Obsidian - The King of Learning Tools (FULL GUIDE + SETUP)

Obsidian - The King of Learning Tools (FULL GUIDE + SETUP)

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Obsidian: The King of Learning Tools (FULL GUIDE + SETUP)

Odyssey to create a note system: An ongoing way

You can’t just create a perfect note system once and for all. Just keep trying and improve it.

An important book:

How to Take Smart Notes

Why should we abandon multiple level of folders:

Because the folders seperate the ideas of the articles. Real world writing is a combination of multiple aspects of ideas.

Good writing and bad writing workflow

Notes on the paper are seperated in the note books and is hardly reviewed when there is a demand for writing.
But the graph of notes linked by topics(tags in the front properties margin) could be easily assessed and combined for a topic writng, and there will not be overlapped or missing notes.

Avoid plugins: keep a clean writing workflow

A good writing workflow should be clear-minded and not be filled with tremendous instructions. So a good writing workflow should be intuitive and not disturbed by any other fancy plugins or functions.

Hot keys in a writing workflow

1. Ctrl + O to create or open notes
2. Ctrl + T to apply templates
   That is it. Enjoy your writing!

   Note down what you have read

3. Quote some context and mark down the page numbers of the book.
4. Use your own words to summerize what you have read in the articles, books, or watched in the videos. Keep in mind not just copy the contents from the books, or you will just be low-minded.
5. Sometimes you can add your thoughts while reading.

   How to add good tags

6. Avoid to add tags that are too vague
7. Avoid being too specific
8. Tags are better to serve your interest.
9. How to avoid forgeting the already existed tags?
   Use the hyperlinks of notes that share similar topics and see the tags they have.
10. Avoid using too many tags in a single note

    Tips to make your notes focused and free from clutter

11. Keep your notes quite short
    Notes are just tools for learning.
    Keep notes below 500 words (recommended).
12. Tackle one idea at a time
    Keep each mini essay focused on a single idea, so that you can make full use of the connection of the articles.

    Format your notes to facilitate your review

    Referencing

13. Create hyperlinks to any notes that discuss similar ideas
14. Link the source material that the idea came from
15. If you forget to create tags or links, use key words for searching.