About 2 years ago, I downloaded @obsdmd to see what the hype was about and give it a spin.
Today, I have over 33,000 plain text notes in the app and it is the center of my creative tech universe.
A short thread on my use cases for this incredible app.
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Today, I have over 33,000 plain text notes in the app and it is the center of my creative tech universe.
A short thread on my use cases for this incredible app.
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#1: A Cross-Reference Library for my Sermon Notes
This is what got me into Obsidian. I create a new note for each sermon, embed my sketchnote, and link to every verse mentioned. Then I can use the local graph to navigate from note -> verse -> note in my personal study.
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This is what got me into Obsidian. I create a new note for each sermon, embed my sketchnote, and link to every verse mentioned. Then I can use the local graph to navigate from note -> verse -> note in my personal study.
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#2: A Repository of My Book Notes
Each book has its own mind map and outline, then I break apart key ideas into their own "atomic notes" so I can link them to other books that mention those same ideas.
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Each book has its own mind map and outline, then I break apart key ideas into their own "atomic notes" so I can link them to other books that mention those same ideas.
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#3: My Writing Tool
I do all of my writing in Obsidian, whether it's for a blog post, newsletter, video script, or article. I use kanban boards to track progress for writing projects, and Hazel keeps my folders clean by archiving them automatically based on metadata.
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I do all of my writing in Obsidian, whether it's for a blog post, newsletter, video script, or article. I use kanban boards to track progress for writing projects, and Hazel keeps my folders clean by archiving them automatically based on metadata.
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#4: My Personal Journal
I use the Tracker +Daily Notes plugins to practice the Daily Questions format from Marshall Goldsmith. I also use QuickAdd to add text entries for significant events, gratitude, and any learnings I want to capture.
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I use the Tracker +Daily Notes plugins to practice the Daily Questions format from Marshall Goldsmith. I also use QuickAdd to add text entries for significant events, gratitude, and any learnings I want to capture.
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#5: A Podcast Index
I create a note for each podcast I have a hand in creating, and embed the links/notes as well the audio file for each episode. I also include metadata where appropriate (i.e. book ratings for @bookwormfm).
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I create a note for each podcast I have a hand in creating, and embed the links/notes as well the audio file for each episode. I also include metadata where appropriate (i.e. book ratings for @bookwormfm).
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#6: A Collection of Course Notes
I've recently gone through a couple of courses, and I've kept a single note for each course that I keep adding to. Each session gets its own section, and I use callouts to highlight important information.
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I've recently gone through a couple of courses, and I've kept a single note for each course that I keep adding to. Each session gets its own section, and I use callouts to highlight important information.
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#7: Archive of My Personal Retreats
My quarterly personal retreats always bring a ton of clarity. I have a text-based template set up in Obsidian that facilitates my thinking time questions and the Charts View plugin lets me recreate my wheel of life.
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My quarterly personal retreats always bring a ton of clarity. I have a text-based template set up in Obsidian that facilitates my thinking time questions and the Charts View plugin lets me recreate my wheel of life.
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#8: My Task Manager
A few months ago I started keeping all my tasks in Obsidian. Using the Obsidian Tasks plugin, I'm able to add things like start/due dates to tasks and use queries to pull in tasks from anywhere in my vault.
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A few months ago I started keeping all my tasks in Obsidian. Using the Obsidian Tasks plugin, I'm able to add things like start/due dates to tasks and use queries to pull in tasks from anywhere in my vault.
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TL;DR - I use Obsidian for:
β’ Cross-referencing sermon sketchnotes
β’ Connecting book notes & mind maps
β’ All of my writing
β’ My digital journal
β’ A podcast archive
β’ Course notes
β’ Personal retreats
β’ Task management
And tying it all together is the Graph.
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β’ Cross-referencing sermon sketchnotes
β’ Connecting book notes & mind maps
β’ All of my writing
β’ My digital journal
β’ A podcast archive
β’ Course notes
β’ Personal retreats
β’ Task management
And tying it all together is the Graph.
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I've never been a fan of everything apps, but Osbdiain is different:
β’ It's plain text, so it's future-proof
β’ It uses standard Markdown, so my files will work in any other editor
β’ The plugin architecture lets you make it whatever you want
β’ The community is amazing
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β’ It's plain text, so it's future-proof
β’ It uses standard Markdown, so my files will work in any other editor
β’ The plugin architecture lets you make it whatever you want
β’ The community is amazing
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If you're looking to make the most of @obsdmd, I helped build this comprehensive course for @thesweetsetup (course page says 40 videos, it's actually more like 60 now): thesweetsetup.com/obsidian/?ref=β¦
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