Ah tbh, I think that is just a glitch in the way the digital garden plugin displays the tags once published 🙃 Each of those is a single # in my actual vault. Also, I just shared a new video that goes more into depth on tags, you might find it helpful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYvbipSrZ5Z3aJIsi=V2nAVfFotLuRiaSz

Thank you! Appreciate you saying that, and also for any future shares 🫡 I completely agree, I felt overwhelmed by a lot of the videos when I first started out, so I wanted to make one that helped people really get the core essence of how to bring in structure vs emergence in Obsidian, so I'm glad that you felt it came across that way. For sure, it's so easy to go down the rabbit holes of perfectionism & completionism, which is kind of the opposite of what Obsidian is meant for haha. Well, if your wife wants to give it another go, I do have an Obsidian for beginners video too 😊: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmOlnKmnl7mDoM0 Do you use a zettelkasten system now? That's what I'm actually working on explaining for my next video, but in a simplified way (I hope haha)

@@Wanderloots I have a very messy attempts at Zettelkasten, but ultimately don't use it. I'm looking forward to your version as I do think it is an interesting concept, but I came to Obsidian and this process in middle of a PHD so it was hard to justify the time. I had a lot of advanced writing already done or mostly wanted Obsidian for brainstorming ideas. Another issue for me was that I couldn't do on my work in Obsidian because I needed to do a lot of writing in Word to share with others. I only recently discovered the Writage app for Word, which has been a game changer. I think the way you describe the use of Topics as a way of getting emergent patterns is 100% useful and I wish I had done that from the beginning. It would have been far more useful for me than trying to pigeonhole zettlekasten. When I finish my defense in the spring, I will get to reimagine how I use Obsidian and probably how to incorporate zettlekasten more. It's an interesting method.

I recommend checking out the Reddit channel or discord channel on NotebookLM, I've seen people talking about avatar use in there!

It's my pleasure! Thanks for letting me know 😊 I recommend (always) reading the privacy policy yourself before determining if it is "secure enough" for your use. I actually included a chapter in my last NotebookLM video on the privacy policy and my understanding of how to keep your use secure, so you can take a look at that for more information 🫡: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6S0Z6Z_dsaWe7s (note: none of this is legal advice)

Thank you! I'm glad you found it helpful 😊. Thanks for the caution on switching components! That is very good to know. Can you explain your last statement a bit more? Are you saying that the build components had issues with quartz, but with the digital garden plugin, you were able to solve the problem?

@@Wanderloots yes, once I got past getting all the layers of the stack to hold hands, the publishing process works so smoothly. Gave up on Quartz.

@@ChrisMartinPrivateAI Nice! Glad it worked out. I originally looked at Quartz too but it seemed a bit too complicated. I can see why people would like the extra customization, but I didn't need it

Hmm are you saying that you're trying to find specific quotes that will relate to your next meeting? If so, you can mark your readwise highlights with a tag like #readwise and then filter your vault by tag:readwise AND xyz topic. You can also introduce topic notes that you add to your readwise highlights, so you can look at the graph view to expand on the emergent connections between your highlights and topics that would be related to your next meeting. I talk more about these types of organization & insight generation in my latest video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYvbipSrZ5Z3aJIsi=jeDwaaAxCjyjxxEs

what do you mean?

@Wanderloots too complicated focus is on this bs stuff not on managing and content

@@AbhishekSingh-7892 hmm I don't think there's anything wrong with automatically organizing your folder structure 🤔 setting it up once means you never have to spend any time organizing again, which lets you prioritize your ideas & content for the future. You could have your folder structure set up in less than 5 minutes I bet. Dataview I agree is a rabbit hole that you can get caught in, but I use it to surface insights based on my recent work, so it actually saves me a ton of time with finding my important notes. I recommend the auto-note mover as the most simplistic version of the set-up, but of course, each person has their own system that works best for them.

My pleasure! Was anything particularly helpful? Working on some more videos 😊

Thank you very much! I'm glad you found it helpful 😊 This is actually my personal vault, so I will not be making it public. You can take a look at my digital garden for the notes from this vault that are publicly available: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5-YZ4KBnJqbr8U I'm working on a vault to share with people as part of my next video, but I may make it a download for people in my cheapest tier of membership on KZbin, as it takes me a lot of time & energy to set up and make ✨

My pleasure! So glad you found it helpful 😊

Thank you! 😊 it’s my pleasure, I’m glad you found it helpful! Was there anything that jumped out at you as being the most interesting?

Great question! You can use NotebookLM with Google Docs, and I believe there are extensions for chrome/gmail where you can automatically store your Gmail in Docs. You might be able to set up an automatic export from Gmail --> Docs, which you can then select in NotebookLM the next time you use it. The only thing to keep in mind is that you can only have 50 sources in NotebookLM, so to have true, constant updating, you probably need to aggregate your emails into one doc (or a few) so you can work with more sources as well. I haven't tried it, but here's an example I found quickly: chromewebstore.google.com/detail/export-emails-to-docs/mmldpaklpefcmbknkimieipafeniinem?hl=en&pli=1

Thank you! Glad you found it helpful 😊 was there anything in particular you resonated with? Also, I hadn’t heard of heptabase! Thanks for sharing. Does it operate in markdown as well?

I’m so glad to hear it! 😊 what did you think of the podcast feature when you used it?

Joking aside, I’ve subscribed to your channel because I think you’ve got a great way of explaining things. At the end was very spot on and concise. Thank you.

thank you! I appreciate you saying that 😊 to be honest, your comment above confused me haha, it was a joke?

Yes! Exactly ✨ this is one of my favourite features as well. I spent all week exploring the podcast generations actually. Excited to make it a regular part of my creation process 🎙️

Thank you! Glad you liked it 😊 what were the right parts that you found so helpful?

Having all the basic bits one needs to get started and up and running. Brief views into more hardcore functionality without going down those bunny trails. Starting from scratch and adding functionality as you go (instead of dropping into a working system). Useful tidbits that I’d otherwise never see (e.g. local graph). Most useful options for core plugins. 👍🇨🇦

Amazing! Thank you so much for the feedback, that's very helpful to hear. I was trying to show people a glimpse of the possibilities, so I'm very glad it came across :) I just published a video that goes deeper into tags, topics, and organization methods that you might find interesting too 🫡 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYvbipSrZ5Z3aJIsi=jeDwaaAxCjyjxxEs

Wow! Thank you so much 😊It's my pleasure! As an IP lawyer, patent agent & creator, I greatly appreciate that you've made a tool that lets me work with sources without submitting them for training. I've been using NotebookLM every day and can't wait to share more videos ✨Looking forward to seeing what other features you add!

I believe you need to add dg-home to all pages so that the builder knows that it is NOT the home page. I just created a template that has dg-home as a property so it doesn't take any extra effort to add notes with the needed properties.

You’re welcome! 😊 was there something you found particularly helpful or interesting?

Thank you! I’m so glad to hear that 😊 I’m doing my best to take complicated subjects and make them accessible to more people ✨ Is there anything in particular you’re interested in learning more about?

My understanding is that they are working on bringing this feature in soon! I agree it’s much-needed for long term use of the notebooks Source: www.reddit.com/r/notebooklm/s/2xPWW06ymA

Thank you very much 😊 there are a lot out there so that means a lot! Was there something that made this video stand out that you liked?

Thank you 😊 appreciate you saying that a lot! Was there something that made this video stand out? I’m so glad to hear you’ve been finding it helpful! How have you been using it in a game-changing way? Also, I’m working on my ideas for the next part in the series so I am definitely doing more! If there’s something in particular you’d like to see, let me know 🫡

AI is a super powerful tool! We’ll see where it goes ✨

Yes! I am, I actually feel as though I'm much further ahead on this path now. I agree, I think it's all about generating value, no matter the circumstances. I think people in corporate ecosystems can augment their careers by considering their digital identities more, since it's a way to boost reputation across the globe and potentially provides an exit into self-employment/entrepreneurship in the future. It's not necessarily about one or the other, but of taking the time to consider the impact of your personal brand on your life, and the ways you can use it to boost the value you're creating ✨

@@Wanderloots Yes, exactly. It's win situation for both.

For sure! As long as it’s able to be done sustainably. I think it’s easy to burn out along the way, and hard to get unburnt haha

My pleasure! Glad it helped 😊 what are you testing it with? 👀

@Wanderloots especially analysis of longer KZbin videos and brainstorming. Also as another source of AI with access to current internet sources (like perplexity).

Cool! That makes a lot of sense, that’s mostly how I’ve been using it so far as well. What do you mean by bringing in perplexity? Like querying perplexity and adding the answers as a source to notebooklm?

Thank you! 😊 was there anything in particular you found helpful? I’m working on my plans for the next video in the series and appreciate any feedback 🫡

@@Wanderloots I liked that you started at the beginning and did a masterful job explaining how the basics worked. Very helpful! I was directed to this tool by an online comment in the Pathfinder 2e (A TTRPG) community about taking notes and running games. If you know anything about TTRPGs they are a world unto themselves, with tons of details, locations, people, creatures, treasure, etc. to keep track of. I'd like to learn more about the Sync function, both the non-paid version (which you indicated has issues) and the paid version. I've spotted something I need to check out and that's the ability to import PDFs into Obsidian. A lot of games I'd run at our local gaming store come on PDF. So being able to import and parse different external files (PDFs, Word, even other websites) would be very helpful to know.

I'm so glad to hear it! Thank you for the detailed feedback, it really helps a lot 😊 I am aware of TTRPGs, but haven't participated myself. I'm actually looking into ways that help boost worldbuilding with obsidian too, so that's good to know! Re: sync, the issues i've had with iCloud have been minor; the odd time, a single file here or there will be a version behind, but almost always i'm able to fix it and revert to the new version. If you need perfect syncing, then I recommend Obsidian sync since it's not that much per month. Yes! There are plugins that enable the inclusion of PDFs. My favourite one is called "Zotero", which is a citation management system. You can add PDFs, highlight them, etc., and then import the highlights into obsidian. You can also just add the PDF as an embedded file so you can read it within obsidian itself. I"m sure there are more ways too!

@@Wanderloots For the TTRPG space don't sweat it on your end. Josh Plunkett has a channel @joshplunkett and he *extensively* covers that space. He has over 100, 30-ish minutes of videos dedicated to just using Obsidian for TTRPGs! I've started using Obsidian and my questions right off the bat are: Since the UI shows folders on your local computer is it better to rename, move, etc., files and folder within Obsidian or on the desktop? And regarding syncing: Can I store my vault(s) on my iCloud Drive and just point whatever Obsidian app (macOS vs. i(Pad)OS to those vaults? Seems 'syncing' wouldn't be an issue since there's just one file location that those apps access. Is that what you did, but still have file version issues?

The best part of working with markdown files: you can do either! By moving/renaming folders in Obsidian, you're also renaming/moving them on your desktop as well. The Obsidian file structure is exactly what you'd see on your normal file explorer. For syncing, you can store your vault on iCloud and point your iOS devices to that folder, it should work! However, the mobile (iOS) Obsidian requires a root folder, so you have to make sure that the vault is the main folder in both desktop and mobile (i.e., don't have folders outside of your vault folder, since mobile won't read it). The issues I had with file versioning only happened when I had Obsidian open on my computer at home while I was making edits on my phone while I was out. I think my desktop obsidian was confused at the sync history. But I haven't noticed a problem with this in a few months. Oh cool, thanks for letting me know re: TTRPG, I'll check out his channel!

Thank you so much! Glad you liked it 🫡 was there anything in particular you found helpful, or would like me to go deeper into??

Amazing! I wasn’t sure if anyone would recognize it haha. I originally started writing on substack but transitioned everything to paragraph earlier this year 😊 are you on farcaster too?

Which plugin, please?

Yes! But where does your data go? 👀 it depends on the plugin. For example, if you’re using one that connects to GPT, you may be giving your obsidian notes to OpenAI. I highly recommend looking at the terms of use of the plugin to see what they do with your data. Also! I personally like the thought of intentionally adding my notes to obsidian, rather than using AI to generate notes within it. Helps me keep separate what is AI and what is my own writing.

If you search “ai” or “chatgpt” there are quite a few! I would just say to be careful to check how they are using your data, because you might lose the privacy of your vault by giving AI direct access to it

My guess is that they are: 1) showing off Gemini for promotional purposes 2) providing a valuable software for personal/small business use that they will then sell to enterprises 3) trying to gain some goodwill from ChatGPT, which has been dominating public opinion 4) trying to appeal to universities 5) trying to compete with Apple Intelligence, which has been entirely described as being private And I’m sure more reasons. I think if they were hedging the phrasing around how the data was being used, it would be a different story. But if you go to the main website, it’s unambiguous, they will not use your data via notebookLM. I recommend, as always, taking a look at the page yourself and the terms of use if you are unsure.

Why are people so stuck on not letting LLM train on your data? Nobody gives a crap about your notes and the LLM is only drawing patterns and relationships from the data. If everyone hoarded their output we couldn't have LLMs. You gotta give to receive. It's how we move forward as a species.

@chastetree stop projecting ur nonsense way of thinking to others. YOU don’t care. keep that dumb naive ass shit to yourself

Well, quite a few reasons! Depending on the notes you're taking, they may be highly confidential (client work, legal work, business planning, market strategies, etc.). As a lawyer, if the notes I'm taking are related to client work, it would be unethical/potentially illegal for me to use software that takes my confidential information and uses it for AI model training. If I'm doing highly sensitive, cutting-edge research, I could potentially be removing my ability to hold onto the IP. I could also be giving it up to the AI model for training, and when it is updated, someone else could ask questions that causes the AI to give away my research, even though it's not ready for publication yet. This could also remove my ability to retain IP. As a creator, the Internet has shifted to a mentality of expecting everything for free, which has devalued a lot of creative & knowledge work. Assuming that everyone should be able to take everything for free provides a chilling effect on original creativity, since people are not incentivized to create new things if they cannot monetize. That said, the Internet is obviously a treasure trove of collective intelligence of humanity, and LLMs are enabling us to access this knowledge to an entirely new level, which requires some element of openness of information. There needs to be a balance, where, e.g., creators & knowledge workers can opt in to having their work used for training or not, the choice shouldn't be made for each person automatically.

@@Wanderloots Excellent response. I'm not a lawyer and don't deal with any IP so I didn't have that perspective. I do agree there needs to be a balance and feel we sometimes tip too far from fair use and public domain.

A couple of reasons! They’re encouraging people to use it for research and business, and if it got out that they were using your data for training, I think Google would take a huge hit. Also, they say right on the main page that they don’t: notebooklm.google/

My pleasure! So glad you found it helpful 😊 did you try making one?

@@Wanderloots Yes! I set everything up and now working on my home note as an entrance to the garden.

@@raphaelshklarek Amazing! Good luck! 😊 it's surprisingly fulfilling to start planning out the home note for your entrance eh? I found I could start to visualize all of the paths I could go down (or direct others down). Feel free to share it when it's done, if you would like, and I'll take a look! No pressure ofc, just curious to see different cultivators 🌱

@@Wanderloots I would love to share it. Just got my base layer done and enjoyed the process a lot! Looking forward to feedback.

amazing! feel free to share here if you want :) then it can become an example to inspire others ✨

My pleasure! Thanks so much for letting me know how helpful you find it 😊 So glad to hear that you're giving Obsidian a shot! As you can see in this video, I think it's going to be such a great pairing for AI, especially NotebookLM. Let me know if you have any questions! Feel free to share with anyone you think might find it helpful! That's the best way to get more people to see it 🫡

Obsidian is pretty great, but like any other notetaking-'2nd Brain' tool, not for everyone. But Notebook LM, this is just a whole other 'next level' of where you can take Obsidain.. or any of the better/similar tools. As you can see, even if you just dump all of your digital flotsam in Google Drive.. just as good. My head was spinning and sleepless night the first time I used Notebook LM, dreaming up possible use cases.

Sure! but it does depend. Notion, for example, uses proprietary markup language, which might make it impossible to add notes from Notion into AI like NotebookLM in the future. Future-proofing in software is underrated imo. For sure, Google Drive is going to be a key element for a lot of people. I think it's cool that it's an add-on to products people are already using. And I'm so glad to hear it! That sounds like my experience when I came across it too haha, there are so many possibilities ✨ Let me know if you have any questions about use-cases, and maybe I'll be able to work them into future videos 🫡

That’s true for domains! But not for file types. A .md file type is markdown 😊

Thanks Giulia! 😊 So glad you like it! Haha I'm working on it! Been trying to grow the rest of my channel so that it can run in the background while I make more artistic videos ✨

haha thanks! I would say the best way to start is to just pick 1 or 2 features (or plugins) and then just get going. The rest of the system will only make sense the more you use the software as part of your every day life. The automatic inbox portion with the auto-note moved plugin can be set up in less than 5 minutes, so it's actually really easy to start-off with some automatic organizing (no need to get into dataview if you don't want to) Happy to answer any questions! 🫡

Haha no problem! I keep my main vault in dark mode 100% of the time so I didn’t think to switch until I got to the appearance tutorial

Settings → Appearance → Font, I think

Yep! thank you, that is how you can change it. You can control the interface & text (writing/reading) font separately too

@@danyukhin thanks mate , I just changed my font 😊