# The right side - creativity, connections and emotions #index Hello, this is the right side of my second brain. This site is about creativity, connections and emotions. I use the Zettelkasten method to collect, connect and keep this repository updated. ![[Emotions.jpg]] It all started with a feeling. I'm sure you also had the same feeling: reading a book, finishing it, feeling inspired, and not remembering more than one or two ideas. Even worse, after a week, all the notes, the underlined paragraphs, and folded corners miss so much context that they are now meaningless. The Zettelkasten allows me to keep most of those good ideas in a single place and extend my knowledge on topics I care about. So what is a Zettelkasten? ![[complex connection of dots.jpg|200]] A Zettelkasten connects ideas, concepts, and thoughts from my readings. The content focuses on topics I care about. The connections help create new ideas and discover paths between otherwise unconnected thoughts. [[Do you want to start your own Zettelkasten]]? More recently, I have discovered mental models. They merit a dedicated section and explanation. **The Mental Model Library** ([[topic - mental models]]) contains, unsurprisingly, mental models. Mental models are a well-known, catalogued, and defined way to improve thinking and decision-making. Compared with the notes of the Zettelkasten, mental models are not "original" but are time-tested. Knowing as many of them as possible can help make better decisions and hopefully generate new ideas for the Zettelkasten. See all the current notes by clicking on #permanentnote Each note must: - Have one “big idea” per note - Be understandable without context - Be written in my own words - be linked to other notes In my implementation, each note contains: - Source - where is this idea coming from. This can be a link to the literature note. - Topics - high-level areas of interest - How to - what is this note helping to do - Relevant notes - connection with other permanent notes - Notes - This should be content that can be copied and pasted directly into a document 2024-09-08 - **626** is the last processed card. 2024-08-14 - **562** is the last processed card. 2021-08-27 - **497** is the latest processed card. ## Topics I am interested in and write about - [[topic - communicate effectively]] - [[topic - finops]] - [[topic - food]] - [[topic - forecasting]] - [[topic - having a great relationship]] - [[topic - information management]] - [[topic - innovation]] - [[topic - leading and managing]] - [[topic - learning]] - [[topic - learning to learn]] - [[topic - live a great life]] - [[topic - mental models]] - [[topic - mentoring, advising and coaching]] - [[topic - my core beliefs]] - [[topic - negotiation and sales]] - [[topic - patisserie]] - [[topic - personal efficiency]] - [[topic - politics and power]] - [[topic - role playing games]] - [[topic - simplification]] ## How to: concrete things related to notes ### Generally, humans - [[how to be a better self]] - [[how to be a better father]] ### Working with others - [[how to have a long-term relationship]] - [[how to be a better leader]] - [[how to be a better advisor]] - [[how to build a team]] - [[how to do better meetings]] - [[how to build trust]] - [[how to be a better communicator]] - [[how to do one to one]] - [[How to build a culture]] - [[how to innovate]] - [[how to manage conflict]] - [[how to select good ideas]] ### Personal efficiency - [[how to implement gtd]] - [[how to remember numbers]] - [[how to remember things]] - [[how to be a better reader]] - [[how to have more possibilities]] - [[how to get stuff done well]] - [[how to make better decisions]] - [[how to be creative]] - [[how to avoid common biases (brain shortcuts)]] - [[how to be a better forecaster]] - [[how to document things]] - [[how to get stuff done well]] - [[how to make sense of the world]] - [[how to prioritise well]] - [[how to recognise simplicity]] - [[how to recognise complexity]] - [[how to simplify life]] ### Convincing others - [[how to be a better negotiator]] - [[how to be a better writer]] - [[how to be a better seller]] - [[how to be a better notetaker]] ### Hobbies - [[how to be a better cook]] - [[how to be a better baker]] - [[how to be a better DM]] ## References - #referencenote - prefix "book - " or "blog - " or another format ### Books - [[book - the goal]] - [[book - World War Z]] - [[book - Wardley Maps]] - [[book - Creativity Inc]] - [[book - The chimp paradox]] - [[book - six thinking hats]] - [[book - Sell with a story]] - [[book - Who moved my cheese]] - [[book - Think fast and slow]] - [[book - The Trusted Advisor]] - [[book - The phoenix Project]] - [[book - Turn the ship around]] - [[book - Measure what matters]] - [[book - The art of possibility]] - [[book - Product Launch Formula]] - [[book - Getting things done (GTD)]] - [[book - Never Split the difference]] - [[book - Jim Kwik Superbrains quest]] - [[book - Good strategy bad strategy]] - [[book - The five dysfunctions of a team]] - [[book - The getting things done workbook]] - [[book - Influence The Psychology of Persuasion]] - [[book - The 7 habits of highly effective people]] - [[book - Why Simple Wins - Escape the Complexity Trap and Get to Work That Matters]] ## Permanent notes #permanentnote prefix "zt - " #mentalmodel prefix "mm - "