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Jan 16 8 tweets 3 min read
When building your second brain, do you also remember to feed your first brain?

This week, I'll write about how I use @logseq to plan and manage the projects that feed my first brain and help me acquire new skills.

Want to learn skills using your second 🧠? Follow along:
Each day of this week, I will look at one piece of my learning workflow in @logseq:

• Brainstorm (sub) skills
• Plan daily learning tasks
• Take notes and link them
• Turn notes into flashcards
• Build your personal Wikipedia

Here's why each piece matters:
The skills most valuable to you are the skills that will help you in *your* life.

But only you can tell where to go.

You need to know yourself and your life circumstances to figure out what to learn.

So tomorrow, I'll share how I use Logseq to look back and plan ahead.
If you want to acquire any skill, you must show up and learn a bit every day.

With Logseq's built-in task and query features, turning reflections into planned tasks becomes a breeze.

On Wednesday, I'll share how I use Logseq to plan my daily learning tasks.
When learning any new skill, it's hard to guess what's worth knowing.

So you take notes.

Writing great notes and finding them back in Logseq is incredibly easy... if you know how.

On Thursday, I'll share how I structure and link my notes, so I actually use them in the future.
Did you know Logseq has a flashcard feature built-in?

Turning your notes into unforgettable flashcards is as easy as adding the #card tag to a note.

But writing good questions is an art.

So on Friday, I'll share how I structure my flashcards (plus more best practices).
With all the other pieces in place, your personal wiki will grow by itself.

All you have to do is review your notes while working on learning projects.

On Saturday, I show how I find back my notes in Logseq and build valuable solutions for myself.
Here's my daily planning and reflection framework.

I ask myself similar questions on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.

That's how I spot where I am now and where I want to go next, which drives my learning projects.

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More from @rroudt

Jan 17
Reflection is a powerful learning tool.

And journaling is one of the most powerful ways to reflect easily and consistently.

Here’s how I use @logseq to find my vision, set my goals, and execute each day ⬇️
Why do I use Logseq to journal?

I'm biased, but I used this fantastic tool long before I joined the team, as I don't trust cloud apps.

Plus, templates and the journal page make journalling frictionless, making it more likely I write throughout the day.
I do three types of journaling:

• Morning orientation
• Interstitial journaling
• Evening reflection

This practice helps me to find my vision, set my goals, and execute each day. It also resets the loop for the next day.
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Jan 14
How to learn in public?

Since 2017 I've used Twitter to learn about countless topics. Along the way, I've also shared some of my learnings.

But I've never documented every step of a learning project.

So, I'll use this framework to document how I learn (feedback is welcome!) 👇
Why learn in public?

Teaching is the most powerful learning tool. By making sense of new knowledge in public, I learn even faster.

But I also want to connect with like-minded people and learn from them.

That's what makes learning in public all worth the hassle.
What to learn in public?

Almost anything can be learned in public. But I'll start with two things I could talk about for days: languages and code.

This year, I aim to build software tools that help me acquire languages faster. That way, I'll free two birds with one key.
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Jan 13
Should you study grammar if you want to learn a new language?
This question seems to hit a nerve 😬

Some opinions from others 👇
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Jan 13
How to choose your skill stack:

1 • Visualize your vision
2 • Identify your roles
3 • Brainstorm skills
4 • Map the skills
5 • DiSSS it

Here's how to use this 5-step framework to pick your next learning project(s) 🧵👇
This thread is based on a 60-minute workshop I gave, titled "How to Choose Your Next Skill."

I showed how to choose what skill to work on next, how to dissect complex skills and learn them in a manageable sequence.

Read on to get the 60-second summary.
Visualize your vision.

No skill is worth learning if it doesn't bring you closer to your goal. So ask yourself:

Where do I want to be in 5 years?

Close your eyes and make the mental picture as vivid as you can.

Knowing your vision, you'll start to see how to get there.
Read 9 tweets
Jan 12
Want to make learning a habit?

Then you need Anki.

For over 15 years, this app has helped me remember tens of thousands of facts, words, and phrases in a fast and fun way.

Here's why Anki is (still) the best tool to remember what you've learned:
But first: what is Anki?

It's a so-called Spaced Repetition System (SRS). Or in simpler terms: a flashcard app.

If you want to remember anything long-term, you must review it often.

But when?

That's what Anki figures out for you.
What makes Anki so great?

After all, it's not the most innovative, not the best looking, and definitely not the only flashcard/SRS app out there.

Anki is great because it's:

• Free
• Fast
• Flexible
• Friendly

Let's have a look at each reason:
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Jan 11
I've spent 548 hours learning Italian 🇮🇹

If I had a time machine, I’d tell my younger self to keep these principles in mind to learn faster and have more fun:

📚 Prioritize reading
🤌 Use native content
🤫 Listen more, talk less

Here’s how I learned to apply them:
Who am I to talk about language learning?

I mastered English in my teens and Spanish in my 20s. I’ve easily spent tens of thousands of hours learning these and other languages.

Yet, I’m still learning what works best to acquire languages. I hope you find these lessons helpful.
📚 Reading is the highest leverage activity to learn any language.

Starting, I made the mistake of not reading enough.

Reading is not only fun; it’s also the best way to learn words and grammar naturally.

I’ve read 800 pages since December, and my comprehension has 🚀
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