I am absolutely obsessed with Obsidian. I warn everyone that they need to understand it is a huge rabbit hole at first. don't spend too much time automating until you understand how to use obsidian with your existing workflow. but it is so worth the time
I tried Obsidian. It did not stick, but im planning to give it a few more tries. Some opinion of mine: Cons: - Copying sample code from official documentation into your notes does not make sense. Thats why we have documentation. It does not help you know more. Hands on experience and delayed repetition/knowledge recall does. + as official documentations/APIs are changeing, your notes are getting outdated. - It can give you a false reassurement, that your knowledge is growing, but deep inside you know that every note of yours could be a really simple google search - For me it was really time consuming making notes any better than my sources from the Internet. - Hence I found myself always using google instead using my notes. Pros: - In theory linking notes (new knowledge with existing ones ) together is a great way to deepen knowledge. - Its free
To your first con, it helps because sometimes docs can be extremely large, and you may need to know and remember 1 specific thing. But yeah, I agree docs will be better, especially when things change. :)
@VakkaHun You first con is actually not true and is in fact a big advantage for a lot of people. Obsidian is available offline meaning you dont have to do a google search to check the documentation. Yes the online documentation is ofcourse useful but if all you need to know is the syntax of a command, why do a google search when you can do it locally faster?
I agree that taking notes just for the sake of it results in the person never utilizing the notes because it becomes too cluttered. Also it doesn't help with retention because you're just writing things down instead of internalizing them Notes should be for links to resources so that you don't forget or saving posts that may be deleted in the future. Other than that I rarely keep notes
You will probably never read this, but you are doing notes wrong. First don't just copy past from docs. rewrite in your own words to reinforce your learning. Second document the undocumented: meaning as your learn take note of the quirks and tricks you learn, and the problems you have along with your solutions.
You put a lot of useful info into 11 and a half minutes. There used to be a wiki style program, very similar including the visual graphing, this is a new level with the latest powers of software and hardware. Thank you for an excellent introduction.
I have searched almost all the comments under your videos, Amichai. No one has asked you a question about how to draw multi-colored lines instead of single-colored lines in ZoomIt. I would appreciate it if you would write back in the comments how to do it. Btw, this video is great! I have structured my knowledge base in folders and markdown files where I store my code snippets. This will help me a lot to organize the resource!
Great Video! I've tried a number of approaches for organising technical notes, I don't think I have ever invested enough time to make them part of my developer workflow, what I do know is I really struggle with anything that I have to keep organised e.g. folders or different note books. Really enjoyed watching something a little bit different too. Thanks 😊
Spoiler: you might easyly forgot what files are existed and may create a duplicate. My favorite approach to obsidian file structuring is to use classical domain / vertical sliced approach
Nice video, I still don't understand what Obsidian does better than Notion (besides using lokal files)? Links and Backlinks are also possible in Notion...
For me, the biggest benefit is having markdown files, native vim support and having the files stored locally. On top of that, you have over a thousand open source plugins (or you can develop your own if a functionality is missing)
I takes ages to navigate your files link after link inside Notion since they are not local. Also Obsidian seems very responsive. When there is not something in the native app that is really needed -> someone do a pluggin for it. I remember when I had several open tabs inside Notion. After work I close notion -> next day open notion, only first tab is now open. Now they solve the problem but I had to wait so long it was a pain. There is lots of small stuff like that where if something is bothering, you don't have to wait for the obsidian / notion team to develop the solution -> somone, or you, will. Also like that my files are readable outside of the app. I am building so much knowledge into those file, would be a shame not to be able to access it if obsidian / notion shutdown or even worse, the company die. As a developer I prefer the obsidian editor, even tho notion one is not that bad it feels pretty slow next to obsidian one
I like the way how obsidian is fully customizable. It isn't a pre-made solution like Notion. In Obsidian you can make the workflow or almost any aspect of it your way, specially if you have some coding skills.
I love obsidian but I really don't see the point of copy pasting things from a search engine into your vault. Sure, you can now access it offline, but you can literally just google it again? There is a real risk your vault gets full of copy pasted stuff and then it becomes hard to surface your actual notes
This is a big problem I have with 99% of videos on Obsidian. They talk about how useful it is and different PKM methods but the notes they demo are essentially copy pasted Wikipedia entries. It may explain basic functionality but doesn't convey how someone might use it in a real world scenario and may give the wrong idea to new users. You're right. Filling your vault with information that can easily be googled is only going to dilute your vault and make it less effective. I'm pretty sure it's just a byproduct of the format and how content creators creators convey information.
@@_S_P_A_C_E_M_A_N_ I used to do that and I regret. Right now I just make the heading like core modules and what is in there and nothing more. and now I make callout (more like important tips) what didn't worked when I worked in certain project and nothing more
It's not complicated at all. You can just make it complicated. It's more powerful than notion because you can literally tailor it to you.i use both tho. Notion is better for databases and stuff like docs, collaboration etc.i love notion lol But if you are building a body of work, want to write a novel or academic research, obsidian is far superior.
Tools are just a medium use whatever works best for you and gets your job done. Just speaking about Obsidian it can be simple and complex based on end user needs.
Hmm... I mean, Obsidian looks pretty good but I've been taking notes in markdown for a long time and I never really find myself wishing it could do more. I think I'm good with that.
I tried obsidian and found it to lack a lot of basic features. Perhaps with plugins I can make it work but the time that it takes to set everything up and relearn keyboard shortcuts it's not worth it. I decided to just use vscode which I am already familiar with, has great search, markdown etc
Are you using vim motions on a daily basis? I tried to use obsidian for my personal knowledge base. Part of it includes linking to github repos or yt videos. I didn't find a way to open or preview links or videos inside obsidian, without opening it in the browser 😐
I found the following plugin for drawio: github.com/zapthedingbat/drawio-obsidian You can always link from obsidian to wesites/resources or export content and drop it in your vault
This is funny. . .I'm a programmer, learning to write, author. I came here from a writing , note taking video and a commentor said they used it as a programmer trying to write ! ♾
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I am absolutely obsessed with Obsidian. I warn everyone that they need to understand it is a huge rabbit hole at first. don't spend too much time automating until you understand how to use obsidian with your existing workflow. but it is so worth the time
I tried Obsidian. It did not stick, but im planning to give it a few more tries.
Some opinion of mine:
Cons:
- Copying sample code from official documentation into your notes does not make sense. Thats why we have documentation. It does not help you know more. Hands on experience and delayed repetition/knowledge recall does. + as official documentations/APIs are changeing, your notes are getting outdated.
- It can give you a false reassurement, that your knowledge is growing, but deep inside you know that every note of yours could be a really simple google search
- For me it was really time consuming making notes any better than my sources from the Internet.
- Hence I found myself always using google instead using my notes.
Pros:
- In theory linking notes (new knowledge with existing ones ) together is a great way to deepen knowledge.
- Its free
To your first con, it helps because sometimes docs can be extremely large, and you may need to know and remember 1 specific thing. But yeah, I agree docs will be better, especially when things change. :)
@VakkaHun You first con is actually not true and is in fact a big advantage for a lot of people. Obsidian is available offline meaning you dont have to do a google search to check the documentation. Yes the online documentation is ofcourse useful but if all you need to know is the syntax of a command, why do a google search when you can do it locally faster?
I agree that taking notes just for the sake of it results in the person never utilizing the notes because it becomes too cluttered. Also it doesn't help with retention because you're just writing things down instead of internalizing them
Notes should be for links to resources so that you don't forget or saving posts that may be deleted in the future. Other than that I rarely keep notes
You will probably never read this, but you are doing notes wrong. First don't just copy past from docs. rewrite in your own words to reinforce your learning. Second document the undocumented: meaning as your learn take note of the quirks and tricks you learn, and the problems you have along with your solutions.
@@heinzerbrewBro said you will never read this as if OP was some celebrity whose notifications are flooded lol
Amazing.. Text files locally stored on a computer ! I had that on my Commodore 128 in 1989.
Love this - Great video Amichai. I've recently started using Obsidian for notes and liking it so far.
You put a lot of useful info into 11 and a half minutes. There used to be a wiki style program, very similar including the visual graphing, this is a new level with the latest powers of software and hardware. Thank you for an excellent introduction.
I have searched almost all the comments under your videos, Amichai. No one has asked you a question about how to draw multi-colored lines instead of single-colored lines in ZoomIt. I would appreciate it if you would write back in the comments how to do it.
Btw, this video is great! I have structured my knowledge base in folders and markdown files where I store my code snippets. This will help me a lot to organize the resource!
The multi-colored lines is presentify (macOS only), not ZoomIt
What software are you using for the gradient arrows and rectangles?
Very powerful tool. Yoou have convinced me this is a tool I need. THANK YOU.
Great Video! I've tried a number of approaches for organising technical notes, I don't think I have ever invested enough time to make them part of my developer workflow, what I do know is I really struggle with anything that I have to keep organised e.g. folders or different note books. Really enjoyed watching something a little bit different too. Thanks 😊
Great video! I would love to know more about your setup for recording video. It all looks so smooth and pro!
Thank you for the nice review and demonstration!
Nice video, would you be kind enough to let me know what you are using to highlight/annotate on your video?
What is this application that allows you to draw arrows on the screen?
Excalidraw
yea, this app look interesting for video calls.
Spoiler: you might easyly forgot what files are existed and may create a duplicate. My favorite approach to obsidian file structuring is to use classical domain / vertical sliced approach
Wow, great video, thanks! I've also been playing with Capacities io, which is like a mix of Notion and Obsidian. Worth to check it out.
Looks interesting, let me try whether I can integrate this my work flow
Awesome!
Nice video, I still don't understand what Obsidian does better than Notion (besides using lokal files)? Links and Backlinks are also possible in Notion...
For me, the biggest benefit is having markdown files, native vim support and having the files stored locally. On top of that, you have over a thousand open source plugins (or you can develop your own if a functionality is missing)
I takes ages to navigate your files link after link inside Notion since they are not local.
Also Obsidian seems very responsive.
When there is not something in the native app that is really needed -> someone do a pluggin for it.
I remember when I had several open tabs inside Notion. After work I close notion -> next day open notion, only first tab is now open. Now they solve the problem but I had to wait so long it was a pain. There is lots of small stuff like that where if something is bothering, you don't have to wait for the obsidian / notion team to develop the solution -> somone, or you, will.
Also like that my files are readable outside of the app. I am building so much knowledge into those file, would be a shame not to be able to access it if obsidian / notion shutdown or even worse, the company die.
As a developer I prefer the obsidian editor, even tho notion one is not that bad it feels pretty slow next to obsidian one
I like the way how obsidian is fully customizable. It isn't a pre-made solution like Notion. In Obsidian you can make the workflow or almost any aspect of it your way, specially if you have some coding skills.
I love obsidian but I really don't see the point of copy pasting things from a search engine into your vault. Sure, you can now access it offline, but you can literally just google it again?
There is a real risk your vault gets full of copy pasted stuff and then it becomes hard to surface your actual notes
This is a big problem I have with 99% of videos on Obsidian. They talk about how useful it is and different PKM methods but the notes they demo are essentially copy pasted Wikipedia entries. It may explain basic functionality but doesn't convey how someone might use it in a real world scenario and may give the wrong idea to new users. You're right. Filling your vault with information that can easily be googled is only going to dilute your vault and make it less effective.
I'm pretty sure it's just a byproduct of the format and how content creators creators convey information.
@@_S_P_A_C_E_M_A_N_ I used to do that and I regret. Right now I just make the heading like core modules and what is in there and nothing more. and now I make callout (more like important tips) what didn't worked when I worked in certain project and nothing more
What the tools u are using for marking the screen?
i wonder how is he drawing the arrows and squares on the video screen? which software?
Great work from the developers working on Obsidian. However, as a developer, I don't like unnecessary complexity.
I promise you, if you get version 1.3.7 it's dead simple - no complexity. (That's what I use)
This new version they introduced does not work.
It's not complicated at all. You can just make it complicated. It's more powerful than notion because you can literally tailor it to you.i use both tho. Notion is better for databases and stuff like docs, collaboration etc.i love notion lol
But if you are building a body of work, want to write a novel or academic research, obsidian is far superior.
@@superakaike notion is completely online while obsidian is local markdown files. Huge difference for a lot of people.
Tools are just a medium use whatever works best for you and gets your job done. Just speaking about Obsidian it can be simple and complex based on end user needs.
@@superakaikewhich one ur saying it is better? Vim or vs?
Awesome job- fellow convert
holy shit... absolutely love this. 🤩
Developers obsessed with Obsidian because tech GTD TH-camrs are pushing the content…
Do you have any plan to see ddd deep dive? Your courses are the best on dometrain
Awesome to hear. Yep. I'm hoping to release the Deep Dive sometime in the next few months
which tool you are using to draw colourful arrows and boxes while doing presentation ?
I used notion for years at work,. I liked it but meah, ok cool, not exceptional. Then 6 month ago, I started using obsidian. Incredible experience
Notion has been my preferred tool, but I have been convinced to give something else a try. Thanks
I am having an absolutely horrible time pasting code into obsidian, can you please make a video on it
Hmm... I mean, Obsidian looks pretty good but I've been taking notes in markdown for a long time and I never really find myself wishing it could do more. I think I'm good with that.
mindblowing thing!
I really want to be the kind of person that can stop to write shit down. I can't stop. Ever.
This is the first time that I have seen the Subscribe button do a thing when the person says to subscribe...
Hey guys how do get a summary of links to show up in the bottom of the page like what he showed on the first part of the video? Is that a plugin?
There is the built in command Toggle backlinks in document that shows the content of the backlinks panel at the end of each document.
I’m still stuck on what local folder I should use to store my Obsidian folders.
Just pick any
I tried obsidian and found it to lack a lot of basic features. Perhaps with plugins I can make it work but the time that it takes to set everything up and relearn keyboard shortcuts it's not worth it. I decided to just use vscode which I am already familiar with, has great search, markdown etc
Great work! I've been using Obsidian for a long time. It's truly "one that rules them all" note-taking application.
Do you share your MD templates ?
Obsidian appears to be a great tool so far, but almost all of these can be done in Notion as well, isn't it?
what is the plugin for linked mentions ?
There is the built in command Toggle backlinks in document that shows the content of the backlinks panel at the end of each document
So obsidian is like a combination of Vscode + Github + Notion. NICE! 🔥
what an overestimation 🙄
Are you using vim motions on a daily basis?
I tried to use obsidian for my personal knowledge base. Part of it includes linking to github repos or yt videos. I didn't find a way to open or preview links or videos inside obsidian, without opening it in the browser 😐
Yep, even in the browser 😂
You can create an and display anything you'd like inside
@@amantinband how do you use vim in browser?
I'll check the thing 🙏
Not using the faded community theme, tisk tisk.
Fhus could probably be done in nvim maybe
very cool video, i guess its time to join the cult :)
Are there some integrations for drawio and sequence?
I found the following plugin for drawio: github.com/zapthedingbat/drawio-obsidian
You can always link from obsidian to wesites/resources or export content and drop it in your vault
I ended up create external software to work with it . I wasted months . I hate it more than love.
Comments in my Source Code can contain a link to notes in Obsidian ?
And this is I don't like the properties update.... It's making Obsidian look like notion
This is funny. . .I'm a programmer, learning to write, author. I came here from a writing , note taking video and a commentor said they used it as a programmer trying to write ! ♾
Scaffolding
I don't want to look at or write code. This is insanely complicated. I just use Notes app in MacOS.
It's as simple or as complex as you want it to be
Video never answered the question of its title.
I'm a developer: obsidian is🤮.
Stop putting words in my and others' mouths.
I'm also a developer and I love Obsidian. What other note-taking app feels more familiar to devs than Obsidian? Let me know.
Good video, good effort put in, but I seriously don't think it's useful, creating slides in specialized note taking application., too bloated.
Obsidian IS NOT opensource, can not use at company, go with Siyuan , opensource and much better.