These Obsidian guides are the best on the internet, hands down. Thank you for going through the monumental effort of producing them! I’ve been happily using Obsidian since I saw your initial setup video, and it’s been an amazing tool for my workflow (and just general life)
Thank you for teaching me to Obsidian. I've been using it for almost a year now and it's changed my life. Your tutorial was the first i found and it was one of the best on the internet. Ive unlocked so much insight through this amazing tool.
@odysseas__ have you used the spaced repetition plugin? I haven't seen you talk about it in your videos, and it's extremely useful for learning. Having your flashcards integrated with your Obsidian learning system is a game changer.
@@anttif. I would say my perspective on life and my own mind has changed. I've become better at seeing the big picture, especially through my daily/weekly/monthly journaling. As you get deeper into journaling; your thoughts start falling into place and you'll be having epiphany after epiphany.
Dude, the way you teach this stuff changed my life and my approach to literature, and learning in general. It filled me with renewed vigor and curiosity about the world. From the bottom of my heart. Thank you
I really like the way you share - calmly, at a pleasant pace, without unnecessary emotions. Thank you most of all for being open and sharing that some things are not easy, but can be learned and become a habit and second nature. This is truly valuable. Thank you!
I just started using Obsidian yesterday, and today I’ve been recommended your video by TH-cam. Thank you for making this really valuable video explaining your workflow! I feel like I owe you a lot of money... 🖤
I’ve been using Obsidian on and off for a few years, but it seemed like a bottomless pit of useless information. For the last couple of months I’ve been implementing your system and IT WORKS LIKE A CHARM! The process of creating the notes and revising them sometimes feels tedious, but this approach lets me actually connect ideas and synthesise them between sources. I’m so grateful for your videos, keep up the good work! ❤
Another great video, ever since implementing your setup from the first video my productivity and learning has sky rocketed. I believe people need to stop waiting for the perfect system to start doing work and just pick something and go with it. The system that is right for you will grow for you and you will start making tweaks and adjustments that work best with your workflow.
Great video as always, Odysseas! I lost all of my Obsidian notes next to the New Year when my computer broke down. Your video encouraged me to start taking notes and writing essays on Obsidian again, this time better and better organized!
I am very excited for this new video as I learned so much from your obsidian tutorial! I used it as a basis for my own Zettelkasten and I followed your advice to not fall in a rabbit hole by watching every single tutorial and get totally confused. Thank you so much for your wonderful videos! By the way, I am from Germany and your pronunciation of “Zettelkasten” is very good. If you want to refine it, just sharpen the first letter a bit. The German Z is pronounced as a ts, a short t followed by a hard s…😊
same person same concept with lots of energy I have seen you part 1 like 2 or 3 days before ! lots of respect dude i generally avoid to say this to someone but you are doing great job!
I found this video and your channel at the best time for me. I'm about to embark studying for extremely difficult specialty medical examinations. Having a relational but adaptable system for organising my notes is essential for ad hoc on the job teaching in a wide framework that ultimately connects. Obsidian is perfect for this and your tutorial has given me a great approach to maximising its potential. Thank you!
Insane breakdown and talent man! I watched your other video on Obsidian around 6 months ago, and by chance, the thought of using it as source material to better understand Obsidian came into my mind today. Other than the synchronous timing, this second video really helped open my eyes to the power and practical use of the Atomic Note. The differences and style changes in contrast to my old note-taking style is super apparent!
That’s nuts. I’ve been following and enjoying your channel for a few months, and I spent a couple hours this evening writing up some notes on Obsidian. I realised I have no idea how to use it properly, and the second I went to TH-cam to find a tutorial, you posted this under 10 mins ago. What are the odds. Can’t wait to learn from you!
I'm on my way to writing the first paper of my PhD (I am an experimental physicist researching new laser types for surgery). I haven't fully set up my obsidian vault yet -- I just added some random notes in December -- but your setup video, and this one now, have been very helpful. I kinda regret not doing the notes earlier when I was doing my literature review (well at least I have all the sources in Zotero), but hopefully writing papers and my thesis will be easier with obsidian, as sometimes I struggle with holding all my data and thoughts inside my head. Your videos on creativity and writing are brilliant as well, hope the inspiration from them carries on after the Christmas holidays 😄
Thank you, Odysseus! :) I’ve been a connected notes taker for years. I started with TiddlyWiki and then moved to Obsidian/Markdown. The most exciting part about this methodology is the unexpected connections you make across fields. And with that the 'first principles' you discover. A nice side-effect is that now you can discuss a topic fluently because you’ve written it down and considered how it relates to your prior knowledge. Instead of parotting what a source said, you can now convey it in your own words, through your own lens. Your method as you laid out in the video is not too dissimilar to mine. Which is this minimal, not-reliant-on-the-software approach I've learned to love. My vault's size is now about 50mb (plaintext!) covering product management, programming, design, philosophy, and most recently, musicology. It's great. ⚠ Readers be warned, once you hit a few hundred notes, it gets SUPER addictive.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THESE VIDEOS. I got to know about this beauty... Only after i saw your videos. And I'm OBSESSED. I LOVE SYSTEMS. and having everything at once place is so so so so so much better. I used to have a system in Google... Sheets and word... But nothing compares to what obsidian is. TYSM
Thank you for this content😃, even though I speak Spanish I am very encouraged by following your steps. I hope to get the configuration right soon (I have version 1.7.7 and I think the video of the configuration I'm following is one or two versions earlier, which makes it a little difficult)
First of all, thank you very much for this video, this is exactly what I had missed on the other video teaching the tool, about how this works on practice. Yet I still have 2 questions: How does the review process work in this method? It seems that atomic notes get a little abandoned or lost over time, despite the connections, how will I know when I need to review a note? Is this based just on my interest? The other question is how do you manage to transform your reference notes into atomic notes on a daily basis? The amount of information to be passed to atomic notes seems a bit overwhelming to me. Does this cost you a lot of time or will it become more natural over time?
You're a warrior for using that keyboard mate. PLEASE get a mechanical or at least a low profile mechanical when you have a chance. Might wanna become a "mechanical switch expert" while you're at it, because you'll need some idea of your preference while choosing a switch for you main keyboard. Literally will the CHANGE THE GAME and make you wanna write more honestly!
It would be great if you could provide a link to download your vault even if its just on the topic of shoes. That would really help understand your process of taking notes. Perhaps this isn't possible without sharing your personal vault.
This video coming out 5 hours ago is a blessing. I reviewed your first Obsidian guide today along with another video that touches on atomic note taking in Obsidian. I’m sure these 30 minutes are full of value as always and will help me to fill a couple of missing gaps before setting things up in the upcoming days. Thank you!
Demonstrating this through an actual project was a great idea. A lot of this would've been lost otherwise. I'm guessing this was some time ago, what kind of shoes did you end up getting?😁 I recently got myself a pair of barefoot shoes (my first ever pair) - did those make it into your research?
first of all, thank you for the additional obsidian guide. I have a question, in the use case of a student lets say i'm a medical student and i want to have easy access to revise on the huge topic, different sectors of the medical field like the heart, lungs, and stomach. and aside from the medical stuff of course, i also want to take note about other things (like shoes for example) would it be okay if i add another folder lets say '7 - Medical Notes' so it is separated from the Full/Main Notes which contains every note? (making it easier to find the notes? will it ruin the zettelkasten? or is it better to just have a separate tags/index for the medical stuffs? thank you in advance i hope you see this because this is my biggest obstacle to starting.
Thank you for these videos, it is super helpful to see what kind of notes you capture especially the ones that are short and simple ideas. Eases the burden in my head that all notes need to be profound and detailed write ups. One question I wanted to ask is your view on adding some kind of qualifier comment to my note titles? For example one of your notes was "Own loafers" where if I was writing this I would say "Own loafers to have a sophisticated shoe option" or "A stylish man owns loafers". I encounter this when I am writing notes about topics I am interested in like minimalism where instead of saying "own books you truly appreciate" I would add the qualifier "Minimalism says..." Hope that makes sense, would love to hear your thoughts.
I want to know if when I take literature notes from books, Should I make one note for the book and write in it all the benefits derived from the book, even if they are different in content and subject, and then convert these notes into atomic notes?
Question. Is there a way to make it so that your internal links don't show up in the graph view? Say I want to have a link inside of the note, but I don't want it to clog up my graph, is there a way to tier my links so that some types will graph and some won't?
Hi Guys. How do you handle outdated or irrelevant notes in your knowledge management system? Do you have a process for updating, archiving, or removing them that work the best for you?
Can you able to share one Book summary you write on obsidian it will be more helpful to me to understand how to write how to think when you are writing and what design I should use to write
References part is for the links to the written notes that somehow connected to the topic in the current note. They elaborate the topic. You can add links through [[link to the written note]].
How do indexes couple with tags to make this system organized? Can you give a detailed explanation or video, please? Specifically, can you focus on the index folder?
@ I watched it and you are the reason I decided to give Obsidian a try. Thank you for your hard work! Would you mind being a little more specific on how to use and make them? Thanks again for inspiring me!
@@davidmasneri3505 I appreciate it, thanks you. Tags are just blank notes (for now). They are all kept in the tag folder to keep them away from the other notes. Whenever you write an atomic note, you link to any relevant tags using the [[ ]] hyperlink function on obsidian, like [[interior design]] for example. I restrict it to about 3 per note just to keep it simple. If it's your first time using a tag, you'll have to make it manually, then move it to the tag folder, but from that point, you can link to it again and again without much effort as you create new notes. Once you feel as if a topic is getting busy, as in, you have many notes linking to it, you can then convert the tag into an index. First, you move it to a separate index folder just for organization's sake. Then, you go inside the blank note (which used to be a tag) and then write down some relevant subheadings. These depend on what you have written, and how you personally see the topic, like a contents page for it. Under each subheading, you use the same link function to link to all the relevant notes. With that done, you continually update it as you write more notes under that tag, and it now serves as a useful place to have an overview of the topic. I hope that helps.
you taught me obsidian with the previous video. changed the way i learn completely. i also wanted to ask want obsidian theme do you use, because i can’t find it
How does writing atomic notes work for STEM subjects? If I'm researching networking would I also create a note with a beginning, middle, end? It seems kinda weird to create an essay with a whole title on something so matter-of-fact or researched.
It doesn't have to be a long note-many of mine are much shorter than the ones you see here. I just like to practice my writing and flesh things out more. The main point behind that idea is to not leave out important context that you need to understand the note.
I discovered your videos yesterday. I’m not any authority to say so but great job presenting things. Given how time intensive something like taking notes while consuming can be, do you apply the same level of effort with any material you’re working with? I kind of expect not and that you might have one thing you might be doing focused study on. With a really full schedule, decision paralysis kicks in for me if I’d need to apply myself like this. Even a single book would take ages to get through.
*"Trust me Bro it came to me in a dream, it just makes sense."* Was such an unexpected funny! I laughed so hard at it, even had to take a screenshot and save it. Also, great vid, I just saved your old video on Obsidian to watch and now you've uploaded this new one which I am 19:55 into and will watch to completion (on normal speed might I add *pats his own back*), and after this will be watching the old one to actually get started with Obsidian. Safe to say, you've sold me on this already and you've given Obsidian a lot of business, which I think (after watching your videos on them) they deserve.
@@odysseas__ Hey thank YOU for making these! You're helping out so many people from all walks of life, that's the best feeling. KNOW IT. FEEL IT. Also... If you do read this reply... A collab with Jared Henderson would be nice. Maybe a podcast type interview where both of you converse of topics of similar interest or just philosophy/history in general, or anything interesting really, would love to see that happen, whenever you both can make the time together for it, IF you do. That would be AWESOME!
@@koroshiyashinigami Thanks, it's onwards and upwards from here. I'm very much a solo type for now, but I'm open to that sort of thing in the future for sure.
@@odysseas__ That is EXTREMELY INCREDIBLE to hear! Loving your work now, will keep a watch for the content coming up, keep it up! Also, the thumbnail is humorous.
11:47 Really give me a new approach to atomic notes. Sometimes I get confused in how "atomic" a note should be. For example, should I keep it in a note "Shoe Terminology" or split it into smaller ones like "sole", "upper". With your "Wikipedia style" approach, I think now I can have a better view of how "atomic" a note should be.
Yo , I really like and enjoy ur videos but still for me personally i have a question when i listen to these obsidian note taking systems the atomic notes part of it is something that stands out for me ( i am a student , i like to research my own stuff , read books and stuff ) i end up creating a source note but idk where or when i start making the atomic note for me the time allocation or rather when do i start making the atomic note and how much in detail i should go into each of them is the bit of the jarring part
I would start making an atomic note when I find something interesting from the source note. In terms of how much time or detail, I feel you need to take the pressure off yourself and allow the process to flow freely - as stated in the video, you can always revisit notes and refine/expand them whenever and as much as you want.
I think the size depends on how many other notes connected to it, so the more there are, the bigger the node is. I'm not sure if you can manually control it or not.
Zettelkasten has folders because the contents had to be physically organized back in the day- which in the digital form of folders in Obsidian is a hinderance to the Maps of Content. Digitally you can use search functions and links. there is no need to distinct tags from indexes, because they will form naturally through the MoC. Other than that I love the rest of the video and your guide to mini-essays and atomic notes. this approach to note-taking while reading makes me really excited to pick up new books. im also writing daily now so thanks for that!
Much appreciated, and you could say mini-essays are a format of atomic notes. Not every atomic note I have is written as a mini-essay, but every mini-essay I do is also serving as an atomic note. Hope that makes sense.
Hey man thank you for the video, super helpful. I adopted your Obsidian system a few weeks ago, and I am really enjoying it. This video is a great supplement to it. I had one more question though, do you still take some notes by hand? I see that you take all your notes in this video in Obsidian. Like you recommended in one of your previous videos, I usually write my first drafts or thoughts about a book by hand because of the learning benefits it gives. But I notice that it feels a bit redundant to make a handwritten note, a source note, and an atomic note about the same topic. Do you still do handwritten notes? If so, do you have some more advice on how to efficiently incorporate them into this system? Thanks again!
while watching the video second time here [[ 12:11 ]] i read your notes dude i am fascinated to read all you historical notes! would you please like to share me those!
You're the reason I started investing my time into Obsidian (I didn't even knew of note-taking before seeing that popular obsidian video of yours). But I kind of hit a brick wall due to so many questions that arose in my mind as I kept writing notes. See, here's where I got lost. I followed Your advice and read "How to take smart notes" by Sonke Ahrens. He advises, that You should take a note with a unique idea and never ever edit it again. If Your views has changed - then You add another note and disclose the reasoning behind the change etc there, which is contradictory to Your approach. You also advise that one should elaborate in main-note on what he finds interesting from his source notes which also is not Zettelkasten approach, since You are basically converting something to Your own words twice (I think?). For the past month I can't get myself to write since it is not clear to me which approach should I follow Your approach sounds more appealing to me and just makes more sense than pure Zettelkasten. In the end does it all come down to a decision? Whether I choose your variant of ZK or the other? I suppose You "tweaked" a system to fit Your own needs? Also I have a pure technical question and I'm pretty sure You'll know an answer for that as I find You as a reliable source - how do I write a main-note about question that arise? Let's say I have note1 which raises a certain question in my mind. Do i write that question as note2 and answer it inside? Or should I make a note2 ONLY for the question itself and answer it in note3? Looking forward for Your answer!
Those brackets create links to other note files. Completely optional but it's a quick way to connect ideas or to create an empty page to fill in with ideas later. Alternatively, you can create tags - that link to pages with overarching themes or concepts. It seems complicated but it's just a simple way in obsidian to connect ideas and create a second brain and a network of thought. After a while when you go back and forth between those connections, they spark new ideas and more connections. 💡 💕 And an "atomic" note - That's the building block for a singular concept phrase or idea. It's a distilled version of way you're working on. Simple and easy to explain to yourself and others.
The editing just leaves me a little confused on what each note looks like, and the process making them. Wish we could get a time lapse of a source not and atomic note. Or, at least, a copy of one of each note.
15:05 is probably the best place to see the difference. The source note is a (typically) longer collection of notes under some subheadings, and they are your takeaways from the book/video/paper you just went through. On the right is the atomic note, which is usually no longer than 100-600ish words, and that captures one, single, important and relevant idea from anywhere-either the source note, another atomic note, or your own thoughts and views. Hope that helps, but let me know if you need a bit more.
I use Notion for 1)managing and 2)archiving. Because it has 1)more function, better UX and 2)free cloud. I create only ‘distilled' notes in Obsidian. Because there has to be 'knowledge' instead of 'information'
@@goodgrievances Right. Before I set this rule, I had switched between two apps several times. But now I use both and it's not confusing at all. The point is essentializing the notes in Obsidian.
These Obsidian guides are the best on the internet, hands down. Thank you for going through the monumental effort of producing them! I’ve been happily using Obsidian since I saw your initial setup video, and it’s been an amazing tool for my workflow (and just general life)
Didn't expect to find you in the comments of a "Note Taking Guide" (kind of an understatement imo but whatever)
Thank you for teaching me to Obsidian. I've been using it for almost a year now and it's changed my life. Your tutorial was the first i found and it was one of the best on the internet. Ive unlocked so much insight through this amazing tool.
I'm grateful to hear it, and that's amazing news. Keep it up.
@odysseas__ have you used the spaced repetition plugin? I haven't seen you talk about it in your videos, and it's extremely useful for learning. Having your flashcards integrated with your Obsidian learning system is a game changer.
By saying this, what do you mean changed? Just wondering, thanks
@@anttif. I would say my perspective on life and my own mind has changed. I've become better at seeing the big picture, especially through my daily/weekly/monthly journaling. As you get deeper into journaling; your thoughts start falling into place and you'll be having epiphany after epiphany.
@@Asher-kc6fe Oh, that’s cool! Thank you for the answer
Dude, the way you teach this stuff changed my life and my approach to literature, and learning in general. It filled me with renewed vigor and curiosity about the world. From the bottom of my heart. Thank you
I really like the way you share - calmly, at a pleasant pace, without unnecessary emotions. Thank you most of all for being open and sharing that some things are not easy, but can be learned and become a habit and second nature. This is truly valuable. Thank you!
I just started using Obsidian yesterday, and today I’ve been recommended your video by TH-cam. Thank you for making this really valuable video explaining your workflow! I feel like I owe you a lot of money... 🖤
Makes me grateful to hear, thank you very much
I’ve been using Obsidian on and off for a few years, but it seemed like a bottomless pit of useless information. For the last couple of months I’ve been implementing your system and IT WORKS LIKE A CHARM! The process of creating the notes and revising them sometimes feels tedious, but this approach lets me actually connect ideas and synthesise them between sources. I’m so grateful for your videos, keep up the good work! ❤
Another great video, ever since implementing your setup from the first video my productivity and learning has sky rocketed. I believe people need to stop waiting for the perfect system to start doing work and just pick something and go with it. The system that is right for you will grow for you and you will start making tweaks and adjustments that work best with your workflow.
Great video as always, Odysseas! I lost all of my Obsidian notes next to the New Year when my computer broke down. Your video encouraged me to start taking notes and writing essays on Obsidian again, this time better and better organized!
Finally the Video that I have been waiting for to start my Obsidian journey, Thanks a lot.
Thank you, I hope it helps
I am very excited for this new video as I learned so much from your obsidian tutorial! I used it as a basis for my own Zettelkasten and I followed your advice to not fall in a rabbit hole by watching every single tutorial and get totally confused. Thank you so much for your wonderful videos!
By the way, I am from Germany and your pronunciation of “Zettelkasten” is very good. If you want to refine it, just sharpen the first letter a bit. The German Z is pronounced as a ts, a short t followed by a hard s…😊
Thanks you, I hope it does the job. I appreciate the pointer too-glad I'm almost there!
same person same concept with lots of energy I have seen you part 1 like 2 or 3 days before ! lots of respect dude i generally avoid to say this to someone but you are doing great job!
Thank you, super grateful to hear it
I found this video and your channel at the best time for me. I'm about to embark studying for extremely difficult specialty medical examinations. Having a relational but adaptable system for organising my notes is essential for ad hoc on the job teaching in a wide framework that ultimately connects. Obsidian is perfect for this and your tutorial has given me a great approach to maximising its potential. Thank you!
Grateful to hear it, and I hope it serves you well along the way!
Insane breakdown and talent man! I watched your other video on Obsidian around 6 months ago, and by chance, the thought of using it as source material to better understand Obsidian came into my mind today. Other than the synchronous timing, this second video really helped open my eyes to the power and practical use of the Atomic Note. The differences and style changes in contrast to my old note-taking style is super apparent!
3:57 We need some recommendations from this legend😂 Thanks for this amazing guide! Your videos always make my day different❤️
Thank you, and they'll come soon I hope
no way i was literally begging for this video from you in my mind and its just come out thank you
Much appreciated, and I hope you like it
Analogic and Digital are complementary in this modern era, thank you for this guide, i'll use it wisely.
For sure, and thank you. Best of luck from me.
Genuinely thank you dude I started using your Obsidian method last year and it made school 100x easier and more meaningful 😭
Glad to hear it, thanks very much
Thank you for your great work! Starting a journey with Obsidian thanks to You
Can you PLEASE cover “fleeting notes” in length?
Ody we are back and track with paper and Obsidian, I will stick with paper its helping me trully. Keep the good work.
That’s nuts. I’ve been following and enjoying your channel for a few months, and I spent a couple hours this evening writing up some notes on Obsidian. I realised I have no idea how to use it properly, and the second I went to TH-cam to find a tutorial, you posted this under 10 mins ago. What are the odds. Can’t wait to learn from you!
I really appreciate it, thanks. Hoping it clears some things up for you too-best of luck.
I'm on my way to writing the first paper of my PhD (I am an experimental physicist researching new laser types for surgery). I haven't fully set up my obsidian vault yet -- I just added some random notes in December -- but your setup video, and this one now, have been very helpful. I kinda regret not doing the notes earlier when I was doing my literature review (well at least I have all the sources in Zotero), but hopefully writing papers and my thesis will be easier with obsidian, as sometimes I struggle with holding all my data and thoughts inside my head. Your videos on creativity and writing are brilliant as well, hope the inspiration from them carries on after the Christmas holidays 😄
I've been waiting for this in-depth tutorial that you teased last year!
Much appreciated, and I hope it delivers
Thank you, Odysseus! :)
I’ve been a connected notes taker for years. I started with TiddlyWiki and then moved to Obsidian/Markdown.
The most exciting part about this methodology is the unexpected connections you make across fields. And with that the 'first principles' you discover.
A nice side-effect is that now you can discuss a topic fluently because you’ve written it down and considered how it relates to your prior knowledge. Instead of parotting what a source said, you can now convey it in your own words, through your own lens.
Your method as you laid out in the video is not too dissimilar to mine. Which is this minimal, not-reliant-on-the-software approach I've learned to love.
My vault's size is now about 50mb (plaintext!) covering product management, programming, design, philosophy, and most recently, musicology. It's great.
⚠ Readers be warned, once you hit a few hundred notes, it gets SUPER addictive.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THESE VIDEOS. I got to know about this beauty... Only after i saw your videos. And I'm OBSESSED. I LOVE SYSTEMS. and having everything at once place is so so so so so much better.
I used to have a system in Google... Sheets and word... But nothing compares to what obsidian is. TYSM
Glad it serves you well, and thanks too
@odysseas__ wait a second ... Is that u on the thumbnail ? 💀
@@niyuktijain5990 I wish
Thank you for this content😃, even though I speak Spanish I am very encouraged by following your steps. I hope to get the configuration right soon (I have version 1.7.7 and I think the video of the configuration I'm following is one or two versions earlier, which makes it a little difficult)
Eye opening way of using this amazing tool! Great guide
Thank you, I appreciate it
I started using obsidian a month ago (because of you!) to keep track of current events in the news, and it has helped me so much! Thank you!!
First of all, thank you very much for this video, this is exactly what I had missed on the other video teaching the tool, about how this works on practice.
Yet I still have 2 questions:
How does the review process work in this method? It seems that atomic notes get a little abandoned or lost over time, despite the connections, how will I know when I need to review a note? Is this based just on my interest?
The other question is how do you manage to transform your reference notes into atomic notes on a daily basis? The amount of information to be passed to atomic notes seems a bit overwhelming to me. Does this cost you a lot of time or will it become more natural over time?
You're a warrior for using that keyboard mate. PLEASE get a mechanical or at least a low profile mechanical when you have a chance. Might wanna become a "mechanical switch expert" while you're at it, because you'll need some idea of your preference while choosing a switch for you main keyboard. Literally will the CHANGE THE GAME and make you wanna write more honestly!
Do you know how long I waited for this video! 🎉❤
Much appreciated, hope it delivered
NotebookLM+Obsidian= probably winning the Nobel prize
In my field, these actually changed everything
Unrelated but, use properties tools ;)
It would be great if you could provide a link to download your vault even if its just on the topic of shoes. That would really help understand your process of taking notes. Perhaps this isn't possible without sharing your personal vault.
This video coming out 5 hours ago is a blessing. I reviewed your first Obsidian guide today along with another video that touches on atomic note taking in Obsidian. I’m sure these 30 minutes are full of value as always and will help me to fill a couple of missing gaps before setting things up in the upcoming days. Thank you!
Just a small tip, you can use the obsidian web clipper browser extension to make it easier to capture web content!
Oh thank you so much!! such a frustration with this tool, you helped me a lot. Thank you again
Much appreciated
Great video.
I was wondering if you could make a similar one where you are creating something instead of learning something?
Demonstrating this through an actual project was a great idea. A lot of this would've been lost otherwise.
I'm guessing this was some time ago, what kind of shoes did you end up getting?😁 I recently got myself a pair of barefoot shoes (my first ever pair) - did those make it into your research?
first of all, thank you for the additional obsidian guide. I have a question, in the use case of a student lets say i'm a medical student and i want to have easy access to revise on the huge topic, different sectors of the medical field like the heart, lungs, and stomach. and aside from the medical stuff of course, i also want to take note about other things (like shoes for example) would it be okay if i add another folder lets say '7 - Medical Notes' so it is separated from the Full/Main Notes which contains every note? (making it easier to find the notes? will it ruin the zettelkasten? or is it better to just have a separate tags/index for the medical stuffs? thank you in advance i hope you see this because this is my biggest obstacle to starting.
This is nuts, I also just started using Obsidian and was using your other video but then saw this got posted. What are the damn odds?
Thank you for these videos, it is super helpful to see what kind of notes you capture especially the ones that are short and simple ideas. Eases the burden in my head that all notes need to be profound and detailed write ups.
One question I wanted to ask is your view on adding some kind of qualifier comment to my note titles?
For example one of your notes was "Own loafers" where if I was writing this I would say "Own loafers to have a sophisticated shoe option" or "A stylish man owns loafers".
I encounter this when I am writing notes about topics I am interested in like minimalism where instead of saying "own books you truly appreciate" I would add the qualifier "Minimalism says..."
Hope that makes sense, would love to hear your thoughts.
You should read "a system for writing" by Bob Doto, its like how to take smart notes but better
Great job! Hope to see more of these contents
Thank you, and definitely!
Είσαι έμπνευση φίλε μου!
Your videos have helped me discover hobbies I never knew I had, thank you for the inspiration! Keep up the amazing work!
Makes me grateful to hear, thank you!
Great video, for sure. If only the education system would tell our kids these concepts...
This is great thank you! Is there a specific reason you repeat the note title in your template?
I want to know if when I take literature notes from books, Should I make one note for the book and write in it all the benefits derived from the book, even if they are different in content and subject, and then convert these notes into atomic notes?
I personally go for that route, just to keep it simple. I don't see how making multiple source notes would help.
Hey, congrats for the content! What's the difference between tags and indexes?
Question. Is there a way to make it so that your internal links don't show up in the graph view? Say I want to have a link inside of the note, but I don't want it to clog up my graph, is there a way to tier my links so that some types will graph and some won't?
Hi Guys. How do you handle outdated or irrelevant notes in your knowledge management system? Do you have a process for updating, archiving, or removing them that work the best for you?
Can you able to share one Book summary you write on obsidian it will be more helpful to me to understand how to write how to think when you are writing and what design I should use to write
Hello. I have not fully understood the references part in each of your notes. will you please help me out?
References part is for the links to the written notes that somehow connected to the topic in the current note. They elaborate the topic. You can add links through [[link to the written note]].
How do indexes couple with tags to make this system organized? Can you give a detailed explanation or video, please? Specifically, can you focus on the index folder?
I explained it more in the old video linked in the description, but if that isn't enough, do tell me and I can try to explain something specific more.
@ I watched it and you are the reason I decided to give Obsidian a try. Thank you for your hard work! Would you mind being a little more specific on how to use and make them? Thanks again for inspiring me!
@@davidmasneri3505 I appreciate it, thanks you.
Tags are just blank notes (for now). They are all kept in the tag folder to keep them away from the other notes. Whenever you write an atomic note, you link to any relevant tags using the [[ ]] hyperlink function on obsidian, like [[interior design]] for example. I restrict it to about 3 per note just to keep it simple.
If it's your first time using a tag, you'll have to make it manually, then move it to the tag folder, but from that point, you can link to it again and again without much effort as you create new notes.
Once you feel as if a topic is getting busy, as in, you have many notes linking to it, you can then convert the tag into an index.
First, you move it to a separate index folder just for organization's sake. Then, you go inside the blank note (which used to be a tag) and then write down some relevant subheadings. These depend on what you have written, and how you personally see the topic, like a contents page for it. Under each subheading, you use the same link function to link to all the relevant notes.
With that done, you continually update it as you write more notes under that tag, and it now serves as a useful place to have an overview of the topic.
I hope that helps.
@@odysseas__ That helps a lot! Thank you!
how you you make your obsidian notes color full in the graph view
Please explain fleeting notes
Amazing video, probably saved my career
Thank you, and best of luck from me
you taught me obsidian with the previous video. changed the way i learn completely. i also wanted to
ask want obsidian theme do you use, because i can’t find it
It doesn't look like it, but do you ever use bullet points to take notes?
Not really, but I'm not against them at all-they're nice and easy to read
How does writing atomic notes work for STEM subjects? If I'm researching networking would I also create a note with a beginning, middle, end? It seems kinda weird to create an essay with a whole title on something so matter-of-fact or researched.
It doesn't have to be a long note-many of mine are much shorter than the ones you see here. I just like to practice my writing and flesh things out more. The main point behind that idea is to not leave out important context that you need to understand the note.
I discovered your videos yesterday. I’m not any authority to say so but great job presenting things.
Given how time intensive something like taking notes while consuming can be, do you apply the same level of effort with any material you’re working with? I kind of expect not and that you might have one thing you might be doing focused study on.
With a really full schedule, decision paralysis kicks in for me if I’d need to apply myself like this. Even a single book would take ages to get through.
*"Trust me Bro it came to me in a dream, it just makes sense."* Was such an unexpected funny! I laughed so hard at it, even had to take a screenshot and save it. Also, great vid, I just saved your old video on Obsidian to watch and now you've uploaded this new one which I am 19:55 into and will watch to completion (on normal speed might I add *pats his own back*), and after this will be watching the old one to actually get started with Obsidian. Safe to say, you've sold me on this already and you've given Obsidian a lot of business, which I think (after watching your videos on them) they deserve.
I really appreciate it, thank you. It was a long pair of videos, so I respect the patience, and best of luck too.
@@odysseas__ Hey thank YOU for making these! You're helping out so many people from all walks of life, that's the best feeling. KNOW IT. FEEL IT.
Also... If you do read this reply...
A collab with Jared Henderson would be nice. Maybe a podcast type interview where both of you converse of topics of similar interest or just philosophy/history in general, or anything interesting really, would love to see that happen, whenever you both can make the time together for it, IF you do. That would be AWESOME!
@@koroshiyashinigami Thanks, it's onwards and upwards from here. I'm very much a solo type for now, but I'm open to that sort of thing in the future for sure.
@@odysseas__ That is EXTREMELY INCREDIBLE to hear! Loving your work now, will keep a watch for the content coming up, keep it up! Also, the thumbnail is humorous.
Just a question. Do you add tags to source notes? Why or why not?
this is such a great how to, thank you!
Much appreciated
11:47 Really give me a new approach to atomic notes. Sometimes I get confused in how "atomic" a note should be. For example, should I keep it in a note "Shoe Terminology" or split it into smaller ones like "sole", "upper". With your "Wikipedia style" approach, I think now I can have a better view of how "atomic" a note should be.
Brother you and Jared Henderson need to collab somehow. You're both awesome thinkers that I like to watch on YT.
Same thought here man
I love them both ♥
@@jaskaransingh-ql4xt ditto
@@IbrahimEhab IKR! They give off the same vibes too, I legit thought they were brothers or something lmao.
Are you writing the newsletter? I didn't get new ones
It's been a dry spell recently-my fault there. Looking to get more out, more often.
I have watched it wholly and I do not feel that I wasted even single minute. Thank you, it was amazing and helpful.
Thank you! Really appreciate it
Yo , I really like and enjoy ur videos but still for me personally
i have a question when i listen to these obsidian note taking systems the atomic notes part of it is something that stands out for me ( i am a student , i like to research my own stuff , read books and stuff ) i end up creating a source note but idk where or when i start making the atomic note for me the time allocation or rather when do i start making the atomic note and how much in detail i should go into each of them is the bit of the jarring part
I would start making an atomic note when I find something interesting from the source note.
In terms of how much time or detail, I feel you need to take the pressure off yourself and allow the process to flow freely - as stated in the video, you can always revisit notes and refine/expand them whenever and as much as you want.
What theme are you using? It looks great.
I believe it's called Atom
Dumb question, but how do I make different notes different sizes on graph view
I think the size depends on how many other notes connected to it, so the more there are, the bigger the node is. I'm not sure if you can manually control it or not.
Exceptional video. Actually putting learning to practice - metacognition - with shoes.
Absolutely fantastic🎉
Thank you, I really appreciate it
Zettelkasten has folders because the contents had to be physically organized back in the day- which in the digital form of folders in Obsidian is a hinderance to the Maps of Content. Digitally you can use search functions and links. there is no need to distinct tags from indexes, because they will form naturally through the MoC.
Other than that I love the rest of the video and your guide to mini-essays and atomic notes. this approach to note-taking while reading makes me really excited to pick up new books. im also writing daily now so thanks for that!
Is obsedian best on mobile or on pc?
What do you think about the Obsidian web clipper?
Thank you so much for sharing this great content! Is there a difference between atomic notes and mini-essays? Or are those terms interchangeable?
Much appreciated, and you could say mini-essays are a format of atomic notes.
Not every atomic note I have is written as a mini-essay, but every mini-essay I do is also serving as an atomic note. Hope that makes sense.
Awesome video!💯
Thank you
Oh there’s a new one, awesome
Hope you enjoy
You've step up both in the quality of the pure aesthetics of your videomaking but also in the way you convey content and knowledge. Keep on going
Thank you, I'm super grateful to hear it. Onward and up.
Hey man thank you for the video, super helpful. I adopted your Obsidian system a few weeks ago, and I am really enjoying it. This video is a great supplement to it. I had one more question though, do you still take some notes by hand? I see that you take all your notes in this video in Obsidian. Like you recommended in one of your previous videos, I usually write my first drafts or thoughts about a book by hand because of the learning benefits it gives. But I notice that it feels a bit redundant to make a handwritten note, a source note, and an atomic note about the same topic. Do you still do handwritten notes? If so, do you have some more advice on how to efficiently incorporate them into this system? Thanks again!
obsidian is an insane tool, few people know about it
Definitely, it took me ages to discover
@ since you write, why try the editing toolbar plugin, it turns obsidian to word
any notable academics using zettlekasten ?
great video
Thank you
while watching the video second time here [[ 12:11 ]] i read your notes dude i am fascinated to read all you historical notes! would you please like to share me those!
what microphone is that?
Samson Q2U
You're the reason I started investing my time into Obsidian (I didn't even knew of note-taking before seeing that popular obsidian video of yours).
But I kind of hit a brick wall due to so many questions that arose in my mind as I kept writing notes.
See, here's where I got lost.
I followed Your advice and read "How to take smart notes" by Sonke Ahrens.
He advises, that You should take a note with a unique idea and never ever edit it again. If Your views has changed - then You add another note and disclose the reasoning behind the change etc there, which is contradictory to Your approach.
You also advise that one should elaborate in main-note on what he finds interesting from his source notes which also is not Zettelkasten approach, since You are basically converting something to Your own words twice (I think?).
For the past month I can't get myself to write since it is not clear to me which approach should I follow
Your approach sounds more appealing to me and just makes more sense than pure Zettelkasten.
In the end does it all come down to a decision? Whether I choose your variant of ZK or the other? I suppose You "tweaked" a system to fit Your own needs?
Also I have a pure technical question and I'm pretty sure You'll know an answer for that as I find You as a reliable source - how do I write a main-note about question that arise? Let's say I have note1 which raises a certain question in my mind. Do i write that question as note2 and answer it inside? Or should I make a note2 ONLY for the question itself and answer it in note3?
Looking forward for Your answer!
Do there need to be [[ ]] tags in the source material note and the atomic note?
Or just in one?
Those brackets create links to other note files. Completely optional but it's a quick way to connect ideas or to create an empty page to fill in with ideas later. Alternatively, you can create tags - that link to pages with overarching themes or concepts.
It seems complicated but it's just a simple way in obsidian to connect ideas and create a second brain and a network of thought.
After a while when you go back and forth between those connections, they spark new ideas and more connections.
💡 💕
And an "atomic" note - That's the building block for a singular concept phrase or idea. It's a distilled version of way you're working on. Simple and easy to explain to yourself and others.
How do you share the notes on an iPhone device?
You could either get obsidian sync for a monthly fee or store them in the cloud
I synchronised Obsidian on MacOS with iOS via Community plugin called Remotely Save by fyears. Working good
My guy I’ve been searching for this theme since your last Obsidian video, someone help a brother out. Font too?
The theme is 'Atom' and I don't think I ever changed the font from the default, so maybe it's the old default.
i was just rewatching your original obsidian video lol
Good timing!
Great! I have been waiting for months for this video. Your videos helped me to put Obsidian into regular practice.
Thanks, and I hope you enjoy it.
Oh there sure are strong family connections in Oedipus Rex lol
Oh yes, in more ways than one
The editing just leaves me a little confused on what each note looks like, and the process making them. Wish we could get a time lapse of a source not and atomic note. Or, at least, a copy of one of each note.
15:05 is probably the best place to see the difference. The source note is a (typically) longer collection of notes under some subheadings, and they are your takeaways from the book/video/paper you just went through. On the right is the atomic note, which is usually no longer than 100-600ish words, and that captures one, single, important and relevant idea from anywhere-either the source note, another atomic note, or your own thoughts and views.
Hope that helps, but let me know if you need a bit more.
For all you Obsidian users, why do you prefer Obsidian over Notion? Anyone use both?
I use Notion for 1)managing and 2)archiving. Because it has 1)more function, better UX and 2)free cloud.
I create only ‘distilled' notes in Obsidian. Because there has to be 'knowledge' instead of 'information'
@@gyhn96 I see, so Obsidian is more of a second brain for you, in contrast to Notion being more of a life management system?
@@goodgrievances Right. Before I set this rule, I had switched between two apps several times. But now I use both and it's not confusing at all.
The point is essentializing the notes in Obsidian.
Do you keep a note for each important person or event so that you can tag them in other notes?
I own few pairs of sneakers and a pair of chelsea boots
Can you make a video on how to create a hierarchy when researching on a topic. That's why my notes are so messy
Odyssea, are you Greek?
Zettelkasten, not Zettlekasten.
Ah yeah, my bad. Just a typo.
Have anyone successfully tried this with medical studies?