![[CODE Method in Obsidian Callout]]
The CODE framework is [[My Prominent People/Tiago Forte]]'s flagship process for managing the information we come across on a daily basis.
His solution is to externalize ideas in a [[Second Brain]], letting us use our primary brain to think and create freely.
## Stages
- [[Capturing information|Capture]]
- [[Organizing our notes|Organize]]
- [[Summarizing Content|Distill]]
- [[Applying information|Express]]
## Principles
### Divergence and convergence
Capture and organize is to diverge and spread out, distill and express is to converge and narrow the scope.
#### [[Idea Divergence]]
#### [[Idea Convergence]]
Capturing and organizing your information and ideas both fall under convergence.
To learn how these steps are implemented into the vault, refer to [[PKM Code Framework in Obsidian]].
## References
- [[Building a Second Brain Application]]