You no longer need paid Notion templates to build a second brain if you use Claude (correctly). Here's my setup: > I work in Slack, Gmail & Granola (like most of you). > All these tools are connected to Claude as connectors. > So whenever I enter the meetings, I open Granola in the background to record the transcript. It's the only AI note-taker app I trust. > Granola even works on my phone for WhatsApp calls and in-person meetings. The entire context stays in one place for Claude to access. > Then I go to a new chat in Claude, prompt: "Use Granola connector, go to my last meeting with [name]. List down the deadlines, tasks, and blockers. But clearly state if something wasn't said clearly. Do not guess." > Cross-check the old meetings & see if something has changed that you failed to remember. > With all the context, ask Claude to draft Gmail reply (in your voice) with this prompt- Prompt 1. "Read my last 30 sent emails in Gmail. Write my voice profile: how I greet, how I sign off, my sentence length, my go-to phrases, the words I never use. Format it as writing instructions to follow when drafting as me." Prompt 2. "Pull my last meeting from Granola. Draft the follow-up using my voice profile: what we decided, action items with owners, one clear next step. Keep it as short as I keep mine. Create it as a Gmail draft to the attendees." > And before my next call with the same person- “What did I promise [name] last time? What’s still open?” But make sure to never let Claude send the gmail replies automatically, without your review. That's where I draw the line. FYI: It was never about being lazy.