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Using Obsidian to manage goals, tasks, notes, and software dev knowledge base

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Re: Using Obsidian to manage goals, tasks, notes, and software dev knowledge base

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Post by xzel »

raytracer wrote: post #39
xzel wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

boostnote.io might be a good tool for you. Its basically a markdown renderer + code coloring with some extra search and other features. The first version is open source and I believe the second version also will be (but not positive). you can also store your folder of notes in a dropbox folder and get decent syncing out of the box. I've been using it for two years now and don't have any complaints. I will have to adm…

Obsidian is basically a "markdown renderer + code coloring with some extra search and other features" too. Notes in Obsidian are just regular markdown files that sit in a directory on your hard-drive. The notes can be version controlled with Git, synced with Dropbox, etc.

Yes I thought one of the things he didn’t like about Obsidian was it is closed source / proprietary. I do think they overlap pretty heavily. I’m personally going to give Obsidian a try tomorrow and see how it compares.

Re: Using Obsidian to manage goals, tasks, notes, and software dev knowledge base

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Post by yulaow »

I think I almost dedicated the last ten years to try to solve my own problem about taking notes for tasks/goals. In the end I come back defaulting to paper-and-pen for day to day projects related notes, and cherrytree for reorganizing them weekly in a digital format.

Re: Using Obsidian to manage goals, tasks, notes, and software dev knowledge base

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Post by mkbkn »

Maha-pudma wrote: post #58
rsa25519 wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Honestly, I recommend paper. I know, I know, no full-text search, no backup, etc. But files are really easy to misplace, accidently delete, or lose due to a hardware/software failure. They're just so small. I've found that if I write something down on paper, I'll physically remember where it is. It's really hard to get past the permanent aspect of pen and paper, but once you do, and you're willing to write down imper…

I like to take notes on paper however my notes are always messy. I'm not able to take notes on anything without having to go back and reorganise them, make sense of them, and add to them. Paper and pen (pencil in my case) are limited in this respect. I'd love to be able to take notes perfectly the first time but find I'll take notes and rewrite them in text (currently zim-wiki) which for me reinforces them in my mind…

Explore "Zettlekasten". There's a great book on the topic - "How To Take Smart Notes"

Re: Using Obsidian to manage goals, tasks, notes, and software dev knowledge base

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Post by phre4k »

gorgoiler wrote: post #14

After having used Bear, Notable, and Atom + plugins, I’m realizing I don’t really want an app to manage my notes. I just want the notes, plus a tool to traverse them that’s got a bit more beef to it than Finder.app. I’d like to use a more powerful app like the one promoted here, but I feel desperately uncomfortable tying my notes [in] to a piece of proprietary software . I feel like that was a mistake I made already,…

Foam is the open source alternative to Obsidian.

https://foambubble.github.io/foam/

Re: Using Obsidian to manage goals, tasks, notes, and software dev knowledge base

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Post by phre4k »

travbrack wrote: post #34
gorgoiler wrote: post #14

After having used Bear, Notable, and Atom + plugins, I’m realizing I don’t really want an app to manage my notes. I just want the notes, plus a tool to traverse them that’s got a bit more beef to it than Finder.app. I’d like to use a more powerful app like the one promoted here, but I feel desperately uncomfortable tying my notes [in] to a piece of proprietary software . I feel like that was a mistake I made already,…

I'm using VS code and the markdown preview plugin, with a private repo on github. Works pretty good and would support other filetypes besides MD.

There's a collection of additional VScode plugins called foam you might be interested in.

https://foambubble.github.io/foam/

Re: Using Obsidian to manage goals, tasks, notes, and software dev knowledge base

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Post by fragileone »

fn1 wrote: post #24

One question for all users of knowledge-bases like this: How often do you write something down and look it the next day and realize it's not relevant anymore because of reasons like: • you memorized it • it's not as important as it seemed yesterday • it's a todo and having it there actually nags you and prevents you from completing it • it creates some other kind of mental load: while skipping over it, it grabs your…

A knowledgebase is very different from a GTD/to-do list. My personal encyclopaedia is full of so many citations and interlinked factoids that I can honestly say I wouldn't be half as learned as I am without it. Almost everything I write down no longer gives me a mental burden once I offload it from my memory. It's something that builds on itself over time as you gradually learn more and more about various topics.

Re: Using Obsidian to manage goals, tasks, notes, and software dev knowledge base

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Post by phre4k »

refresher wrote: post #40

I tried Obsidian but prefer Foam[0], just because I enjoy using VSCode. Once it gets materialized backlinks I suppose it will be similar enough. [0] https://foambubble.github.io/foam/

Can't you already navigate with the tree view instead of materialised backlinks? What's the benefit?

I prefer to link my sites organically inside of text in the page. E.g. on a page about Linux I'd write

GNU/Linux is an [operating system](../os) based on the Linux [Kernel](../kernel).

Tada, two backlinks without having to list them. If there's no link on the page it's not important.

Do you see problems with that approach?

Re: Using Obsidian to manage goals, tasks, notes, and software dev knowledge base

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Post by yt-sdb »

gorgoiler wrote: post #14

After having used Bear, Notable, and Atom + plugins, I’m realizing I don’t really want an app to manage my notes. I just want the notes, plus a tool to traverse them that’s got a bit more beef to it than Finder.app. I’d like to use a more powerful app like the one promoted here, but I feel desperately uncomfortable tying my notes [in] to a piece of proprietary software . I feel like that was a mistake I made already,…

If you don’t care about mobile, Anno [1] is nice. It’s very simple; just a web-based UI for Markdown files. There’s an okay-ish PDF feature as well.

[1] https://github.com/gwgundersen/anno

Re: Using Obsidian to manage goals, tasks, notes, and software dev knowledge base

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Post by phre4k »

nickthemagicman wrote: post #59

I just want a simple kanban board with dependency graph. Like Trello but with dependencies.

https://kanboard.org/ has dependencies. What do you mean by 'dependency graph'? A graph showing relations and backlinks like with Obsidian? Or graph in a programming sense where you can access elements programmatically?
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