Quick note: To get relevant links to show up at the bottom of each page: 1. Make sure the 'backlink' core plugin is turned on, as well as the 'backlinks in document' toggle within it. 2. Exit the settings and press Ctrl + P 3. Search for and select 'Backlinks: Toggle Backlinks in Document'

@Wingedmagician

27 күн бұрын

nice of you not to make this an info-product 😅 thanks

@Connn

22 күн бұрын

Hey thanks for this! Is there a way to get the ctrl T function to make a template for your note easily on android mobile?

@odysseas__

22 күн бұрын

@@Connn No idea, sorry

@blvcksync

20 күн бұрын

@@odysseas__ Thanks for the info man, I gave obsidian second chance because of you. But how you managed to make note titles in backlinks blue? Bcs they are grey by default :(

@KingOfTheDeepSea

8 күн бұрын

​@@Connn You are use the "command pallet" by swiping up in android mobile. Here is how to: 1. Open Obsidian on your mobile 2. On the main page, there you will see 4 buttons, Swipe up; instead of swiping down like one would do when scrolling, do the opposite. 3. Doing so, it will open up a menu called "Command Pallet". 4. Once you see it, there will a search bar. Type "Template" and you will see the option to "Insert Template" 5. Click on it and the template shown in the video will be inserted nice and good.

now this video is like a genuine helping hand in the swarm of deceiving ones ... -No bs -No exaggeration -No irritating aestheticism just pure minimalism and pragmatism. Also i really appreciate how you pulled off such a technical task with such simplicity. I am not a native english speaker but i can understand each and every bit of it ...keep it up dude.

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad to hear it's easy to follow, that's the most important of all

@probrickgamer

Ай бұрын

I speak American and it was also easy for me to understand as a second language mate.

@MkwesiW901

Ай бұрын

Absolutely stellar comment, exactly what I was thinking! Hey I was imagining what a community for this stuff would look like. If he made a community for us, what kind of stuff would you want to see?

@emirobinatoru

Ай бұрын

@@probrickgamer American is English...

@Fateeh.22

Ай бұрын

It's called English not American and Americas don't use "mate"​@@probrickgamer

the potential for this is really mind-blowing. research papers and other papers could be completed in hours rather than days with a highly sourced vault

@JamesSmith-ix5jd

25 күн бұрын

I think good writers are basically doing the exact same thing but in their mind almost unconsciously.

@trevanleckie6755

23 күн бұрын

⁠@@JamesSmith-ix5jdbut the mind can forget the vault will not, and can link multiple thoughts

@James-Renown

16 күн бұрын

@@JamesSmith-ix5jd is elitism personified. You're a joke.

@faye_gwenn

3 күн бұрын

@@trevanleckie6755 The mind can also link multiple thoughts lol, in fact that's kind of its whole thing lol

One of the KZread videos you just HAVE to watch all the way through, trust me. Incredible job with this video. THIS is what I go on KZread for. You sir, are a gentleman, and a scholar

@odysseas__

12 күн бұрын

Thanks, real grateful to hear it

Great guide, I am setting this up almost identically. One thing only: Do not trust cloud providers, as they might lock your account for unknown reasons or lose the data. Backup both on the cloud and on a offline storage method.

I had never heard of Zettlekast or Obsidian until this morning. Every so often, YT's algorithm nails it. I'm excited to get into all of this. Thanks for being concise and sharing what you've learned. 🙏🏾

@kazz-ef4sv

22 күн бұрын

lol , me too ! recently got my first lap and i didnt know such a world exists !

Quick tips for creating concept notes from books. To avoid doing it “manually” I use the Note Refactor plugin. In a large Obsidian “name of book” note, I write down all the insights I had while reading. At the very end, I go over it again and give a title (e.g. H3) to each “concept” in the book. So that they become independent notes I launch Note Refactor which will automatically separate my concepts into different notes. The advantage is that each note is automatically linked to my large book note.

I’ve been looking forward to this like a new episode of of my fave TV show.

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

Cheers man, I love to hear it

@Tvtardy

Ай бұрын

Same

@shakebraza196

Ай бұрын

​@@odysseas__how did you set up mic i have same but don't sounds like this

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

@@shakebraza196 I have a preset on Premiere Pro which I learned from a few videos

@catedoge3206

Ай бұрын

Yuh

Thank you! This is the best obsidian tutorial out there. So straight to the point and practical! Please make it into a series of videos so we can see you use your system more and learn it in depth. That would be gold!

I've been using obsidian for 2 years on and off. I say "on and off" because of these common hangups I continued to get annoyed by. I go through phases of switching between MS word, notion and obsidian over and over never feeling fully comfortable in any them. After watching this it's time to go again into Obsidian, but fresh. This is by far the best Obsidian video I've seen because it is simple and exactly how to use it PRACTICALLY. You are quickly becoming one of my favorite channels on all of youtube and just joined the newsletter. THANK YOU.

@odysseas__

29 күн бұрын

Real grateful to hear this, thanks. I hope you can get a nice flow going.

I literally got this yesterday after watching your video on mini-essays , so this is actually perfect for me. I'm an anthropology and philosophy undergrad with a personal research project on archiving my local city's working class culture and history. I've been archiving, taking photos of places, and reaching out to my community to make it a collaborative process.

@emirobinatoru

Ай бұрын

This is actually incredible! Congratulations and I wish you the best!

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

Sounds like a valuable undertaking, love it.

@PeterIntrovert

Ай бұрын

Cool project! Obsidian and mini-esseys might become great tools in your arsenal. I see documentary projects like this on Kumu where places and processes were captured. It would be interesting to show interaction between places and micro-communities inside your local cite. This is a beauty of antropology when you can tell te story about dynamics and development of people's life. Just an idea. 🙂 Keep going 👍🏻

@MkwesiW901

Ай бұрын

Good luck on your current undergrad journey. Just graduated last may and the real world isn't as bad as people say. I saw you spoke about community and I was wondering if he made a community for us, what kind of stuff would you want to see in that community. What kind of stuff would you expect?

I have been following your system for only a week, but it has been a revelation. I have wanted to make a Zettelkasten for years, but I always got bogged down in the BS and fluff. But this system actually works! Keep up the great work and much thanks!

This is the most complete video on this topic. I watched the two videos you linked here, but struggled to put them into practice. This one connects it all. Thanks Odysseas!

This has been almost exactly my experience with Obsidian. The low barrier to entry, the ability to expand tools within the ecosystem, and most of all, a structured way for your knowledge to accrete and combine is so powerful.

this is single handedly the greatest obsidian note taking video ever. had it been 10 minutes longer, it would have been the greatest note taking video ever.

I recently went back to college and have been struggling with ways to keep my notes in such a way that is helpful when Im writing big research papers and have been using a combo of written notes, notes in books, and notes on word docs - i am so exicted to start using this process.

thanks- i watched this video twice, once before and once after using obsidian, and each time and learnt a lot without getting overwhelmed. this is a gem!

What a timely video, reflecting on my urgent need at the moment. My study hasn't been fruitful for a few months now, and I needed to change my system. I found your "Mini-Essay" video, and it struck me. When I read a book, I would often settle with writing a list of pointers about said books. And I found it hard to manage all of these knowledge in case I need to go back to review it. So, writing mini essays would fit perfectly in my routine. Now, that's one. Then I discover Obsidian in that video too. I thought to myself, "Hm, I wonder what this app could do?" I did quick search on KZread and I found this video, freshly uploaded from 15 hours ago. I thank you for the help. Hopefully, it will also reach people who have similar struggles as I do.

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

Amazing, I hope it's the answer to your issue!

Firstly, thank you for a well structured, clearly explained video. I am in my 60s and have been reading, writing and teaching all my life. I am what is known asan "early utiluser" of technology. All that taken into consideration, I still find my system of hand-written notes - on sheets of paper, tagged by hand using 3M stickers, stacked in a binder under general headings - the most conducive to learning. Writing by hand slows you down, utilises more than one physical sense, and so focuses attention. For those who have ever seen a biblical concordance, you'll get what I am talking about in terms of system. I also believe that my constant shuffling through my notebooks also produces a kind of serendipity, and I often get unusual or novel ideas from pulling out unrelated stuff in ways that software precludes.

@ricardofleuranvil

19 күн бұрын

I agree with this approach. As a young man in my twenties, when I really want to learn something, this approach has helped me retain and grasp the concepts better.

I've been putting off using Obsidian for years now. You've made such an amazingly simple system that will probably last forever that I HAVE to do it now. Thanks a ton, amazing work!

Man. This is so helpful. I know you are worried about being another voice in a virtual sea of voices, but the reality is that this video--your video--might just be the one that will help certain people, where nothing else has worked. I am a grad student, teacher, author, and I run a history and literature society. I have been so overwhelmed--to the point of having to go to therapy, where I discovered something about myself: I thrive off of structure. I know I have to get things out of my brain and onto a page--but I always avoided that because it was messy. I have since started bullet journaling, but that is mainly for calendar and habit tracking. What do I do about all these books I'm reading, these books I'm writing, the things I'm teaching, the things I'm studying? Well, I can't say for sure, but hopefully this is it. Cheers - and thank you.

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

Fair point! And I feel you with structure, this was my exact way out too

You have inspired me to create my own "second brain". It's been years since I started thinking about something similar, but I wasn't familiar with this software. It seems perfect. Thank you so much! Your video was not only very inspiring, but also incredibly helpful. Your calm way of speaking and presenting the information made me feel very comfortable. I'm glad I happened to come across your video and not someone else. It certainly saved me from hyper-fixing and looking for the best options to create my system. Thank you again and I wish you all the best.

I’ve used obsidian for years to organize my coding projects and ideas. Your tagging process is brilliant

@tamirsalem76

6 күн бұрын

Could you expand on that, how you do it etc

This is the first YT video I've watched more than twice in its entirety. It just made me see what I was doing wrong all this time with Obsidian (and note taking in general). Great straightforwardness and clarity. Thanks for sharing.

I started out by placing this video as a source material and wrote about Obsidian and the things I gathered about it Pretty good starting exercise

AMAZING. I have watched, over time, at least a half dozen videos on this topic. Complete waste of time because of the complexity. I love your system. Although you referred to "tags" in the video, technically, those are links. I'm sure if people are paying attention they'll see that, and, see that it's a much better way to "tag" notes. I have wasted a lot of time with Obsidian, but thanks to your clear, simple and uniquely effective system, I'll be using it A LOT more. Thank-you very much for sharing this. This is probably the most valuable video I've found on KZread to date.

After a lot of pain and overwhelming searching process to use obsidian. Your video is totally worthed to view from the very beginning to very last second. Thank you for sharing, terima kasih

Your 'seemless like butter' moment cracked me up. I hadn't giggled like that in a while, thank you!

I have been using Obsidian for this process for over a year. You idea of tagging is genius thank you for sharing it.

@JanHoos

25 күн бұрын

Can I ask what’s better about it than using the normal tags as tags? no obsidian user yet, but curious :)

@murdermayhemuk

25 күн бұрын

In my opinion it’s easy to see the files without any complicated data view set up and if you want to change a tag you just change a page name.

@JanHoos

24 күн бұрын

@@murdermayhemuk aaah ofcourse! thanks ^_^

I found this video BRILLIANT and wanted you to know how grateful I am, just what I needed!

Hi! I rarely comment on youtube and I actually thought that you have way more subscribers. So I just wanted to say that your videos are wonderful and have been really helpful to me! Your way of explaining things and topics is very clear and understanding, so thank you for sharing your insights and knowledge with us. I really appreciate your effort to make this high quality content, keep up the great work!

I started using this for visualising how my work's structures are laid out. Look forward to watching this!

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

Thanks, hope it helps

I agreed on you in everything and I'm glad you make a content about this because our notes can be better with Obsidian. Obsidian is more than just an application for note taking system; Its a life-saver. Because I am looking for an application where I can write my messy thoughts and make it understand. But with obsidian, I can understand it faster than I was before. Kudos to who invented this it made my ideas clear and thorough.

This was a great video. It has helped me attempt to make the jump from casual Obsidian user - mostly using it as a simpler Word - to using it more as a journal. I'm also happy that this lead me to your channel since you have a lot of interesting content on an interest we share - how to become a polymath. Looking forward to your videos.

You put me on Obsidian a few months ago, but I definitely faced the issues you mentioned at the beginning. Thanks for releasing your system. The organizing structure definitely makes opening Obsidian up again look worth it.

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

Love to hear it!

Thank you for this. You know how to keep a video interesting, it's packed full of information, and the information is explained in a clear practical manner. I'm in my 60's, and aside from the normal aging and memory loss, caught Covid a couple of years ago. Been losing important memories at a frightening pace. Thinking clearly is a struggle, and I had to relearn how to read. I've been desperately keeping daily journals to remember who my friends and family are, remind myself of important events, and improve reading and writing. It's not been as successful as I'd hoped, but could have been much worse. Recently switched from Joplin to Obsidian, discovered Zettelkasten, found your video, and am incredibly excited. This may be the link between a daily journal and an organic extension to memory. Your explanation of Tags didn't click at first, but suddenly tonight, I got what you were saying! Your tags are like "Tags on Steroids!!" Sorry for the long explanation, but I wanted you to understand, when I tell you how much your video and your method, mean to me. It feels like a reprieve from execution. I'm hopeful and excited for the first time in a long time.

Great video. I took the time in my day to listen to you for 36 minutes and I feel smarter than before. Thank you for providing and creating. I am looking forward to your continued excellence

@user-vq4le9si6w

17 күн бұрын

Oh and two things more: It should be recommended to back up your files in a different place from time to time. I can't imagine the feeling of losing your notes. And: Try not to use questionable words like "cartel" in your videos, if you want to please the algorithm. Greetings from Germany

The emphasis on simplicity, learning, and connecting ideas is invaluable! 💡

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@EcomCarl

Ай бұрын

@@odysseas__ Cheers my man! keep winning

this is a brilliant video, a lot of other Obsidian videos, try to elaborate on much more complex ideas in a quarter of the time and it definitely puts people off trying the system. You kept it simple, explained it clearly and didn't rush. Thank you!

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

Hearing this means a lot, thank you

Thanks a lot. I'm going to start using it, and maybe a year from now, I'll be very grateful for this.

To quote my favourite sniper movie: Slow is smooth, smooth is fast 🙂

I have a system of my own up and running, but I like seeing how other people structure theirs. The way you use tags in sticks out to me, you basically create a MOC, instead of relying on the list that Obsidian makes for you with classic tags, it's quite clever.

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

It's exactly that -I just try to avoid unfamiliar terms so it's simpler to follow

I don't take this help for granted. Thank you so very much.

This is a refreshing tutorial approach. I totally understand the use case for obsidian now. I wish I found this video first. Good work mate.

I just put together my first Obsidian Vault because you mentioned it offhand in your Mini Essay video. Such an incredible tool, and I was stoked to see that you’re going to go more in depth on it!

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

Cheers, hope it helps

Hi Odysseas, thank you so much for the pointers in taking down notes, mini essays, passive learning and now for Obsidian. I am a tax professional, and in our tax advices, I relate to your ideas that some cases or applicable rules for research are lost if not used in the final deliverable -- hence, lost and forgotten. This made me realize to organize my notes in order to avoid the mental strain in remembering and retrieving ideas.

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

Much appreciated, and it's great to see it work in professional fields too

This was just the video I needed after watching the one on mini essays. I'm liking Obsidian, so far.

Clearest Zettlekasten setup video I've ever seen. I never started because it was so daunting. But this seems way easier, thanks!

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

Thanks, glad to hear it's understandable

Yesss, been looking forward to this one. Have been interested in various subjects like psychology, philosophy, theology, this is gonna be great to keep everything in one place. Thanks for taking your time on this one, glad it’s finally out !

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

They'll merge nice with this -thanks too!

Here we are🎉! Congrats on this great video. This video really helps me on my journey of managing my PKM. Big thanks!!!

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

Thanks! Love to hear it helped

I came to the same conclusion as well! all those other plugins and features are just gimmicks that didn't really help me start taking notes. Just getting started with Obsidian bare bones really helped me start to get into the groove of linking and organizing. Awesome video that will help many many people.

I have completely set this up, on June 22nd, I will come back to this comment and give my overall review of what worked and what did not.

@h4z4rd28

10 күн бұрын

commenting so that i get notified when you do

@ivanlu4044

9 күн бұрын

samesies

i've been looking to get in the zettelkasten wave for a while but couldnt find a simple SOP for doing it, you deserve all the love in the world man, ty.

@odysseas__

29 күн бұрын

Cheers I really appreciate it

Found you 2 days ago and keep saving your videos en masse for learning during my sabbatical, very excited about this one, thank you!

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

Grateful to hear it, thanks!

You made me use obsidian again after i left it for pen and paper but faced the same problem you mentioned in the video. Great video. You earned a new sub.

Short time ago when i first learned of Obsidian i was sceptic but now having implemented it, it works fir all my uni and private reading and working. Thanks for the tips!!

@MrZzack

14 күн бұрын

could u tell me how it helped u with ur uni studies?

@ofenkaseoffizier9343

14 күн бұрын

@@MrZzack So im studying philosophy, and i use obsidian in two ways. First when I have to read journal texts i in a course i will collect all my notes on the text in an obsidian note, and all texts in an an index, i will have to write a paper at the end of the term, so i read additional texts on the side to find a theme for that paper and go through all my notes again in one place and what if written about it. Second thing is I do a kind of personal glossary, for example in logic where i extract definitions from the textbook. For example validity is an obsidian note and in there cunter examples might play a role, so its linked to the note counter example and so on. THe bene fit is for me to have it explained to myself in my own words, instead of reading it. I hope this helps you

Such a nice time for your video to come out, I just wanted to learn obsidian and you are the perfect teacher and first impression. Thanks :)

Genuinely so happy that I found this channel when I did You've been so helpful in me starting a new chapter in life

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

I'm thankful to hear it -best of luck to you

Wow this video came out with incredible timing. I found Obsidian a little over a week ago and I knew that I needed to find a system for note taking that would work for me before becoming deeply involved with using this program. I'm currently wrapping up my first semester of grad school. I've been trying to find good note taking habits, and between finding Obsidian, and now finding your video I feel better equipped but also a little overwhelmed to find that my note taking skills are in their infancy. But you referenced a lot of useful tips, books, and your other videos, so I do thank you for the time and consideration you put towards this video. I'm absolutely subscribing and I will be checking out your other videos to learn more. Thanks a bunch, I know for sure that this will have a positive influence on my work life!

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

Thanks! It's tricky at first but I'm sure you'll find a flow in no time

@posionsoup

19 күн бұрын

How has obsidian worked out for you since then?

@AfterimageTV

16 күн бұрын

@@posionsoup I haven't gotten to really go in on it. But I do use it daily. I haven't done any indepth note taking on it yet. I'm reading through a book that I plan to note take on. I start my summer semester next week so that's when I'll probably be putting it to heavy use.

I’ve been using Obsidian for a couple years. Yes there is a learning curve but it’s way easier than it might appear and oh so worth it. I feel like I’ve built a really efficiently read Wikipedia of my knowledge and brain that has made learning way better but also saves me so much time from re-researching old topics I delve back into. I put my vault in iCloud so that my notes are always synced to my phone, tablet, laptop, and desktop.

This is revolutionary, I'm excited to get started

Im really glad I stumbled over this video. I tend to have a problem with focusing on reading or elobarate on stuff I read although I would really like to. As well as I really want my own ideas to form something own I can publish eventually. This video really motivated me to start my own "Zettelkasten" and to revist the books I have read to further elaborate on stuff in them. I even got motivated to look into things I am not that interested in normally. Like maths etc. Thanks a lot! Now I only have to make filling my "Zettelkasten" a daily habit :D

Thank you so much for taking the time to explain this process. I've been sloppily taking notes in my Notes app for far too long and have been hungry for organization. I'm excited to give this a try!

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

Much appreciated, hope it works well for you

Just to let you know, I just installed Obsidian yesterday and thought let me find a video to understand what next. I was beginning to go down the setup path, before I paused, in fact what led me here. So great job, mate

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

Love to hear it, thanks

I've been using obsidian for a little while now and while I don't think I will be using it quite the way you do, I found your method of tagging really useful and will try implementing it in my vault! so thank you!

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

Nice, it's good to stay true to your own system sometimes, so I respect that

I have waited for so long for this and it's finally here thank you.

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

Relieved to have it out -hope it does the job

I was literally about to uninstall the obsidian, because I am unable to keep my notes organized, but this video seem straight forward, hope this will help me big time. THANKS ALOT!!

Great video guide, simple and straight forward. 🤩 I set everything up right away, ready to grind.

Thank you for this video! I totally agree with you , that after 10 videos about obsidian you begin to afraid use it. You approach seems to be interesting. I'll try! thank you!

No way- i was going to learn obsidian today and you dropped a video o it with a perfect timing! Looking forward to using obsidian, thank you!

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

Love to hear it, thanks!

@PeterIntrovert

Ай бұрын

Synchronicity 🌌

I've been using Obsidian since it was released (almost). I've watched countless videos and read many articles. I have to say, the way you describe links/notes as tags clicked with me. I'm one of those die-hards who uses #tags instead of [[tags]], and I believe either can lead to the same result, but there is certainly an appeal to only using links. My one obstacle was having low visibility on ghost links, but your folder full of empty notes achieves the same result as the tag menu. I like this. Editing a few minutes later to add that a core benefit of "links as tags" is adding synonyms as aliases. Great video and thanks for derailing my work day ;)

@Ali-mi9up

Ай бұрын

yeah but also tags are suitable to use for the property/attributes of the note. The [[thing]] approach is used to make rough smaller scale MoCs like structures that may span subjects/areas. For instance you may have the topic of Discipline in the context of exercise as well as developing habits, and so any allusions to, and use of, [[Discipline]] would be more granular - as Links let us refer all the way down to the level of sections. These references to [[Discipline]] may be from a source note, a rough note, or a core note. Keen observation btw, Links as an affordance let us have synonyms. Which I assume is better used for subject matter, than for attributes/properties.

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad it made sense beyond the traditional system (which is also great btw). Also I never knew you could do the aliases thing, so thanks for bringing it up!

Ive just been using my obsidian as a sinple way to get onto writing my book, (its fiction) but i have like 5 folders so far with many notes and mini folders within the 5 main folders, one is for my characters, one for my art, one for my references, one for my plot, and one for my raw ideas, this video has definitely helped my understanding of obsidian and reignited my creativity, maybe now i will be overy writers block

O vídeo mais completo de Obisidian que já encontrei na net...thanks bro!

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

Much appreciated

This is in top 3 best explantions with very clear and understandable approach about this topic, which only comes if you truly understand the topic.

@CRANEREVIEWS

Ай бұрын

Who would the other two be, mind sharing? Urgh, KZread doesn't have a DM function, right? :(

@fun_g

6 күн бұрын

@@CRANEREVIEWS actually glad that it doesnt it'd become a full on glorified instagram then

Favorite youtuber makes a video about the tool I have been curious about. Isn't that amazing 😊

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

Thanks! Really appreciate it

@Nali7890

Ай бұрын

fr

Great video, as always. I find your content so inspiring and I’ve been playing around with mini-essays for some time now and they’re so cool! I know you are not using plugins but I will suggest one (1) that I think is a game changer for obsidian: Excalidraw. I feel like one of the main drawbacks of Obsidian is the absence of diagrams or drawings (schemes, etc) that might be helpful to better visualise the content of the note - as you highlighted in the intro, drawings are the best advantage of hand-written notes. The plugin has a lot of stuff one can play with, but it is incredibly intuitive in and of itself, so I feel like it could fit in your minimal workflow. I use it almost daily especially for more scientific-centered notes, but I feel like it might be interesting for philosophical arguments as well.

Yes! Thanks for making this video. I've gone back to using Obsidian after seeing your mini-essay video.

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

Much appreciated, I hope it works for you

I'm looking forward to watching this when I can. I downloaded Obsidian, but immediately realized I had no clue what I was doing!

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

It's finicky at first, but trust me you'll get into it in no time

I guess I have watched most of your videos, if not all, and if I had to recommend just one to a new subscriber, it would be this one. This is the most important video you have posted, yet. Well worth your laptop going up in flames (almost!) I will have to go through the pain of transferring my existing notes from hundreds of books to Obsidian, but no doubt that's a small price to pay for a second brain. Will try to make the transition as seamless as butter :) P.S. Wish you all the best for your finals, be sure to not add any "New Text Layer" in your papers :)

Many thanks for this, really helpful, like you I’ve struggled with Obsidian and using it in a way I find useful. And like you I’ve gone down that rabbit hole of plug-ins and systems. I’m a historian so I need a system that links masses of material, links that make sense is key. So just like you I restated stripped everything out and create notes pretty much like you do. Like the idea of empty notes as tags and converting them to index’s.ill use that.

I just started reading Sönke Ahrens book last week and was overwhelmed by Obsidian! This came at the perfect time

@Nali7890

Ай бұрын

yh zettlekasten is very interesting

i never knew how much i needed you.

I have been waiting for this!!

hay, this video is really good, I think it's a good length and teaches a lot about methods to use obsidian, thanks a bunch!

Nice tutorial! I took A LOT of inspiration out of this. I made an extra folder, "Assets". It's photos and videos mostly, which I copied into the file folder and I'm linking in notes I write (they also show up in the note if it isn't a too wild file format). For example, I'm on a photography platform where I gave a like to every photo I found to be excellent work or something I'd like to do myself, about 1000 photos. And I link them in a note and describe what I like about it and what it inspires in me.

such a great video after I've struggled (and given up) on the idea of a second brain altogether. thank you so much

Man, thanks for this! I've struggled with this. Love your approach.

I recently got Obsidian bc of your videos. It's bittersweet because I do have notebooks 📓 full of notes from my reading these past few years that I have to sit through and kinda upload to connect them with the rest of my notes. 😅 such a great system of knowledge organization.

@PeterIntrovert

Ай бұрын

Maybe that's better. You can use Obsidian to store information and stuff but that would be only convinient. The main point of Obsidian if you use it for thinking is that you constantly work on your notes and go back to previous ones to revise them. Now you have occassion to look again on your own notes and make them alive again. If it was me I would probably don't just upload content but rather do selection and put to the system only the best notes and also would try to simplify them and transform a little to adapt them to a new role. It's like in another system I saw, your notes would be captures and references but now you can do next step which is cristalization. If you see emergence of bigger patterns, some general themes then you can create hub notes that would summarize and connect related notes. Nice idea I discover recently. Wish you satisfying experience with Obsidian. 👋

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

I had the same trouble to start -I'm still slowly transferring them over, which at least keeps it from being boring.

Thank you for this very honest and practical video. Obsidian has completely revolutionized the way I collect, classify and organize information for research and writing. But I believe that, to maintain this advantage, I have to keep the configuration functional and simple or it no longer makes sense to use it. So it makes a good partnership with pen and paper which I continue to use.

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

Well said, and thank you

I cannot believe this is free, thank you

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

Much appreciated! Hope you enjoy it

thanks man I been wanting to have something like this in my life. Something where I can keep my thoughts or things I learned or read just everything I want to take note off so I can look back and read it again and maybe explore it deeper. Great guide im going to dl it now.

Love this. Always enjoy watching people's processes. Thanks for the great videos.

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

Thanks, I do too. Always something nice to steal, or at least consider

@jdmregal

Ай бұрын

@odysseas__ to paraphrase a quote...one source is stealing, multiple sources is research.

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

@@jdmregal Amen to that

Thanks for the video! I've been waiting for it like everyone else. Your frustration trying to learn Obsidian and write was my problem as well. So I stopped because, like you, my frustration with Obsidian frustrated my writing and clogged up my natural flow of revelations.

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

Much appreciated, hope this can clear things up

Love the way you wrote this video! Can’t wait to try it!

Finallly, my obsidian vault is a mess, I was so looking forward to this, thank you😊😊❤.

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

Thanks! Hope it serves you well

i only just started this video but i am glad you pointed out the videos watching and the toxic perfectionism thing since i've been trapped in that for so long

This is so brilliant and beautiful! Thank you so much! I'm getting chills thinking about the potential of this simple organization which I'll implement in my own unique way. EDIT: I was familiar with zettlekasten but I needed a refresher on the method in a way that didn't feel like going down a rabbit hole after I've developed my note-taking skills over a long time of practice. And nothing's better than your take on it, I really respect your ideas and how you conveyed it so simply and clearly, really appreciate it.

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

Thanks, I really appreciate it. Hope you can get it rolling nicely

THANK YOU SO MUCH, this video helped so much. I come from evernote and setting up Obsidian was so crazy at first. This video it's Fcing GREAT. Great stuff man, thank for sharing

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

Real grateful to hear it, thanks

Wonderful and perfectly paced overview with real-world examples, thank you! I think the only thing here that may confuse beginners is referring to those linked pages as tags. They are more like topics or concepts, just for people reading further about Obsidian's built-in tag functionality and expecting it to do similarly. The Tag Wrangler plugin enables one to have a home page for each Obsidian tag, if one wants something similar using those.

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

Thanks! I worried tags would be the hardest to communicate, but I hope seeing them in action will make it easier

Thank you! I just started learning how to take notes, and this seems great as both a personal journal and a note-taking device. Going to binge watch your videos now :]

@odysseas__

Ай бұрын

Thankful to hear it! I hope they serve you well