I've been looking for something free/opensource to manage all the notes I have about my journey through SSI and My health providers. After my accident, I have had severe memory loss and trouble organizing my thoughts, so this app is an absolute life saver. Being able to locate who referred me to what program or doctor and linking medical information notes and diagnosis is going to be a real life improvement that I can't thank you enough for! As I'm now inputting all my various scattered notes and connecting them together, I feel an absolute wave of relief!
The real life examples clicked for me. I’ve watched several obsidian tutorials and not been ready to jump but now I see how my next note taking session could go! Thank you, I’m going to watch the entire series.
Hi Sergio, I really appreciate your forthright example in illustrating the bi-linking process so clearly. ....which is at the very heart of Obsidian. Thank you.
@@FromSergio I have been absent (not by choice) and taking up obsidian again. I'm having to relearn certain features over again. Reviewing your vids was step 1. Keep up the good work.
This is the best guide I have watched. You are so talented and I have a feeling Obsidian helped make the guide feel so put together! Each episode felt so well put together and built off of previous episodes so well. You took large and complicated topics and broke them down so effortlessly. Thankyou so much FromSergio!!!!
Thanks for the video! All of the other Obsidian videos were too complicated and made it difficult to understand how it works. Your explanation is perfect and now I finally understand so thanks!
Having just played around for the first time, connecting concepts via this bidirectional linking feature as you just taught us, and begining to see my brain go actually graphically displayed as a living and editable image in front of me, I am begining to understand that this is precisely exactly the one tool I've been longing for for as long as I can remember being a thinking entity. I remembered longing for this kind of display when I was a child, more than 20 years ago. This is cathartical, having it actually manifested and functional. This is the dream of any knowledge artist. The absense of this has been making my life so difficult, because I get lost in the vastness of my mind and fail to proceed to action. As of my first go in connecting some of my concepts over there I can already feel I'm gonna be working with this tool for the rest of my life, to bring forth my Life's work and mission; I can already feel my creative endeavors begining to connect so I can begin to operate them inside reality; I can already feel big things coming, and this feels like such an unspeakable relief because I had been suffering deeply with not finding capacity to actualize my purpose. I feel like just entering the begining of the rest of my life. I know this is just beginers excitment but I felt like sharing the feeling, anyways. Thank you for graciously guiding me through this beginning, I won't forget you in this lifetime. : )
Been using sporadically for three months. Even with my very limited knowledge it is proving really worth the effort. It suits the way I think. Links - love it.
OMG! Thank you so much for this! Like honestly, masterfully explained! And Obsidian should TOTALLY be the ONLY note-taking and organizing app for every school child as well as business people! I owe my entire months progress to you Sergio! Simplified my entire life just by teaching me this! Bless you bro!
I am a folder "slave", and I love folders. I will start with folders here as well, but I am super excited to see where Obsidian brings me to the end. Thank you for a fantastic video :-)
Thank you very much for creating this content ! I was on Notion for sooo many years, and i'm just switching to give it a try, and it all feels so natural, like if my brains finally can work as it should. Can't wait to see the next videos!
A top quality presentation. A big thank you. Your clarity and distillation was first class, pace just right, clear digestible examples. A BIG thank you. I am keen to journey with you further.
With Obsidian, I came back to my GTD system and could even adapt it to my personal workflow. That is after years of letting it fall apart, because I worked with several tools and online services and always had to switch someday because of proprietary formats or simply because the service was taken over and I got an email „You got 1 week to save your data then we pull the plug“... With Obsidian we get the best of both worlds and even can work on the notes without obsidian at all. The community plugins rock! I put everything into the system, even paper stuff gets scanned and lands in Obsidian, inspired by the „Zettelkasten“ system. Make it YOUR system, no personal assistant will ever get that efficient :-)
This is the first youtube video that showed how to use linking effectively. I watched multiple beginner videos, and none have clicked except this one. I'll be sure to look through the rest of this series.
Thanks William, your comment was held for review, youtube thought it was spam, unsure why, and I only check those every so often. Hopefully you've enjoyed some more episodes in the series! have a great one!
Hey. Great video. Thank you. I'm 50 and my eyes are not what they were at your age :) I would recommend using a lower resolution or bigger polices when you record videos. It is challenging to read the content your show.
Thanks for this great video, which I found after discovering Obsidian just yesterday. It really helped me decide on checking it out, and start learning more. As a feedback on the format, I prefer videos without background music. For me it's very distracting, but for others maybe not. Anyway, I watched it through even so. Thanks a lot!
Hi Tom thanks fro the feedback! As it stands I 100% agree with you and if you go through the series you'll notice I decreased background audio significantly. Still learning the ins and outs of video editing so my apologies for that :/
@@FromSergio thank you so much for your reply. I find your way of presenting very easy to follow regardless, I am not native english-speaking. Please keep up the great work!
Wow, i'm enchanted by the value of your sharings. Bless you! Thank you! Begining my adventure in this world of structured note-taking and I so much need it! I'm a deeply insightful and creative mind currently yet struggling to learn how to organize my world so I begin producing my contribuition. Thank you for your generosity, this lesson is really truly high-value. Bless you, big time. Sincerely, Julie, from Bahia, Brazil.
I've watched about a dozen RUclips videos to learn how to use Obsidian. This is the only one that really helped me. Very clear, very concise, very well organized. This video, the only one I have seen so far from your channel, earned a "Like," as well as a new subscriber to your channel. I will watch the rest of your videos in this series, then start using Obsidian. Many thanks!
Hi Sergio, that was an amazing introduction, thank you so much for showing us the features! I'd really appreciate it if you could shed some light on making MOCs on obsidian and especially using obsidian to make notes in University :)
Hi Divej, Mapping content is EP5 in the series so very soon! As for university, I wasn't plan on making a dedicated "for students" video unless there's some demand for it but I will consider it! Thanks for the suggestion :)
Thank you so much Sergio for your great presentation. I have recently become acquainted with Obsidian and I have to say: You are awesome:)) Loves from Iran❤❤
Hi Ravi! Thanks for the kind words, I did put a lot of work into the series and I'm glad so many are finding them helpful! Gives me motivation to continue :)
I really found this video useful. I have tried other youtube videos on this subject and I found them very difficult to follow. It seemed a big ego things with them as they just seemed interested in showing how clever they were. I have learned enough in the first video of this series to make a good start. Even if I do not learn anything else about obsidian in the subsequent videos, I have enough knowledge now to create a good obsidian. Highly recommended.
Nice job! I've been wondering about Obsidian for a while but you convinced me to give it a try and I'm already setup thanks to your clear presentation. I'll be watching the next videos eagerly! Thank you!
This is game changing knowledge. I was very close to giving up on note taking in general because there was too much to connect with too little time. Thank you🙏🏻
I use obsidian for my PKM since a month , it replaces notion + markdown notes in a folder structure. And I really appreciate the way your start teaching using it from scratch. Thanks for that
Great video, awesome introduction. And much more complete and structured than some other "Beginner Obsidian" playlists. This is going to be a fun and fulfilling ride. Thank you again Sergio.
Very nice job! Clear and concise information presented well. I will be looking for fluid concepts for incorporating timestamped video annotations into Obsidian. High quality content.
Hi Sergio. I keep coming to see again and again, cause there's always something we miss in a moment of distraction. Suggestion for video: the evolving of a note I just realize that I fail, a lot, due to my habit to think of writing a note top to bottom at once, and Obsidian clearly allow me to deal with a note as a child that could begin with a super light idea that grows mature with time. Exactly the same way a child does as it grows old with it's comprehension of the world around.
Thanks for this video series. Really helpful in getting started with Obsidian. Question: in one of the videos I believe you mention a book about how to take effective notes, but I can't find that section of the video. Ring a bell? If so, what was the book?
I'm here to see if I can work with Obsidian in an upcoming project. I've never used any note-taking apps before. Just typed everything into Word, remembering where the notes are. I've written a PhD thesis that way. With 30 years using my own folders, it's hard to reorganize. Perhaps if I use it for a new project. Can Obsidian manage several hundred Word files without interfering with them?
If you have added a tag with [[tag_here]] does it automatically add tags the moment you write the word tag_here or do you still have to manually remember all your tags and decide yourself if you would like to make it, one with [[]]? Also, how would you share these with others? Is there an option like having an RBAC system in place where you can reference articles, but it checks if you have the correct "clearances" to read it? (More of a question if it has the possibility to replace confluence for example.)
Thank you, very clear but how to select the Command Key (clover key) from the iPad? I am starting to use Obsidian on my iPad but no where I find that info (clover key)?
This was a high quality video! Good work. I was wondering what your thoughts are on other platforms that also have bidirectional linking such as Roam Research and Logseq? How do they compare to Obsidian?
Thanks for the kind words! I’ve used both roam and logseq. I have a video on the series coming up on why I believe obsidian to be the better option for the vast majority of people with a very small niche minority actually benefiting more from logseq and an even smaller one from roam. Probably episode 4 or 5. :)
@@FromSergio Looking forward to it! I'm personally considering using both Obsidian and Logseq in tandem as they both run on markdown files, so they can be synced in real time.
@@FromSergio I'd also be interested to know why you believe obsidian is better than logseq for most people. I haven't used an advanced note taking program, and am currently deciding which to try first.
Going back and rewatching as I start using these. Realizing it looks entirely different on ipad pro (my only device). No Right sidebar, for the graph or calendar. Getting frustrated, but since I’ve made my first note, at least I’ve done *something* beyond the deep dive research part😅
I need some more guidance on this note style. If I were to take notes for one class, i can see i'll have like 100 separate notes just liked to each other with no organization. It would be better if I just put it all in one note of a few big notes so its organized and easily accessible. each separate note takes like 3x more time to compose and seems messy. What am I not getting?
Hello, Thanks a lot for the fantastic tutorial. However, I still have a question about linking. Imagine I have a note named XYZ, and I refer to this note [[XYZ]] in ten different notes. When I go to the XYZ note itself I want to see all the other ten notes in which [[XYZ]] was referred. Is this possible?. Thanks in advance.
Sergio, I'm going to go ahead and apologize for asking what may be the LEAST important question...but as someone who produces training videos for clients, I have to ask: how did you get the textual keystrokes to show up on the screen while you were typing them? Is that added in post-production? Or do you use a recording software that monitors your keystrokes and displays them on screen? It looks great. Thanks...and thanks for a great Obsidian video!
I've never really used anything to organize my notes mainly used random tabs on my notepad++ for years. I was looking for a better solution where I could sync and keep everything this seems to be a perfect fit. I've never tried notion or other similar apps but it does look promising. Also the video was quite understandable for a novice like me lol keep up the good work I'll definetly keep watching your playlist. Cheers!
Thanks Victor! From Notepad++ to obsidian that sure is one massive change! As for the sync - make sure to check out the backup episode of the series if syncing is a concern! Enjoy the rest of the series!
Hello Sergio, really good video series. Thank you for putting this together. Have you tried Craft Docs? What are your thoughts on it? I am asking because I was looking at using Craft at one point. Like you, I have tried a multitude of different note taking apps over the years. I am hoping that Obsidian is 'the one' that I can use long term.
Thanks! I have tried Craft only out of curiosity, it's hardly comparable to Obsidian! Obsidian was designed with longevity in mind, more so than any other app I've come across. Hope that helps!
Hello! Your vídeos are Amazon, keep up with the great work! :) Can I ask you the name of this song? I found it so peaceful and wanted to find it online ♡
Can you do a video about the best way take a handwritten notebook and have an AI digest it into obsidian??? Is that even possible? I take so many notes. I have so many notebooks. I write important things in red, quotes and notes in black, and write in green for my reflections. I also underline or put a square around key words. I'd LOVE to figure out how to feed hand written notes into a brain extension. This is like a great explosion of wisdom... We can ask deeper questions to each other.
If I understnd your question correctly, you want to digitize handwritten notes, correct? If so, you'll want to use OCR (optical character recognition), the best tool i've found for that is Microsoft's One Note. you'd still have to do it page by page but One Note has an option to "copy text from picture". Hope this helps!
I really appreciate this video. I am excited about Obsidian and bi-directional linking. I am using the Windows version and it seems that there are a few differences compared to the Apple version. Thank you.
Sergio, may I suggest making your computer resolution so it looks bigger? It's very hard to see things at the resolution you are using. Thank you for your consideration.
Hi Bruce, I have since fixed this issue as of 6-7 videos ago. The resolution is fine, my problem was not understanding the need to zoom in, I was unfortunately still brand new to video editing when I made this one :/
In my opinion it is superior to notion in displaying different language's syntax. I learn all new languages inside my vault and never had an issue and it's blazing fast.
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I don't know how I could have possibly gotten a strong start with Obsidian without your Mastering Obsidian series. Thank you so much!
That's very generous of you thanks so much! I'm super glad I was able to kickstart your obsidian journey :) Happy new year!
I've been looking for something free/opensource to manage all the notes I have about my journey through SSI and My health providers. After my accident, I have had severe memory loss and trouble organizing my thoughts, so this app is an absolute life saver. Being able to locate who referred me to what program or doctor and linking medical information notes and diagnosis is going to be a real life improvement that I can't thank you enough for! As I'm now inputting all my various scattered notes and connecting them together, I feel an absolute wave of relief!
That's great to hear! Super glad :) it really is an amazing piece of software, it's been 2 years since I've used it daily and i'm still in awe!
The real life examples clicked for me. I’ve watched several obsidian tutorials and not been ready to jump but now I see how my next note taking session could go! Thank you, I’m going to watch the entire series.
Thanks Jan, I'm gla you enjoyed it! Hope you enjoy the series :)
Hi Sergio,
I really appreciate your forthright example in illustrating the bi-linking process so clearly. ....which is at the very heart of Obsidian.
Thank you.
Be careful with the plugins. The more plugins you add which add their own code to the notes, the less future-proof your notes will become.
That is a very good point indeed that I should’ve mentioned in the video. Pinning this comment for others to see! Happy holidays!
Hey I would like to know how?
I hadn’t thought about future proofing; thanks for this warning.
@@SuzanneDesign What is future-proofing?
@@xogud02 It means that notes you make now will work in every version of the app forever, at least that is the goal.
Thanks!
Thanks again Mark, don't know what to say even! Your generosity is unmatched :) Wishing you the best!
@@FromSergio I have been absent (not by choice) and taking up obsidian again. I'm having to relearn certain features over again. Reviewing your vids was step 1. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Mark, truly appreciated hope you're doing good though!
This is the best guide I have watched. You are so talented and I have a feeling Obsidian helped make the guide feel so put together! Each episode felt so well put together and built off of previous episodes so well. You took large and complicated topics and broke them down so effortlessly. Thankyou so much FromSergio!!!!
Thanks for the video! All of the other Obsidian videos were too complicated and made it difficult to understand how it works. Your explanation is perfect and now I finally understand so thanks!
That means a lot thank you, enjoy the rest of the series!
Having just played around for the first time, connecting concepts via this bidirectional linking feature as you just taught us, and begining to see my brain go actually graphically displayed as a living and editable image in front of me, I am begining to understand that this is precisely exactly the one tool I've been longing for for as long as I can remember being a thinking entity. I remembered longing for this kind of display when I was a child, more than 20 years ago. This is cathartical, having it actually manifested and functional. This is the dream of any knowledge artist. The absense of this has been making my life so difficult, because I get lost in the vastness of my mind and fail to proceed to action. As of my first go in connecting some of my concepts over there I can already feel I'm gonna be working with this tool for the rest of my life, to bring forth my Life's work and mission; I can already feel my creative endeavors begining to connect so I can begin to operate them inside reality; I can already feel big things coming, and this feels like such an unspeakable relief because I had been suffering deeply with not finding capacity to actualize my purpose. I feel like just entering the begining of the rest of my life. I know this is just beginers excitment but I felt like sharing the feeling, anyways. Thank you for graciously guiding me through this beginning, I won't forget you in this lifetime. : )
That is sooo kind! thank you so much! I wish you the best of luck in your Obsidian journey and I'm glad I was able to play apart in it :)
Been using sporadically for three months. Even with my very limited knowledge it is proving really worth the effort. It suits the way I think. Links - love it.
OMG! Thank you so much for this! Like honestly, masterfully explained! And Obsidian should TOTALLY be the ONLY note-taking and organizing app for every school child as well as business people! I owe my entire months progress to you Sergio! Simplified my entire life just by teaching me this! Bless you bro!
I learned more in this video than what i learned from a whole 1h30 minutes course. Thank you and i am subscribing.
Awesome, thank you!
The best obsidian introductory video. Thanks.
I am a folder "slave", and I love folders.
I will start with folders here as well, but I am super excited to see where Obsidian brings me to the end.
Thank you for a fantastic video :-)
Start with what makes you comfortable before you know it you'll a very minimal amount of folders!
Thank you very much for creating this content ! I was on Notion for sooo many years, and i'm just switching to give it a try, and it all feels so natural, like if my brains finally can work as it should. Can't wait to see the next videos!
I felt the same way when I started using it and I cannot imagine myself without it :)
3 min in and I'm subbed !! FINALLY, a breakdown tutorial that feels relevant to me as a total newbie!!!
Amazing :) Thanks!
A top quality presentation. A big thank you. Your clarity and distillation was first class, pace just right, clear digestible examples. A BIG thank you. I am keen to journey with you further.
Hey Barry, just saw this. Thanks a lot for the feedback, truly appreciated! Hope you enjoy the rest of the series!
Nice introduction to note-taking with Obsidian and Obsidian basics.
Thank you Lee, have a great week! 👍
With Obsidian, I came back to my GTD system and could even adapt it to my personal workflow. That is after years of letting it fall apart, because I worked with several tools and online services and always had to switch someday because of proprietary formats or simply because the service was taken over and I got an email „You got 1 week to save your data then we pull the plug“...
With Obsidian we get the best of both worlds and even can work on the notes without obsidian at all. The community plugins rock! I put everything into the system, even paper stuff gets scanned and lands in Obsidian, inspired by the „Zettelkasten“ system. Make it YOUR system, no personal assistant will ever get that efficient :-)
This is the first youtube video that showed how to use linking effectively. I watched multiple beginner videos, and none have clicked except this one. I'll be sure to look through the rest of this series.
Thanks William, your comment was held for review, youtube thought it was spam, unsure why, and I only check those every so often. Hopefully you've enjoyed some more episodes in the series! have a great one!
By directional thinking!! That is exactly what I've been dreaming about!
Didn't new about local graph. Thank you! Happy to see your series on Obsidian! Lot of quality content.
Thanks Igor glad you're enjoying them :)
Hey. Great video. Thank you. I'm 50 and my eyes are not what they were at your age :) I would recommend using a lower resolution or bigger polices when you record videos. It is challenging to read the content your show.
You're right, this was one of my first videos and I was still learning the ropes, I've since fixed this :)
@@FromSergio Great. I learn it while watching as I plan to do vids, I'll remember that 😇
Awesome job. Well organized content with great video and audio quality.
Thanks a lot for the kind words :) I'm glad it was of value. Have a great week!
Thanks for this great video, which I found after discovering Obsidian just yesterday. It really helped me decide on checking it out, and start learning more. As a feedback on the format, I prefer videos without background music. For me it's very distracting, but for others maybe not. Anyway, I watched it through even so. Thanks a lot!
Hi Tom thanks fro the feedback! As it stands I 100% agree with you and if you go through the series you'll notice I decreased background audio significantly. Still learning the ins and outs of video editing so my apologies for that :/
@@FromSergio thank you so much for your reply. I find your way of presenting very easy to follow regardless, I am not native english-speaking. Please keep up the great work!
This is brilliantly done! Thanks for sharing your knowledge matey.
Glad it was helpful! Hope you enjoy the rest of the series!
Wow, i'm enchanted by the value of your sharings. Bless you! Thank you! Begining my adventure in this world of structured note-taking and I so much need it! I'm a deeply insightful and creative mind currently yet struggling to learn how to organize my world so I begin producing my contribuition. Thank you for your generosity, this lesson is really truly high-value. Bless you, big time. Sincerely, Julie, from Bahia, Brazil.
Thanks Julie! Very kind of you :) Have a great one!
I've watched about a dozen RUclips videos to learn how to use Obsidian. This is the only one that really helped me. Very clear, very concise, very well organized. This video, the only one I have seen so far from your channel, earned a "Like," as well as a new subscriber to your channel. I will watch the rest of your videos in this series, then start using Obsidian. Many thanks!
That's great to hear! Hope you enjoy them :)
Awesome video man, keep it up!!
Thanks Santi, been following you since early this year. Love your energy and the great vibes you bring to your videos! As well as your PC ;)
Hi Sergio, that was an amazing introduction, thank you so much for showing us the features! I'd really appreciate it if you could shed some light on making MOCs on obsidian and especially using obsidian to make notes in University :)
Hi Divej, Mapping content is EP5 in the series so very soon! As for university, I wasn't plan on making a dedicated "for students" video unless there's some demand for it but I will consider it! Thanks for the suggestion :)
@@FromSergio hi, registering my interest in a "for students" type video if you still plan on making it. Thanks for your videos!
Thanks, your videos about obsidian are too much helpful.
Thanks! Like your username :) have a great one!
Thank you so much Sergio for your great presentation. I have recently become acquainted with Obsidian and I have to say: You are awesome:)) Loves from Iran❤❤
Big Fan of your Mastering Obsidian series. You have created content which is far better than some paid content out there.
Hi Ravi! Thanks for the kind words, I did put a lot of work into the series and I'm glad so many are finding them helpful! Gives me motivation to continue :)
I really found this video useful. I have tried other youtube videos on this subject and I found them very difficult to follow. It seemed a big ego things with them as they just seemed interested in showing how clever they were. I have learned enough in the first video of this series to make a good start. Even if I do not learn anything else about obsidian in the subsequent videos, I have enough knowledge now to create a good obsidian. Highly recommended.
Thanks!
Thanks Gary! Appreciate it 🙏
very clear explanation bro, thank you for sharing your knowledge about obsidian and productivity ^^
So nice of you! Thank you :)
Nice job! I've been wondering about Obsidian for a while but you convinced me to give it a try and I'm already setup thanks to your clear presentation. I'll be watching the next videos eagerly! Thank you!
Thanks Serge :)
From London England, thank you for this content. I am looking forward to spend some time on it.
So clear, very smooth, thanks for not overdoing it :)
That's great to hear! Thanks for the inspiration! :)
This is game changing knowledge. I was very close to giving up on note taking in general because there was too much to connect with too little time. Thank you🙏🏻
I use obsidian for my PKM since a month , it replaces notion + markdown notes in a folder structure. And I really appreciate the way your start teaching using it from scratch.
Thanks for that
Hi Laurent! Thanks, that means a lot :) Hope you enjoy the series!
Great video, awesome introduction. And much more complete and structured than some other "Beginner Obsidian" playlists. This is going to be a fun and fulfilling ride. Thank you again Sergio.
Thank you a lot, you are awesome! Greetings from Brazil!
this tutorial was so calming
It was one of my first videos, i'm afraid I made some rookie mistakes that I have since learned and fixed! I'm glad you enjoyed it, though! :)
You've got me interested. Will definitely give it a go.
Great way to start. thanks Sergio
Great content man. Really useful. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it! Hope you enjoy the rest of the series!
You're Amazing!! A very informative video, nice voice, and great presentation. You're majorly underrated, Keep going with these amazing videos!!!
Thanks Hamza! Very kind of you :) Hope you continue to enjoy my videos!
Good signal to noise ratio in this vlog and good speaking style. Easy, informative watching. Thanks!
Thanks Paul, much appreciated! Enjoy the rest of the series!
Bloody great content man!
Much appreciated! I'll keep them coming :)
Very nice job! Clear and concise information presented well. I will be looking for fluid concepts for incorporating timestamped video annotations into Obsidian. High quality content.
Glad it was helpful! I'll be uploading the next episode Tuesday :)
Simply a great episode worth a subscribtion thumbs up
Thanks! Glad you liked it :) I hope my videos have gotten a lot better since this one!
Hi Sergio. I keep coming to see again and again, cause there's always something we miss in a moment of distraction.
Suggestion for video: the evolving of a note
I just realize that I fail, a lot, due to my habit to think of writing a note top to bottom at once, and Obsidian clearly allow me to deal with a note as a child that could begin with a super light idea that grows mature with time. Exactly the same way a child does as it grows old with it's comprehension of the world around.
Hi Mauro - Very true, love that analogy! :)
Electron has two processes, main and renderer. Which is ideal for plugins and makes it perfect for tools like VSCode and Obsidian.
Thanks very much for your Obsidian tutorials. They’re very well done and very helpful. I hope you keep going with them!
Not even halfway on the series, maybe 1/3 at most! Unfortunately I don't have enough time to put them out quicker.. Glad you enjoy them :)
@@FromSergio Great news! I’ll watch them all. I just discovered your channel and watched the first two and rate them among the best I’ve seen. Kudos.
Thank you very much man you influenced me to use the obsidian app.
The best intro to Obsidion I have seen.
Thanks Saalik :)
Good videos! I'm exploring Obsidian to replace Roam and you shared valuable feedback. Cheers!
Thank you Mario! It's an ongoing series, probably about 3-4 more videos to finish it :)
Thank you so much for this video. They’re very well done and very helpful.
Glad you enjoyed it! Hope you enjoy the rest of the series!
Title: Why you need -to learn- Obsidian.
Me: *To make Nether Portal*
I know nothing about obsidian, but it looks like VSCode, so I'm liking it already
That was also me when i found out
I am a novice. Why Obsidian vs Craft? The benefits/features over Craft? Thank you for sharing your wisdom, greatly appreciated!
Can someone please explain to my why do some people write "010" or "020" before writing the name of their notes on obsidian?
Amazing!
Working on EP 2 :), huge game changer for me!
Thanks a lot. This is what I am looking for. Before this video, I was trying to link manually my notes and definitely missed the point. 😛
Thanks for this video series. Really helpful in getting started with Obsidian. Question: in one of the videos I believe you mention a book about how to take effective notes, but I can't find that section of the video. Ring a bell? If so, what was the book?
Hi Phil, I spoke about it in this video actually, ("EP1") The book is how to take smart notes by Sönke Ahrens
nice work man!
great. Keep it coming.
Ep 6 this Thursday!
I'm here to see if I can work with Obsidian in an upcoming project. I've never used any note-taking apps before. Just typed everything into Word, remembering where the notes are. I've written a PhD thesis that way. With 30 years using my own folders, it's hard to reorganize. Perhaps if I use it for a new project. Can Obsidian manage several hundred Word files without interfering with them?
Hello, in 8:22 you change the "Automatically update internal links" to disabled, and you never explain it why do you do that? Thanks :)
If you have added a tag with [[tag_here]] does it automatically add tags the moment you write the word tag_here or do you still have to manually remember all your tags and decide yourself if you would like to make it, one with [[]]?
Also, how would you share these with others? Is there an option like having an RBAC system in place where you can reference articles, but it checks if you have the correct "clearances" to read it? (More of a question if it has the possibility to replace confluence for example.)
Thank you, very clear but how to select the Command Key (clover key) from the iPad? I am starting to use Obsidian on my iPad but no where I find that info (clover key)?
This was a high quality video! Good work.
I was wondering what your thoughts are on other platforms that also have bidirectional linking such as Roam Research and Logseq? How do they compare to Obsidian?
Thanks for the kind words! I’ve used both roam and logseq. I have a video on the series coming up on why I believe obsidian to be the better option for the vast majority of people with a very small niche minority actually benefiting more from logseq and an even smaller one from roam. Probably episode 4 or 5. :)
@@FromSergio Looking forward to it! I'm personally considering using both Obsidian and Logseq in tandem as they both run on markdown files, so they can be synced in real time.
@@FromSergio I'd also be interested to know why you believe obsidian is better than logseq for most people. I haven't used an advanced note taking program, and am currently deciding which to try first.
Going back and rewatching as I start using these. Realizing it looks entirely different on ipad pro (my only device). No Right sidebar, for the graph or calendar. Getting frustrated, but since I’ve made my first note, at least I’ve done *something* beyond the deep dive research part😅
Is bidirectional tagging provide more benefits than using tags in apple notes? It seems that clicking a tag would produce the desired links.
Is there a way to synch all edited hotkeys across devices? Say, my notebook and my PC?
Thanks. I would have thought they'd use the underscores for underlined text, not italics.
Hello @FromSergio are you saying there is a Kindle plug-in that can replace Readwise?
it *can* and does replace readwise's kindle functionality, however, readwise does offer a bunch of other features.
are there any ways to share vaults with another user/users?
Absolutely, just place the vault in a directory you both have access to (i.e., google drive) and that's it!
I need some more guidance on this note style. If I were to take notes for one class, i can see i'll have like 100 separate notes just liked to each other with no organization. It would be better if I just put it all in one note of a few big notes so its organized and easily accessible. each separate note takes like 3x more time to compose and seems messy. What am I not getting?
Hello, Thanks a lot for the fantastic tutorial. However, I still have a question about linking. Imagine I have a note named XYZ, and I refer to this note [[XYZ]] in ten different notes. When I go to the XYZ note itself I want to see all the other ten notes in which [[XYZ]] was referred. Is this possible?. Thanks in advance.
I am a beginner. The first section made me think that perhaps this program could eliminate one of the most difficult tasks in the world: filing! 😅
The commands you mention are not working for me. I'm using PC. I've tried the windows button, ctrl, fn and alt. What am I missing?
Sergio, I'm going to go ahead and apologize for asking what may be the LEAST important question...but as someone who produces training videos for clients, I have to ask: how did you get the textual keystrokes to show up on the screen while you were typing them? Is that added in post-production? Or do you use a recording software that monitors your keystrokes and displays them on screen? It looks great. Thanks...and thanks for a great Obsidian video!
Hi Sergio, please disregrd! I just realized that my Screenflow software had this feature built-in and I never noticed it. :)
Hi Tony, not at all happy to answer even if screenflow has it! I use visualize on Mac, it's a paid app but for me it was worth it! All the best :)
How can i use cornell method in obsidian?
thank a lot! i appreciate this!!!
Glad it helped!
Brasileiro? Acho que pelo sotaque mas tem uma bela pronúncia
Vou começar a usar o Obsidian por causa dessa vídeo :)
Portugues emigrado nos Estados Unidos!
I've never really used anything to organize my notes mainly used random tabs on my notepad++ for years. I was looking for a better solution where I could sync and keep everything this seems to be a perfect fit. I've never tried notion or other similar apps but it does look promising.
Also the video was quite understandable for a novice like me lol keep up the good work I'll definetly keep watching your playlist. Cheers!
Thanks Victor! From Notepad++ to obsidian that sure is one massive change! As for the sync - make sure to check out the backup episode of the series if syncing is a concern! Enjoy the rest of the series!
You are a walk-on-water man yeah!
Thanks Peter! :)
but where are the auto-linking tools?
Hello Sergio, really good video series. Thank you for putting this together. Have you tried Craft Docs? What are your thoughts on it? I am asking because I was looking at using Craft at one point. Like you, I have tried a multitude of different note taking apps over the years. I am hoping that Obsidian is 'the one' that I can use long term.
Thanks! I have tried Craft only out of curiosity, it's hardly comparable to Obsidian! Obsidian was designed with longevity in mind, more so than any other app I've come across. Hope that helps!
Thx u r very good teacher thx sooo much
That's really nice of you John, thank you :)
Hello! Your vídeos are Amazon, keep up with the great work! :)
Can I ask you the name of this song? I found it so peaceful and wanted to find it online ♡
Hi Barbara, i actually keep track of all the songs I use in my videos so that's an easy answer, this one is Megan Wofford- Sweet Hope :)
Can you do a video about the best way take a handwritten notebook and have an AI digest it into obsidian??? Is that even possible? I take so many notes. I have so many notebooks. I write important things in red, quotes and notes in black, and write in green for my reflections. I also underline or put a square around key words. I'd LOVE to figure out how to feed hand written notes into a brain extension. This is like a great explosion of wisdom... We can ask deeper questions to each other.
If I understnd your question correctly, you want to digitize handwritten notes, correct? If so, you'll want to use OCR (optical character recognition), the best tool i've found for that is Microsoft's One Note. you'd still have to do it page by page but One Note has an option to "copy text from picture". Hope this helps!
I really appreciate this video. I am excited about Obsidian and bi-directional linking. I am using the Windows version and it seems that there are a few differences compared to the Apple version. Thank you.
Thanks! They're mostly the same, just keyboard shortcuts and the like!
Thanks for video
Sergio, may I suggest making your computer resolution so it looks bigger? It's very hard to see things at the resolution you are using. Thank you for your consideration.
Hi Bruce, I have since fixed this issue as of 6-7 videos ago. The resolution is fine, my problem was not understanding the need to zoom in, I was unfortunately still brand new to video editing when I made this one :/
Is it good for learning programming? How can i take notes for programming? Or is Notion better for that?
In my opinion it is superior to notion in displaying different language's syntax. I learn all new languages inside my vault and never had an issue and it's blazing fast.
@@FromSergio Thank you for replying! Great course by the way! Keep making such courses.
Great
is it just tagging?