Use these 10 Obsidian tips to level up your note taking productivity

Dann Berg March 5, 2024
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I'm a Senior FinOps Practitioner, working at the intersection of engineering and finance. I make videos about things that interest me.

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In this video, I distill my overall productivity philosophy into ten tips for Obsidian usage. Before you watch this video, ask yourself: ARE YOU PROCRASTINATION BY WATCHING THIS VIDEO? If so, go do your work! Come back to this video later. :) This video is a slight departure from my other videos. Usually, my content is very hands-on and in-the-weeds, because that's how my brain works. I don't watch videos just to hear a bunch of words—just show me *how* to do something and tell me *why* I'm doing it that way. However, this video is less *how* and more *why*, so it's the opposite of how my content usually is. But hopefully you find it useful and interesting anyway. I sure wish I had this knowledge when I was first getting started with Obsidian. If you like this, and want to see more content, please let me know by liking, commenting, subscribing, or otherwise making yourself heard. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:52 Don't just work ON your system 1:34 Think in systems 2:31 Build system around how you're working 3:10 Make sure to use your notes 3:45 Productivity ebbs and flows 4:48 Treat it like a living knowledge base 5:25 New information comes from intersections 5:56 Writing is thinking 6:27 Publish! 7:05 Mimicry is a shortcut 8:12 Outro Links from this video: - Blog post version of this video - https://dannb.org/blog/2024/obsidian-tips-smart-usage/ Additional Obsidian Videos: - My Obsidian Daily Note Template video - https://youtu.be/v84uSIqqVPQ - My Obsidian Meeting Note Template video - https://youtu.be/Ud16HOQoS5Q - My Obsidian People Note Template video - https://youtu.be/N8K41HDRI3o - My Obsidian Physical Object Template video - https://youtu.be/v4qc-GNrv7Q My Gear: - Sony a6300 Mirrorless camera - https://amzn.to/3wkTfSn - Sennheiser MKE 600 Shotgun Microphone - https://amzn.to/3wqlQFT - Neewer Professional Microphone Pop Filter - https://amzn.to/3T0nmr0 - H4n Digital Multitrack Recorder - https://amzn.to/3us7157 - Neewer Portable Desktop Mini Tripod - https://amzn.to/3T0nqXM - Full gear list - https://dannb.org/my-gear/ More links: - (blog) Obsidian Daily Note system - https://dannb.org/blog/2022/obsidian-daily-note-template/ - (blog) Obsidian People Note system - https://dannb.org/blog/2022/obsidian-people-note-template/ - (blog) Obsidian Book Note system - https://dannb.org/blog/2022/recalling-books-youve-read-made-easy/ - (blog) Daily Driver Task Management System - https://dannb.org/blog/2020/daily-driver-task-management-system/ Where to find me: - Homepage - https://dannb.org - The Dann Chronicles monthly newsletter - https://dannberg.substack.com Thanks for watching!

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