# The 10 Principles of Building a Second Brain ## Metadata - Author: [[The Building a Second Brain Podcast]] - Full Title: The 10 Principles of Building a Second Brain - Category: #source/podcasts - URL: https://share.snipd.com/episode/1d65bfed-5dd6-44c2-9547-1ed58c9ae3e4 ## Highlights - Ten Principles for Building a Second Brain in the Information Age Key takeaways: (* Tiago's system reduces stress and anxiety, and allows for more creativity and a life of joy., * The principles behind Tiago's system are the foundation of a new way of working that will help people thrive in the information age.) Transcript: Speaker 2 Tiago, you've developed a system for working in the information age, a way of working that is unprecedented, that reduces stress, lets you get rid of anxiety, produce more and to live a life of creative joy. And i want you to summarize the ten principles that you've shared with us, the principles underneath the system of building a second brain, a system that gives us the freedom to thrive in the information age. Speaker 1 I really believe these principles are the foundation of a new way of working. Were out of the industrial age, wherein the information age, your quality of life, your income, your your impact, your success, everything you care about, is tied directly to your fluency with information, your ability to capture it, to organize it and to share it with the world. The principles we've covered are, first, borrowed creativity. Don't start from scratch. Look at the other people in the world that have already done the thinking for you. Stand on the shoulders of giants. The second one is the capture habit. ([Time 0:00:00](https://share.snipd.com/snip/71b13438-fc3d-46c9-8eba-97f0e9329e9a)) - Borrowed Creativity: The Foundation of a New Way of Working Key takeaways: (* The principles of borrowed creativity and the capture habit are the foundation of a new way of working., * These principles are important for improving quality of life, income, and impact.) Transcript: Speaker 1 First, borrowed creativity. Don't start from scratch. Look at the other people in the world that have already done the thinking for you. Stand on the shoulders of giants. ([Time 0:01:17](https://share.snipd.com/snip/17d89b19-ef4a-46d0-8910-e25e6c004a0d))