I use Emacs/org-mode to do the same and much more, without tying myself to specific third parties, but the point remains valid and largely ignored by most until recently: the heart of our information is plain text with potential binary attachments, and managing it as freely as possible, with search&narrow access and the ability to turn it into hypertext, to compute inside text etc is essential to "unlocking" or truly harnessing the power of the desktop computing. This model of personal computing has been denied for ages due to commercial interests in selling countless walled gardens that do only one thing, "UNIX-style", but without the IPC of the Unix CLI.
How I use Obsidian (2023)
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Re: How I use Obsidian (2023)
#52Just for context, Steph Ango is the CEO of Obsidian. His approach to notetaking in his own app made the rounds in the PKM (personal knowledge management) community for how _counterintuitive_ it was. He eschews a lot of the common wisdom pushed by influencers in this space who tout "the one true way™" to stay organized. File splattered in the root? Sure. Unresolved links to notes that don't exist and probably never wi…
I feel like organization it's not as important now with search in computers. Like you can search anything also there is tags.
Re: How I use Obsidian (2023)
#53I tried Notion, Obsidian, and various other note taking tools before I came to accept that I am simply not a note taking person. I just don't see the value in it I suppose.
More like a remembering things person? I envy that!
Re: How I use Obsidian (2023)
#54People who do lots of work and ship lots of projects tend to have a certain level of mess in their workshops. Creation is repeated cycles of trial, play, reflection and tidying. For anyone thinking about trying out Obsidian, here are some problems I have solved with it: - Remembering where I met someone, what we talked about and then connecting up with them at a later date. My ability to remember names is easily 10x…
How do you use it to remember names?
I have stub notes for people I've met, and link to them in the journal section of my daily note when I've met them; I can then check the backlinks on that person's note when I want to check where I've seen them before.
Re: How I use Obsidian (2023)
#55FYI, firing up Claude Code or Codex inside your Obsidian repo location is a game-changer
Can you expand on your usage this way? Still haven't picked on that.
Re: How I use Obsidian (2023)
#56The PKM pipeline is :
Discovering PM solutions upon entering the workforce and deciding to use them for your personal life.
Shortcomings drive you to discover PKM software like Notion and Obsidian.
Picking either one or the other.
Switching from Notion to Obsidian or vice versa.
Starting to write your own PKM.
There is no class of software more entropic because everyone's requirements are so specific to the individual.
Re: How I use Obsidian (2023)
#57I use yellow legal pads and 4x6" notecards... and probably ship more substantive writing than 96% of people on the planet.
The 4% that are more substantive writers than you dont waste their time with complex industrial technology like note pads and flashcards. The weakness stemming from your addiction to modern tools shows even in your short comment.
Re: How I use Obsidian (2023)
#58My PKM is writing in Org Mode and never using any Org Mode features to look things up.
Re: How I use Obsidian (2023)
#59Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not the OP, but I've got a "Names to remember" evergreen note in my Reference folder. Within it, I have a few headings (e.g. neighbours, or locations), and a bullet point for each person, with context that will trigger the memory. That might sound like there's a lot of structure, but it's really the act of writing it down in the first place that helps me remember.
It'd be cool to write a little script that dumps them out into an Anki deck for spaced repetition.
There's plugins for that: https://obsidian.md/plugins?search=anki
Re: How I use Obsidian (2023)
#60I use the app for two things mainly: DnD DMing and sheet music. I think it’s deep but I mostly just make canvases and copy paste in images and then move those around to a useful shape. I put in tables, text, images, and all on canvases. I don’t use links really, I probably should but I use the known Folder structure to get to whichever canvas I’m working on.