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Visual atomic note taking with Obsidian Excalidraw

Visit brilliant.org/Nicolevdh/ to get started learning STEM for free, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Visual atomic note taking in Obsidian can be a great complement to taking notes in text form if you use tools like the Obsidian Excalidraw plugin. Obsidian Excalidraw lets you link and backlink with images, tag them for querying later, and even embed images AND parts of images. It's an essential part of taking notes visually while not missing out on the benefits of plain text.
// RELATED RESOURCES
Image references in Obsidian Excalidraw: • Block reference parts ...
Flaticon: www.flaticon.com/
The Noun Project: thenounproject.com/
// TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:57 Why Obsidian Excalidraw
01:56 Create an Excalidraw folder
04:18 Getting something into Obsidian
06:44 Creating visuals in Excalidraw
11:58 Links and backlinks for visuals
13:02 Adding tags and metadata to images
16:38 Embedding drawings and parts of drawings
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  • @nicolevdh
    @nicolevdh Жыл бұрын

    Visit brilliant.org/nicolevdh to get started learning STEM for free, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription. THEMES USED: Minimal (light) PLUGINS MENTIONED: Obsidian Excalidraw, ExcaliBrain, Dataview

  • @ayurvedalearn

    @ayurvedalearn

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi can u please help me with text generator plug-in prompts I can't get my head around ways to using them they are too confusing sort of.?

  • @nicolevdh

    @nicolevdh

    Жыл бұрын

    I have no idea what you're talking about, sorry.

  • @devakichandrika3516

    @devakichandrika3516

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nicolevdh hi can you please help me how to download this excalidraw plugin in obsidian account

  • @lpanebr
    @lpanebr Жыл бұрын

    You have the best content on obsidian and on learning. Thank you for being such a great person!

  • @nicolevdh

    @nicolevdh

    Жыл бұрын

    Muito obrigada outra vez, Luciano!

  • @omo-mori
    @omo-mori Жыл бұрын

    this gotta be the hardest ad segue ive ever seen - the ad genuinely incorporated into the video and not from out of nowhere??????? LETS GOOOOOO

  • @nicolevdh

    @nicolevdh

    Жыл бұрын

    Hahaha! Thanks for noticing. :) I would not talk about a product that DOESN'T fit into what I want to say.

  • @StudioZefiro
    @StudioZefiro Жыл бұрын

    You're always extremely clear, thank you!

  • @nicolevdh

    @nicolevdh

    Жыл бұрын

    I try! (I don't always succeed but I try!) Thanks Giacomo! :)

  • @JeffryGonzalezHt
    @JeffryGonzalezHt Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! You are a great presenter! Happy Holidays!

  • @nicolevdh

    @nicolevdh

    Жыл бұрын

    Awww, thank you so much, Jeffry! Happy holidays to you too!

  • @ztd2845
    @ztd2845 Жыл бұрын

    Her videos always deliver!!!!

  • @janimaterful
    @janimaterful Жыл бұрын

    400nth like, boom. Thanks for continuing to create such great content 😊

  • @pecasuy
    @pecasuy Жыл бұрын

    Gracias por tu tiempo y conocimiento, conviertes lo complejo en simple y bello, saludos.

  • @jsigncst
    @jsigncst Жыл бұрын

    awesome, thanks Nicole

  • @kevinprawira2074
    @kevinprawira2074 Жыл бұрын

    Penjelasan yang bagus. Terima kasih Nicole! dari Indonesia 😇

  • @mageprometheus
    @mageprometheus Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Nicole. I love excalidraw and excalibrain. I sometimes differentiate between atomic and concept, finding some collections of concepts need each other for context, not doing too well as composable, lonely islands. Love and light. ❤

  • @nicolevdh

    @nicolevdh

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi again, friend! That is exactly why I'm not too strict about making something a "lonely island" (lovely imagery). I often have larger-than-atomic notes, just like in tech not everything has to be a microservice. Whatever works!

  • @mageprometheus

    @mageprometheus

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nicolevdh Have a great holiday. 🌹

  • @camiloparra5890
    @camiloparra5890 Жыл бұрын

    The best channel!!! saldos desde Colombia tu trabajo es genial!

  • @nicolevdh

    @nicolevdh

    Жыл бұрын

    Hola, Camilo! Muchas gracias. Estoy feliz de que te guste mi canal :)

  • @calabi-yau4894
    @calabi-yau4894 Жыл бұрын

    Great video, thanks for providing a use case! One of the things I really love about this atomic note ecosystem here is that it accommodates a spectrum of visualization and textual possibilities. Whether someone needs just a little visualization or a lot, it's very accommodating to set it up in a way that is optimal for each individual, and that is a huge draw for me.

  • @nicolevdh

    @nicolevdh

    Жыл бұрын

    Exactly!! I totally agree. I'm not as sold on pure visual note-taking as others, but having the option to mix and match and choose what works best for me along the spectrum is fantastic. Obsidian is really great at being flexible enough to suit many needs.

  • @j-maffe

    @j-maffe

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nicolevdh Wow! Amazing that they were able to comment and you replied 2 days ago! That account sure looks interesting.

  • @nidhishshivashankar4885

    @nidhishshivashankar4885

    Жыл бұрын

    @@j-maffe happens on a lot of channels, because patreon subs etc get early access to videos

  • @nicolevdh

    @nicolevdh

    Жыл бұрын

    Yep, @Nidhish is correct. I post video previews to my Patreon: pulse.ly/oakkbg4s6u

  • @60tiantian
    @60tiantian Жыл бұрын

    thanks for the sharing~

  • @xm_tech
    @xm_tech Жыл бұрын

    Great video, thanks for sharing. I messed up the embedding part and had to watch the part again 18:26

  • @lpanebr
    @lpanebr Жыл бұрын

    Obrigado! Desejo que continue sendo sempre essa linda e iluminada pessoa! ❤️

  • @nicolevdh

    @nicolevdh

    Жыл бұрын

    Muito obrigada! Agradeço o incentivo!

  • @TheChameleon84
    @TheChameleon84 Жыл бұрын

    The excalidraw plug-in constantly blows my mind.

  • @nicolevdh

    @nicolevdh

    Жыл бұрын

    You and me both!

  • @dorchy12
    @dorchy12 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Interesting.

  • @nicolevdh

    @nicolevdh

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you thought so! :) Thanks for watching!

  • @joedlafferty
    @joedlafferty Жыл бұрын

    I'm loving your channel! excellent, interesting, informative and thorough! A wee bit of feedback on this particular video - I find the background music a tad too loud and it becomes distracting. I understand why some use background music, but my view is that, if it is used at all, it should be very much in the background.

  • @nicolevdh

    @nicolevdh

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the feedback! I'm always trying to improve, so I'll keep that in mind for next time. Audio is a hard thing to nail! I'm happy you like my videos!

  • @UbangAudi
    @UbangAudi Жыл бұрын

    Never thought that the last word would be "terima kasih". The reply will be "Terima kasih kembali (formal)" or "sama-sama (informal)". Thx for the video.! "Salam from neighbor country, Indonesia"

  • @nicolevdh

    @nicolevdh

    Жыл бұрын

    Happy to surprise you!

  • @simonyoung9639
    @simonyoung9639 Жыл бұрын

    I love this video. Very clear explanation between excalidraw file and its corresponding markdown file. This case combines excalidraw(even including excalidraw image block embed), excalibrain and dataview. It is rather a complete workflow. But I have a question here. Does "parent:: crptocurrency" mean currency is the parent of "currency" or the other way around?

  • @nicolevdh

    @nicolevdh

    Жыл бұрын

    Happy you liked it!! In the case you mentioned, the Cryptocurrency note would be the parent. What comes after the double colons is the value of the field. :) Hope that clears things up!

  • @TuanTran-gu7wo
    @TuanTran-gu7wo Жыл бұрын

    Nicole, I love Excalidraw plugin, by the way, do you experience issue with large files in Excalidraw? In my case with Ipad Pro 2020, whenever I draw and insert heavy image in my draw, I experience lagging issue later on

  • @Trecoolerok

    @Trecoolerok

    Жыл бұрын

    Did you solve the issue? I think the problem is in big files (like images)

  • @silkcherry1413
    @silkcherry1413 Жыл бұрын

    I wonder if you can combine Canvas with Excalidraw and Excalibrain to get a more comprehensive outlook.

  • @nicolevdh

    @nicolevdh

    Жыл бұрын

    In Canvas, you can add Excalidraw drawings, but not not ExcaliBrain graphs, I believe! :)

  • @josef.morales7861
    @josef.morales7861 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @nicolevdh

    @nicolevdh

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey, thank you, José! I appreciate your support! :)

  • @josef.morales7861

    @josef.morales7861

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nicolevdh Hi Nicole, In all sincerity, I wanted to give you my appreciation for your work making these videos. I'm a newcomer to Obsidian and your content has been invaluable. I'll tell you what I like... * You have a very tranquil and amiable demeanor when you present the information * You are multi-lingual! * You are clearly extremely technically competent * You present the developments in really a hands-on user friendly manner * You have these little touches conveying respect for the viewer...(paraphrasing..."This is what I do, you may want to do it differently") * amazingly, the examples you give of how you use things are almost all useful to me! * You introduce such cool & useful other tech tools, such as Readwise ... Por ejemplo, I'm going to go "meta" by using Readwise Reader to take notes on your recent "Taking notes from KZread videos in Obsidian"...PLUS...I got a subscription to Readwise cause the process you laid out is so cool * While there's more, I'll end by saying ... You have given me a content feeling as a newbie knowing that when I'm ready as I keep on learning that I have an excellent mother load of Obsidian learning material to go back to. * Btw, I'm using Obsidian to make a "snippet manager on steroids" for my 15 years worth of R snippets etc. Awesome cutting bait! Muchisimas Gracias!

  • @nicolevdh

    @nicolevdh

    Жыл бұрын

    WOW, thank you so much for this, José! I'm touched by the kind words. It's so nice that you appreciate what I do (or what I try to do!) and comments like this make my day. :) Glad to know I introduced you to Readwise-- it IS cool, right?! Gracias a tí. Agradezco tu apoyo <3

  • @jonialpharez
    @jonialpharez Жыл бұрын

    Terimakasih

  • @nicolevdh

    @nicolevdh

    Жыл бұрын

    Kembali :)

  • @varshniveralevel8347
    @varshniveralevel8347 Жыл бұрын

    I wish it had native password protection for each files like in one note, I don't want encryption, but a simple password protection from prying eyes, so I can show my friends particular files and they can't get into others

  • @nicolevdh

    @nicolevdh

    Жыл бұрын

    Yep, not native, but there are plugins for it!

  • @bc4198
    @bc4198 Жыл бұрын

    Great video! How did the algorithm wait 5 days to show me this? Does it even know me?!

  • @nicolevdh

    @nicolevdh

    Жыл бұрын

    Haha! Dang that algorithm! :) Glad you found your way here anyway.

  • @memorychampion6384
    @memorychampion6384 Жыл бұрын

    18:58 images for core principles , text for the nuances

  • @Mr.C0ffee
    @Mr.C0ffee9 ай бұрын

    Can you use Scalidraw with a stylus?

  • @_lyraspan

    @_lyraspan

    8 ай бұрын

    yes! there are a few other plugins to make the experience even smoother, though I don't remember the names. even without, it's a great experience. you might find it helpful to bind a stylus button to H for the hand tool (panning).

  • @ktb1381
    @ktb1381 Жыл бұрын

    Is there overlap between excalidraw and obsidian canvas...? Man, this is getting complicated. I'm going back to Notion. :-)

  • @nicolevdh

    @nicolevdh

    Жыл бұрын

    Haha! Sort of. You can embed Excaldiraw drawings in Canvas as well. But if you're feeling like it's getting complicated, then I'd suggest you not use either. Or, as you mentioned, Notion is still solid (albeit lacking in these features).

  • @kyle11235
    @kyle11235 Жыл бұрын

    😎