LUYC 110: Organize Your Learning for Better Productivity with Tiago Forte

LUYC 110: Organize Your Learning for Better Productivity with Tiago Forte

Author: Janelle Allen: Learning Designer, Online Course Coach, and Entrepreneur October 16, 2019 Duration: 46:52
Hey everybody! Welcome back to our usual programming. I’m joined today by Tiago Forte, writer, productivity expert, and founder of Forte Labs. He’s here to share how he got into optimizing productivity and learning, and how he created his course, Building a Second Brain. Expanding the number of things you can pay attention to and you can manage expands your capacity for life Prior to creating online courses, Tiago has worked in microfinance, served in the Peace Corps, and consulted for large companies on product development. He has spent more than 10 years researching, developing, and teaching the practices of Idea Management to professionals. His online course, Building a Second Brain, is helping people around the world save their best ideas and organize their learning by providing the necessary system and approach to reliably produce creative outputs. Stay tuned as Tiago shares his business journey, his course, and tips on how to productively manage information. Let’s get started! Episode Quotes "Information is the building blocks of reality for the modern world." "It was the actual beliefs in myself and what I was doing that led me to create Building a Second Brain." "Your brain is your bottleneck." "Our work can’t be just a means of putting food on the table; it can be a journey of personal transformation." Listen to Learn 0:56 - Getting to know Tiago Forte, Rapid 5 Questions 5:08 - Tiago's entrepreneurial journey 9:17 - Importance of capturing information and how to productively manage it 16:20 - What is a 'project'? 21:34 - Building a Second Brain - Who it’s for and learner’s outcome 24:30 - Building a Second Brain - Course structure 27:12 - How Tiago created and launched Building a Second Brain 33:49 - How to be resilient from failures 41:54 - Transformation stories of students taking the course 44:15 - Exciting things coming up from Tiago Join us in the bonus segment! It’s a great conversation about information management, and the systems you need to skyrocket your productivity. Grab it here: https://get.zencourses.co/extra

Behind every successful online course is a story, and Level Up Your Course Podcast with Janelle Allen: Create Online Courses that Change Lives is where those stories are told. Host Janelle Allen, a Learning Designer and Online Course Coach with nearly a decade of experience as an Instructional Design consultant, goes beyond surface-level advice. In each episode, she sits down with entrepreneurs who have actually built impactful learning experiences, delving into the real journeys-the breakthroughs, the unexpected hurdles, and the lessons learned the hard way. This isn't just about inspiration; it's a practical resource. Janelle systematically unpacks her own proven strategies for designing courses that truly stick, building a sustainable business around them, and creating material that genuinely transforms students' lives. Tuning into this podcast feels like having a direct, honest conversation with a trusted mentor who has been in the trenches. You'll gather actionable insights on moving from idea to launch, structuring content for better learning outcomes, and establishing your own authority in a crowded market. If you're looking to create something that is both profitable and meaningful, this is the space for you.
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Level Up Your Course Podcast with Janelle Allen: Create Online Courses that Change Lives
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