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In today’s edition:

• Curate high-quality information sources

• Set up a learning budget

• Capture and put into practice what you are learning

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Gather High-Quality Information Sources

Have you thought about how your thinking is shaped? Your brain is completely isolated from the world and yet gathers information through your senses to make predictions about everything.

The things you read, watch, and listen to will shape your thoughts and mental models. Therefore you must give your brain access to high-quality information so that it can make the best predictions possible.

These sources can be free or paid and there are many places to engage with interesting and valuable ideas.

Here are some criteria for determining if an information source is high-quality:

• Does this information provide value to me?

• If I use this information, will it help me achieve my goals?

• Is it diverse and will it challenge me?

• Does the author have credibility?

Set Your Personal Learning Budget

To access high-quality information: buy books, online courses, and attend workshops. These information sources are not always free, so allocate a monthly learning budget.

You can start with a small learning budget, but be sure to spend all of it each month. While it feels like you are sacrificing a lot to access great learning material, it will pay massive dividends in the future.

Here’s an example of what you could do with a learning budget of $45 / month.

• Buy the book “Build” by Tony Fadell for $16

• Skillshare Membership for $29

Financially investing in your own self-paced learning will keep you interested and committed to personal growth.

Build Your Second Brain

Now that you are consuming this information you need to store it somewhere other than your brain so you can access it for many years to come. If these pieces of information live only in your brain, there is a high chance you will forget or misremember.

Build a second brain by collecting what you learn and organizing it in a digital or analog format. This can be as simple as a notebook or an app like the Apple Notes app.

Learn more about building a second brain.

I encourage you to develop your information stream, build a second brain, and use your learning. The future depends on you :)

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Set up your learning budget and second brain today to put your engineering career on the fast track.

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