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Learn Obsidian, the notes app: from beginner to full workspace in 1 video. GET UPDATES - I'll send you every major visual + feature change (& future ones): https://www.linkingyourthinking.com/join/obsidian-updates?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=my_complete_obsidian_masterclass This is a compilation of my Obsidian for Beginners video series - viewed nearly 4 million times - in one video. Mastered everything here? Watch this playlist next to take things to the next level: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqrzxfZD_hc&list=PL3NaIVgSlAVLSspDBo4czhFAisttDEOCi&index=1 🌌 GET MY PRO OBSIDIAN SETUP: https://www.linkingyourthinking.com/ideaverse-pro?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=my_complete_obsidian_masterclass 🌱 GET MY BEGINNER OBSIDIAN SETUP: https://start.linkingyourthinking.com/ideaverse-for-obsidian?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=my_complete_obsidian_masterclass 🚀 LEARN OBSIDIAN BASICS: https://www.linkingyourthinking.com/obsidian-flight-school?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=my_complete_obsidian_masterclass 🔆 GET MY BEST IDEAS WEEKLY: https://www.linkingyourthinking.com/newsletter/yt?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=my_complete_obsidian_masterclass 📝 DOWNLOAD OBSIDIAN: https://obsidian.md/ 00:00 Start the Obsidian Masterclass 00:25 PART 1: Download Obsidian and create your first vault (complete beginner) 01:50 Write your first Markdown note (future-proof your ideas) 03:00 Link your second note with double brackets [[ ]] 04:05 Capture ideas at speed of thought 06:05 Use placeholder links to spark new notes 07:00 Grow your ideas by connecting them 08:05 Unlock backlinks and linked mentions 09:00 Explore the graph view to see your knowledge web 10:35 Watch your notes gain value over time 12:15 PART 2: The 7 Most Important Markdown Essentials in Obsidian 13:35 Build relationships with links and tags 14:45 Highlight what matters with italics and bold 16:20 Organize thoughts with lists and headers (H1–H6) 18:30 Add tags like People, Movie, PKM to filter and connect 20:00 Simplify with numbered lists (formatting that stays minimal) 20:50 PART 3: The 8 Most Important Obsidian Settings 22:00 Activate core plugins (Tag Pane, Page Preview, Starred) 23:35 Manage files and send deleted notes to system trash 24:25 Protect your links with automatic updates (critical!) 26:30 Deep dive - graph view, community themes, styles 33:15 PART 4: The 8 Most Important Obsidian Hotkeys 34:30 Toggle preview and edit with Command E 35:45 Use Quick Switcher (Command O) and global search 36:30 Navigate back and forward with hotkeys 37:50 Create new notes faster (Command N and split panes) 39:00 How to build your own system 39:40 IMPORTANT: Get every major Obsidian update + visual change 🔖 TAGS: #Obsidian #obsidianapp #Obsidiannotetakingapp #LinkingYourThinking