what is "out-of-head" knowledge

Hey You,

Over the past few emails, we’ve moved from systems and tools to the deeper emotional landscape that supports creative work.

Now we’re entering even more foundational territory — what it means to “know” something in the first place.

That’s what Tiago Forte explores in Ways of Knowing, the fourth volume of his Praxis series.

Knowledge Is More Than Facts

This book makes the case that we don’t just “learn” through reading and study.
We also learn through experience, emotion, intuition, relationships.

Even through the wisdom encoded in our bodies.

Your gut feeling, your emotional resonance, your felt sense — those are valid forms of knowing.

The Mind and Body Are Not Separate

Tiago describes his journey from cognitive productivity expert to someone who began tuning into deeper forms of intelligence — emotional, somatic, relational.

Each chapter explores one of these lenses:

• The history of note-taking across cultures

• How emotions shape perception

• The biology of trauma and healing

• The role of tagging and categorization

• What it feels like to have a Second Brain

Together, these ideas offer a more complete picture of what it means to learn, grow, and think clearly.

Integrating the Inner and Outer Worlds

If you’ve ever felt like your digital systems are airtight — but your inner system still feels fragmented — this book might explain why.

It suggests that modern productivity is often built on a lopsided foundation: too much intellect, not enough embodiment.

The invitation here is to reunite your ways of knowing:

• Analytical with intuitive

• Verbal with emotional

• Fast logic with slow wisdom

That’s where clarity lives. That’s where good decisions — and meaningful work — come from.

Praxis 4 by Taigo Forte is a reflection on what it means to be alive and learning in an age of overwhelming information — and how to find the parts of yourself that still know what matters.

Until next time,
Piotr

P.S. If you’ve felt disconnected from your own instincts lately, here’s one prompt from the book:
What do I already know — but haven’t yet admitted to myself?

P.S. 2 I’ll finish all the Taigo Forte books in the next e-mail, and possibly put all of the info together into one pdf. Is that something you’d like? Let me know with a reply to this e-mail.