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How I use Obsidian (2023)

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Re: How I use Obsidian (2023)

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Post by pmarreck »

swah wrote: post #55
pmarreck wrote: post #41

FYI, 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.

Well, it has helped me reorganize my notes and add appropriate links based on context (which AI is good at, of course) since I tend to still use it like a glorified notepad (which it's also good at, but really doesn't take much advantage of it)

You can also use it to ask questions like "which of my business ideas might have legs?"

Re: How I use Obsidian (2023)

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Post by kmacleod »

seivan wrote: post #68
nivcmo wrote: post #66

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I've been doing this as well, but using regular editors. What benefit does Obsidian give here that a text editor doesn't give? You just want to write/paste something for storing but I never understood why I needed a different editor for it.

If your editor has a wiki mode (like Emacs' org mode) then maybe nothing. If not, then Obsidian is your browser and your editor is your editor. For example, git syncing between Android and desktop isn't working well for me, so I edit directly in github UI and browse in Obsidian. The fact that Obsidian works exactly like that is one of the biggest benefits of Obsidian.

Re: How I use Obsidian (2023)

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Post by gverrilla »

gverrilla wrote: post #75

When obsidian can allow for a dynalist-style configuration, please tell me.

Why the downvotes? Dynalist is from the same creators as Obsidian. If they didn't open source it, I expect them to integrate into Obsidian eventually. Until then obsidian will continue to be my 30tons markdown editor [0].

0: https://github.com/ronikbhaskar/obsidian-editor

Re: How I use Obsidian (2023)

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Post by Reflecticon »

Brajeshwar wrote: post #39
fred_tandemai wrote: post #30

Curious how people here are using obsidian when taking notes during meetings in the context of AI note taker. I find myself incapable of using features like links as I'm interacting with say a client. I've found AI note takers to be really powerful to help free my mind during meetings though.

Either someone or I, of course, turn on a Note Taker that can transcribe the meeting notes. That file can go into Obsidian. Unfortunately, most people don’t refer back to it and would wait for someone to do it as part of the spec or project tasks assigned by the Project Manager. However, I love taking notes in meetings using graphs, arrows, boxes with text, etc. Sometimes, I use an iPad with the Pencil, but I prefer…

Thank you for that reference, that's really cool. I started watching his napkin academy series right now. So plenty of thanks!

Re: How I use Obsidian (2023)

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Post by laurieg »

dzjkb wrote: post #82
laurieg wrote: post #28

People 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 do graphing/maps? I'm guessing it's some plugins?

I use the Tracker plugin [1] to make charts of things like running distances etc.

For maps, I have a folder called Places and each markdown file in there is a place. I add latitude and longitude to the frontmatter and then display them on a map.

[1] https://github.com/pyrochlore/obsidian-tracker

Re: How I use Obsidian (2023)

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Post by laurieg »

Dr_Birdbrain wrote: post #36
laurieg wrote: post #28

People 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 make a new card in a folder called People whenever I meet someone. Then I add information like email address, phone number, connections to other people when relevant.

I find engaging like this helps my memory already on its own, but if I'm ever really stuck with a name I just take a quick look at my phone. The person is usually linked to the event where I first met them or similar.

Re: How I use Obsidian (2023)

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Post by Brajeshwar »

Brajeshwar wrote: post #39
fred_tandemai wrote: post #30

Curious how people here are using obsidian when taking notes during meetings in the context of AI note taker. I find myself incapable of using features like links as I'm interacting with say a client. I've found AI note takers to be really powerful to help free my mind during meetings though.

Either someone or I, of course, turn on a Note Taker that can transcribe the meeting notes. That file can go into Obsidian. Unfortunately, most people don’t refer back to it and would wait for someone to do it as part of the spec or project tasks assigned by the Project Manager. However, I love taking notes in meetings using graphs, arrows, boxes with text, etc. Sometimes, I use an iPad with the Pencil, but I prefer…

I just realized the website referenced has a spelling error. For the record/archive, it should be https://www.danroam.com

Re: How I use Obsidian (2023)

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Post by gbraad »

DauntingPear7 wrote: post #80
gbraad wrote: post #25

I use Obsidian, but would never use someone else's Vault template; as these are script files, you neverknow what can be in there without reviewing this. Just a friendly reminder to be cautious

This guy is the CEO of obsidian so I would trust him imo

While I know this, that was not the point. Kepano Everyone makes mistakes... And this argument even normalizes the behavior to run install scripts as root when a CEO says it?

Re: How I use Obsidian (2023)

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Post by mold_aid »

borh375 wrote: post #77
mold_aid wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>And with the new LLM powered The what now? Did I miss an update

Missed a word: LLM powered tools (CLIs, etc.) that can work over files easily. Nothing in Obsidian itself, though I'm sure some nice plugins will exist

oh good, thank you!

Re: How I use Obsidian (2023)

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Post by Ferret7446 »

laurieg wrote: post #28

People 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…

The problem is there's "mess" and then there's mess, and it's nontrivial to distinguish the two.

Ultimately, it comes down to: can you find something you're looking for? For most people, this will require some amount of organization as they will not be able to remember the location of every individual thing, but what this organization looks like may seem inscrutable to someone else.

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