources. Presentations of supplementary material, my ongoing research and learnings, or new case studies are possible.