Mem.Ai Tutorial: How To Use Your Second Brain to Plan Projects

"Research from Microsoft shows that the average US employee spends 76 hours per year looking for misplaced notes, items, or files. And a report from the International Data Corporation found that 26 percent of a typical knowledge worker’s day is spent looking for and consolidating information spread across a variety of systems. Incredibly, only 56 percent of the time are they able to find the information required to do their jobs" says Tiago Forte in his Book Building a Second Brain 

That’s why using a second brain to plan projects is so important. It can help you find exactly what you need when you need it and use your knowledge to create at the speed of thought. In this blog, I’ll walk you through the process of using your second brain to plan projects in Mem, including creating a project mem, answering the questions in the second brain template, gathering and organizing source materials, generating your task list, and using the inbox to prioritize your most important stuff.

The first step is to create a mem for your project. Give it a descriptive name and add the appropriate metadata using tags. This is important because it helps you incorporate the mem into a specific project. Your tags will change with each project, so be sure to match them to the structure of the project.

Once you’ve created the mem, it’s time to answer the questions in the second brain template. This is an important step because it can help you avoid mistakes and save time in the long run. Take some time to think about the project and answer the questions thoroughly.

Once you’ve answered the questions in the template, it’s time to gather and organize your source materials. You can do this with tags, bidirectional links, or search. Tags can help you gather all the various notes related to the project and add links to your project page. Bidirectional links can be helpful if the project is large and you want to move quickly. And search is always a good option if you don’t want to tag anything.

Once you’ve gathered all your source materials, it’s time to generate your task list. Keep all your tasks on the project mem so that when you go into the task-view you’ll see all the related tasks. Schedule your tasks, prioritize them, and set reminders and deadlines to help you stay on track.

Finally, use the inbox to prioritize your most important stuff. This is a great way to make progress quickly on projects in Mem because knowledge in a network is a renewable resource.

Finally, use the inbox to prioritize your most important stuff. This is a great way to make progress quickly on projects in Mem because knowledge in a network is a renewable resource.

In summary, using your second brain to plan projects in Mem is a great way to save time, stay organized, and make progress quickly. The process is simple: create a mem for your project, answer the questions in the second brain template, gather and organize source materials, generate your task list, and use the inbox to prioritize your most important stuff. With this approach, you’ll be able to find exactly what you need when you need it and use your knowledge to create at the speed of thought.