The day is here! My new book Life in Perspective: The Art and Power of the Annual Life Review is now available for pre-order. It comes out on Nov. 3 in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook. This book distills nearly two decades of practicing annual reviews into a process that helps you make sense of where you've been and get clear on where you're going. It's the book I've been wanting to write for the longest time. And it's the one I'm most proud of. If you've ever felt like the year just slipped...
10 days ago • 2 min read
This month in our Second Brain Membership, we're tackling one of the biggest reasons Second Brains get cluttered: capturing too much. It's easy to fall into the trap of saving everything that seems interesting. But more notes don't mean more clarity. They mean more noise, more overwhelm, and a system you stop trusting. We're going to fix that by helping you define what's actually worth capturing, so your Second Brain stays focused on what matters most. Here's what we'll work on in the weekly...
17 days ago • 2 min read
I've been hinting at this for a while. Now it's official. The AI Second Brain is coming. It's a new live cohort that I'm teaching personally, running from April 15 to May 1. Here's the idea: your notes, your files, and your hard-won knowledge are already valuable. But with the right system wrapped around them, they become a system for compounding knowledge. I’ve been teaching people how to build such systems for a decade now, but AI has utterly changed how quickly, effectively, and easily you...
24 days ago • 3 min read
Quick reminder: Tonight at midnight PT, the Second Brain Notion Template goes from $49 to $65. It's a complete Second Brain system in Notion you can set up in under an hour: PARA structure, quick capture inbox, task management, daily pages with habit tracking, weekly review, and mobile-optimized views. You also get walkthrough videos, a migration guide, and built-in onboarding that teaches you as you go. One thing that's been really fun to see: the template comes with access to our Circle...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
We just released Version 2 of the official Second Brain Notion Template. It's the biggest update yet, shaped by feedback from hundreds of users over the last year. Here's what's new: Built-in onboarding tasks that walk you through setup step by step An expanded migration guide to help you bring existing notes into the template Mobile-friendly views for managing your Second Brain on the go A built-in reference guide with a decision tree for the PARA Method And much more If you already own the...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
We've been quietly working on something for the past few months… Version 2 of the Second Brain Notion Template is launching next week on Feb. 10. This is the first major update since we released the template almost a year ago. And honestly, it's only possible because so many of you took the time to share your feedback with us. Here are just a few of the changes we're making: Built-in onboarding steps to guide you through setup A decision tree to finally answer "where does this go?"...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
I'm thrilled to reveal the cover of my next book: Life in Perspective: The Art and Power of the Annual Review. Getting here wasn't straightforward. We changed direction completely halfway through the design process. Fellow authors weighed in. So did members of our Annual Review community. I arrived at this design because the orange, yellow, and red convey the warmth and humanity inherent in the act of reflecting deeply on your life. And the “prism” shape in the center represents looking at...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
I just published my 2025 Annual Review. This was our “Year of Profitability,” and I’m happy to report we hit that goal. But the real story is messier and more interesting than that headline suggests. YouTube became our primary sales channel, driving $1.5M from our new AI program. I launched and then stepped away from Second Brain Enterprise after realizing it wasn’t the right fit for me long-term. And I’m pivoting BASB to become AI-first in 2026. On the personal front: I became a gym rat,...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Happy New Year 🥳 I hope 2026 is off to a meaningful start for you. This week, we’re closing out our Annual Review 2026 program with over 600 participants. The feedback on my book manuscript, Life in Perspective, has been incredible, and I’ve loved seeing the breakthroughs people are sharing in our Circle community. As I continue working on the book, I’m building a collection of annual review examples to showcase the variety of formats and styles people use. If you have a favorite annual...
2 months ago • 2 min read