The Illusion of Personal Knowledge Management
Exploring the limits of building a second brain
You’ve always been ambitious. You strove to get into a famous college, and graduated straight into a job that impressed your friends. You showed up to your first day of work in a pair of shoes that you bought specifically for the occasion. They turned out to be slightly too small, but you wore them anyway, then promptly discarded them with a grimace at the end of the day.
Since then, you’ve achieved a lot.
You raise your hand for everything, always asking the most insightful question in the room. You volunteer to write for the company blog, and your posts generate thoughtful conversation and boost the company’s reputation as a thought leader in the industry.
Your boss is into photography, so have something to talk to him about, you sign up for a photography class. You surprise yourself by actually enjoying it. You buy a nice camera at a price that makes you slightly uncomfortable and slightly proud. You make it a habit to improve your photography skills in your free time.
You get promoted several times, always before you feel ready. You tell yourself you’ve worked hard to get where you are. Your colleagues seem to respect you, but sometimes you wonder how they have it all together, and…
