Yang Ting-ya Phoebe
Knowledge Management Consultant | Heptabase Instructor
Helping professionals build their digital Second BrainProfessional Experience
Founder
KnowledgeGut
Building a personal brand through newsletters, blog posts, and online courses to help professionals establish their digital Second Brain.
Lead Instructor
S.H.A.P.E. Knowledge Management Mastery Course
Designed and instructed a multi-month Knowledge Management coaching course with 30 students in the first cohort currently progressing through the program.
Instructor
Heptabase Knowledge Management Training
Teaching free Heptabase courses and workshops on note cards, whiteboard thinking, and systematic Learning methods.
Founder
Life Exit Event
In-person meetup brand hosting themed social events and building early community and brand management experience.
Core Beliefs
Learning for Myself
Learning isn't about meeting others' expectations or chasing credentials—it's driven by curiosity and becoming a better version of myself. True knowledge is what you internalize and apply to change your actions.
Authenticity as a Moat
In an age where AI generates everything, 'authenticity' is the hardest brand asset to replicate. I create from my genuine experiences and feelings because only authenticity truly connects with people's hearts.
Knowledge is Quality of Life
Good Knowledge Management isn't about becoming a top student—it's about creating order in life, grounding decisions in wisdom, and deepening thinking. Only when your knowledge is systematized can you truly control your life's rhythm.
My Story
Where I Come From
I dropped out at 18, played video games for two years, and family said I'd never amount to anything. That was my lowest point—weight at its peak, filled with self-doubt, feeling worthless. A bottom-tier rookie salesman making 35K monthly,hadn't finished a single book before turning 30。
The Turning Point
The end of a relationship made me determined to change. I asked myself a question:"If I can transform because of one mentor, why can't I seek wisdom from countless teachers in books?"That question changed my life. I fell in love with organizing and Learning, discovering order for my thinking through Notion, Heptabase, and whiteboard work.
What I'm Doing Now
I'm the founder of KnowledgeGut, dedicated to helping professionals build their digital Second Brain. I manage over 1,000 knowledge cards and am coaching 30 students through my flagship course. My annual goal:Helping 500 people build their personal knowledge systems. If I can do it, so can you.
Teaching Method: S.H.A.P.E. Framework
Five Steps: From Knowledge Anxiety to Systematic Output
Source
Build High-Quality Information Sources
Pain Point: Information overload—not knowing what to read
Highlight
Precisely Mark Key Content
Pain Point: Read a lot but can't retain the key points
Absorb
Digest and Absorb in Your Own Words
Pain Point: Written notes but not internalized
Pattern
Whiteboard Connections to Discover Patterns
Pain Point: Knowledge scattered without connections
Express
Output as Action and Work
Pain Point: Learned a lot but can't produce output
Student Results
After Xiaochang's course, I finally know how to organize my tangled thoughts. Heptabase with the S.H.A.P.E. framework connected my knowledge for real.
I used to read many books but forget everything. Now every book's key points are crystal clear on my whiteboard. This system transformed my learning efficiency.
Xiaochang's teaching style is authentic—no anxiety-selling, just step-by-step system building. Highly recommended for anyone serious about learning.
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