I think you mentioned a lot of important points. Also, I find/found myself in the same situation where I got pretty much overwhelmed by the notes I had taken. The worst part is that in my head it all makes perfect sense but implementation seems very daunting. However, I did find that really focusing on the key concepts and ideas helps me. It took some time to get used to it as I was constantly tempted to take more notes than necessary. Reading a chapter first before taking any notes is also very helpful. I do understand that you wanna cut down your workflow (makes total sense to me) but for me taking notes in a different markdown editor (Drafts or 1Writer for iPhone and iPad) helps me more. This way I can reflect on the notes I've taken before I put them as a literature note into obsidian. Whether they will end up as a note in my actual Slip Box depends. But this way my literature notes are a bit tidier and organised. That being said, I really enjoyed the video and I'm glad you mentioned some things that tend to get overlooked by other channels, e.g. trying more than one vault, being dissatisfied with one's approach and just customizing the Smart Notes concept to one's specific way of learning and note taking.
I do this very same thing with bringing the scattered notes I took in Obsidian and bringing them over to craft to further focus on just that point and organize each concept in the note before bringing them back over to obsidian. It’s an entirely different space for each area of my thought process and I can’t do it all in one app.
Thanks for this: it reinforced the gradual realisation I've been having over the last few weeks that we shouldn't overdo literature notes. Defining a literature note as 'an index of ideas' is a really useful way of looking at it.
I'm happy to hear you've found the video useful. :) Thank you for your comment. An index of ideas is what made it click for me as well. Before that I just attempting to capture practically every single sentence lol.
Incredible insights you have. I've found myself similarly stuck, and your video allowed me to diagnose my problem - I made too much highlights and copied and pasted too much text, for the sake of having a 'complete summarisation' of the book. Thinking of a book as an index of ideas prevents you from overloading your literature note with too much information to sift through, as well as making it easier to write permanent notes out of small insights you've gained. The knowledge cycle is also something that I practise, although in an alternative fashion of completing a chapter and then writing the notes, effectively summarising the chapter.
I can 100% relate because that's still my first tendency. I attempt to capture every nugget of information through highlighting and taking literature notes. But I'm learning that high-quality literature notes mean that you **condense** what you consume because it forces you to UNDERSTAND what it is you've read. That in itself is a mental skill that requires a significant effort to do effectivly. Recently I used smart notes to take notes on the "How to take smart notes" book to reverse engineer it in a way so I could better understand. Look out for some updates and new content around smart notes. :) www.reddit.com/r/ObsidianMD/comments/pyoazi/gone_perhaps_too_far_to_understand_smart_notes/
5:50 thank you for showing a real example of how it could look like i found it hard to make my own literature notes without an example especially because i take literature notes of Sales Letters (I make notes about the techniques, the flow, the structure, etc) to apply them to my own writing. So I have to adapt a lot
Great points! Especially the simple but common mistake of mixing literature notes w/ permanent notes.... I guilty. I also found your statment "A literature note is an index of ideas" to be truly valuable!
Very useful. How did you insert the programming language and still keeping there functions? like in 11:09, the colour the coding script is not monochrome which is so good!
Obsidian has native support for many different languages using the script block. To create a script block you add three backticks ```, followed by the code on a new line. Then below the code, end the script block with three additional backticks ``` :)
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I think you mentioned a lot of important points. Also, I find/found myself in the same situation where I got pretty much overwhelmed by the notes I had taken. The worst part is that in my head it all makes perfect sense but implementation seems very daunting.
However, I did find that really focusing on the key concepts and ideas helps me. It took some time to get used to it as I was constantly tempted to take more notes than necessary. Reading a chapter first before taking any notes is also very helpful.
I do understand that you wanna cut down your workflow (makes total sense to me) but for me taking notes in a different markdown editor (Drafts or 1Writer for iPhone and iPad) helps me more. This way I can reflect on the notes I've taken before I put them as a literature note into obsidian. Whether they will end up as a note in my actual Slip Box depends. But this way my literature notes are a bit tidier and organised.
That being said, I really enjoyed the video and I'm glad you mentioned some things that tend to get overlooked by other channels, e.g. trying more than one vault, being dissatisfied with one's approach and just customizing the Smart Notes concept to one's specific way of learning and note taking.
I do this very same thing with bringing the scattered notes I took in Obsidian and bringing them over to craft to further focus on just that point and organize each concept in the note before bringing them back over to obsidian. It’s an entirely different space for each area of my thought process and I can’t do it all in one app.
Thanks for this: it reinforced the gradual realisation I've been having over the last few weeks that we shouldn't overdo literature notes. Defining a literature note as 'an index of ideas' is a really useful way of looking at it.
I'm happy to hear you've found the video useful. :) Thank you for your comment.
An index of ideas is what made it click for me as well. Before that I just attempting to capture practically every single sentence lol.
Incredible insights you have. I've found myself similarly stuck, and your video allowed me to diagnose my problem - I made too much highlights and copied and pasted too much text, for the sake of having a 'complete summarisation' of the book. Thinking of a book as an index of ideas prevents you from overloading your literature note with too much information to sift through, as well as making it easier to write permanent notes out of small insights you've gained.
The knowledge cycle is also something that I practise, although in an alternative fashion of completing a chapter and then writing the notes, effectively summarising the chapter.
I can 100% relate because that's still my first tendency. I attempt to capture every nugget of information through highlighting and taking literature notes. But I'm learning that high-quality literature notes mean that you **condense** what you consume because it forces you to UNDERSTAND what it is you've read. That in itself is a mental skill that requires a significant effort to do effectivly.
Recently I used smart notes to take notes on the "How to take smart notes" book to reverse engineer it in a way so I could better understand. Look out for some updates and new content around smart notes. :)
www.reddit.com/r/ObsidianMD/comments/pyoazi/gone_perhaps_too_far_to_understand_smart_notes/
Your videos have greatly helped with my understanding of the different types of notes, thank you!
You're very welcome Biggie! Thanks for watching. :)
5:50 thank you for showing a real example of how it could look like
i found it hard to make my own literature notes without an example
especially because i take literature notes of Sales Letters (I make notes about the techniques, the flow, the structure, etc) to apply them to my own writing.
So I have to adapt a lot
Great points! Especially the simple but common mistake of mixing literature notes w/ permanent notes.... I guilty. I also found your statment "A literature note is an index of ideas" to be truly valuable!
Thanks for watching! :)
Clear and helpful guide!
Thank you for your comment!
What is the font used in your obsidian?
Very useful. How did you insert the programming language and still keeping there functions? like in 11:09, the colour the coding script is not monochrome which is so good!
Obsidian has native support for many different languages using the script block. To create a script block you add three backticks ```, followed by the code on a new line. Then below the code, end the script block with three additional backticks ``` :)
Thank you very much.