Obsidian is great at many things, but one thing that it doesn’t do out of the box is make it easy to share notes. That may seem like an oversight in our ever more connected world, but it’s by design. The Obsidian team believes that your notes should be private and durable by default. Private […]
Getting Started with Excalidraw
My eyes have been opened. I’ve never considered myself a “creative”. I can draw, but I rarely do.I can sketch, but I rarely do.I can think visually, but it isn’t my default. I know that I am creative, but I express that differently than a proper visual artist, a person who sketches compulsively on every […]
How I use Folders in Obsidian
Folders have always been difficult for me. Not only folders in Obsidian, but generally. I’m not the most organized person in the world, and my creative process requires some thrashing. Rarely does any project end up exactly like I pictured it when I started. Over time, it seems like folders always get messy. Life rarely […]
Getting Started with Obsidian Bases
Bases is a brilliant new tool from the Obsidian team. It allows you to create interactive filtered lists of notes. It is user-friendly and extremely powerful, and I think one of the most important additions to Obsidian that we’ve ever seen. Bases are designed to be easy-to-use and, unlike Dataview, they don’t require any programming […]
Announcing: Simple Systems
I love Obsidian. And ever since I started using it in 2020, I’ve been developing systems that make it more effective for me. I hear the same complaint over and over: “Obsidian is too complex”. And I agree. You can do basic note-taking in Obsidian without any complex workflows, but as soon as you want […]
Dataview vs Datacore vs Obsidian Bases
Lately there’s been a lot of buzz about Datacore and Obsidian Bases. And for good reason! For most of Obsidian’s existence we’ve only had a single good option for querying notes in Obsidian: Dataview. As you may know, I am a huge Dataview fan. Dataview paved the way and clearly showcased why we need options […]
The Best Free Pocket Alternative: Obsidian
It was recently announced that Pocket is shutting down. It’s a shame. Pocket was a great product that has been around for a long time. It served a real purpose, giving us a tool for temporarily storing articles that we want to read or reference later. I started using Pocket around ten years ago. Somewhere […]
Getting Started with Datacore
My friends: Datacore is almost ready for prime time. The creator of the plugin has announced that the next major release will include a “stable” version that will be available in the community plugins. What does that mean for us? It means we can start using it! Installing Datacore Michael Brenan, developer of both Dataview […]
The Obsidian Web Clipper Fixes Everything
I first wrote about clipping in Obsidian two years ago (was 2023 really two years ago? Wild). Clipping at the time was good, but it wasn’t great. If you revisit that article, you will note that I couldn’t wholesale recommend any one option: every option was imperfect, with its own list of pros and cons. […]
Paying Bills in Obsidian
“If everyone paid their bills like Tim, I wouldn’t have a job!” This is an actual quote from my utility company. I am unusually good at paying bills, and I barely even think about it. How do I do it? I have a system. But it wasn’t always this way. I used to wake up […]