Category: PKM
The Obsidian Plugins I Actually Use
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I’ve shown off a lot of Obsidian plugins here, and a bunch of them haven’t made it into my regular rotation despite my initial excitement about them. Today we’re going to look at those plugins that I do use regularly because they fit my workflow. Book Search Each book I read generates at least two…
How I Use Obsidian to track Programming
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If you’re a web developer and want some insight into how you could use Obsidian to track what you work on, today is for you. I’m going to give you a tour of how I use Obsidian to track GitHub issues and document our site setup. As this is a working Obsidian vault, I’m not…
OmniFocus Task Templates in Obsidian
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Recently I shared a video on sharing an Obsidian note to OmniFocus as a task. Well as I test out OmniFocus again to think about doing a course on it, I realized I needed a few other shortcuts to make draw out some more power. On the Obsidian side, you’ll need to get the Shortcut…
Blog from Obsidian to Ulysses
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In the comments on my video about sending an Obsidian note to OmniFocus as a task, Andy noticed that I had a Ulysses integration and asked if I’d share it. Today’s quick video is just that, my Shortcut to share Obsidian text to Ulysses so I can publish it on my site.
Send Obsidian Notes to OmniFocus as Tasks
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I read a bunch of books and sometimes it’s hard to remember which one I’ve processed my notes on. Today I’m going to show you a Shortcut that sends an Obsidian note to OmniFocus so that I have a running list of books I need to revisit. Why Not Obsidian? Some of you make wonder…
Obsidian Popout Windows
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When I’m working on a writing project I often have many notes open, alongside the main writing pane I want to be working in. Previously I’d end up with many panes open in Obsidian, which limited the workspace I wanted to see, and sometimes meant that I’d close the pane I was writing in. Now…
GTD in Your PKM – Track Everything
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I recently got asked how I use Obsidian alongside all the project management and task tools I must have. In any given week I have things to do coming in via Trello, Github Issues, email and Things 3. Many of these items may also have a related Slack conversation, or notes I have taken in…
Taking Notes on Building a Second Brain
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Today you can watch me process Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte. I’ll take some notes and talk about my thoughts on the book as it relates to my thinking on taking notes. Links Building a Second Brain Bamboo Reading Rest Getting Things Done The Bullet Journal Method How to Read a Book Scott…
Fix Obsidian Kanban Mobile
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While I use macOS for much of my work, I still strongly prefer iPadOS as an operating system. For the most part, Obsidian and the surrounding plugins work perfectly on iPadOS, but not always. One recent tweak I made to the Kanban plugin for Obsidian was to invert the order of new cards. This accomplishes…
Introduction to Kanban in Obsidian
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Today’s video is going to walk through the basics of the Kanban Plugin for Obsidian. By the end of the video you’ll understand how to use the plugin and see my basic YouTube Kanban setup. One of my favourite things about the plugin is the excellent documentation that the plugin provides. I’ve referenced the docs…
