In this season's finale, Mo and Adam chat about the 'second brain' trend, the apps second brain'ers use (like Obsidian), and whether it's all smoke and mirrors – or a brilliant productivity hack.

Timestamps

00:01 – Second brain: Beneficial or waste of time?
05:00 – AI pins are a true second brain
09:30 – Forgetfulness as a feature
16:52 – The knowledge graph
21:25 – Beware productivity gurus
28:00 – If you're not a note-taker, will second brain really help?

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Since joining the Standard Notes X (formerly Twitter) account, Adam's noticed a huge jump in entrepreneurs chatting about MRR’s and #buildinginpublic. 

Interested, he asks Mo about the Standard Notes approach to indie hacker marketing.

Timestamps

08:23 - The challenges and rewards of building in public

13:11 - The power of small daily actions

24:17 - Building in public as a marketing strategy

29:37 - Defining the goals of an indie hacker

35:33 - The implications of your first hire on company trajectory

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 The Standard Notes Podcast is all about encryption, security, and digital privacy, fronted by Adam and Mo from Standard Notes. Standard Notes is the end-to-end encrypted note-taking app that keeps your stuff safe.

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What does it take to be productive? How can you get to the bottom of your goals and work out what it is that you actually want to achieve? Is there such a thing as toxic productivity? 

In this episode of the Standard Notes Podcast, founder Mo and community member Adam take a deep-dive into the realm of getting stuff done and chat about how Standard Notes can help you realise your potential. 

Timestamps

07:00 - The importance of focus on other aspects of business like marketing and finance, and the difficulty of understanding net profitability in business

13:49 - The importance of knowing your goals for productivity

29:16 - Burnout from over-organising and over-optimising

Standard Notes: https://standardnotes.com 

Discord: https://discord.gg/standard-notes-894600255058898974    

 The Standard Notes Podcast is all about encryption, security, and digital privacy, fronted by Adam and Mo from Standard Notes. Standard Notes is the end-to-end encrypted note-taking app that keeps your stuff safe.

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-standard-notes-podcast/id1699206119 

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