{"id":31851,"date":"2023-03-15T14:00:31","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T21:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/?p=31851"},"modified":"2023-03-15T14:00:31","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T21:00:31","slug":"wait-i-have-to-do-work-to-enhance-my-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/wait-i-have-to-do-work-to-enhance-my-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Wait, I Have to Do Work to Enhance My Work?!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The big day had arrived. It was a big deal. My parents had ordered a multivolume set of\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Encyclopedia Britannica<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0from a door salesman. They opened box upon box upon box. The large black books were gorgeous, numbering 32, and filled the room with that new book smell. The year was 1987.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It\u2019s hard to imagine that within eight years (1995),\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Yahoo<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0would take off, with\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Google<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0one year behind it. But, while there were many precursors to\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Yahoo<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Google<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, such as\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WebCrawler<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">,\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Lycos<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">,\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ask Jeeves<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, and\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">AltaVista<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">,\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">these two titans\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">would change how we search for data, giving everyone across the globe the highest level of access to information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Does access to more information mean that we are more knowledgeable and aware? Tiago Forte, the founder of Forte Labs, a professional training and coaching firm, invites readers to pump the breaks on that notion in\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Building a Second Brain<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, a popular science book. \u201cAs the amount of information we have access to grows, such experiences are becoming more and more common. We\u2019re flooded with more advice then ever promising to make us smarter, healthier, and happier,\u201d noted Tiago Forte.<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"#_ftn1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">[1]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">We know from cognitive scientists that we process over 11 million pieces of information per second. And yet, our conscious attention has a capacity of about 40 bits per second.<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"#_ftn2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">[2]<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0So, 40 bits out of 11 million is 10,999,940 bits of information you and I process but don\u2019t notice every second.<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"#_ftn3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">[3]<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0In other words, our minds make unconscious decisions to help manage that overload so that our conscious mind can process more meaningful choices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Therefore, Forte laid out the idea of a \u201cSecond Brain.\u201d Forte believes we have the capacity to organize our digital lives, which in turn will unlock our creative potential. \u201cWhen you transform your relationship to information, you will begin to see technology in your life not just as a storage medium but as a tool for thinking.\u201d<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"#_ftn4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">[4]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The first step in the process is understanding your personal knowledge management (PKM). In other words, it\u2019s hard to know how to develop a second brain if you do not understand how you actually work and function. Forte invites readers to follow the C.O.D.E.:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Capture \u2013 think about the way that you gather your ideas, thoughts, and new knowledge, keeping what matters and connects to your work.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Organize \u2013 consider what you do with what you have captured and collated for what you will do with it in the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Distill \u2013 okay, now that you have information captured and organized, what do you do with it? How do you get down to the core what you need from it and with it?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Express \u2013 Make the most of what you\u2019ve done through this process by utilizing your work and repeating the process.<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"#_ftn5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0[5]<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">We all develop habits when it comes to the way that we gather, process, and put information into action. \u201cIf it ain\u2019t broke, why fix it\u201d is the mentality that too many of us have when it comes to work. After shifting into a new organization, I was tasked with observing how people worked. I was astonished by some of the habits I encountered, not from a self-righteous I have it all together mindset, but just how ineffective and inefficient we can be without someone asking the right questions or through personal evaluation. As a result, I equipped our staff with the tools to self-assess and evaluate their work efficiency by tracking various metrics and inviting everyone to come to the table to share their findings, challenges, and wisdom around successes. The conversation was insightful, enlightening, and challenging.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Forte wants readers to leverage the myriad of organizational resources to maximize productivity and systematization to find more efficient and creative ways to work. He gave readers practical ideas such as concept mapping, indexing, creative note-taking, and synthesizing. There is a smarter way to work, meet, and collaborate with others. Cultivating new habits is a lot of legwork at the beginning but may pay dividends as more and more of our work requires higher levels of thinking and juggling a big load.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"#_ftnref1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">[1]<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Tiago Forte,\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Building a Second Brain<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0(New York: Atria Books, 2022), 1.\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"#_ftnref2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">[2]<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0M. Zimmerman,\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Neurophysiology of Sensory Systems<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">,\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fundamentals of Physiology<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0(Berlin: Springer, 1986), 68-116.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"#_ftnref3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">[3]<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Ibid.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"#_ftnref4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">[4]<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Forte,\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Building a Second Brain<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, 3.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">[5] Ibid.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The big day had arrived. 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