I do this with like 4 different books constantly. It does work!

There is no perfect system.

People who read 100 books a year are reading brain rot smut

I just downloaded it and don't know where to start so I'm looking through tutorials. Thank you.

I will be honest, first time i watched this stuff, i was so far away from understanding But after i used obsidian for a day, and watched around 7-8 previous videos of yours i was able to understand this "tag" stuff how they are used and every other stuff After watching other previous videos of yours and coming back to this one had me started connecting the dots, and understand how this stuff works, and how you use it, Hahh! Feels good now.

This simpler system seems great. I'm tempted to re-structure my vault yet again. This method is more in line with what a Zettelkasten system should be, and it looks pretty easy to maintain. I'm a big fan of Obsidian, but at the moment, my desire to keep everything organised into tags and subtags is so mentally draining that I tend to use it less from feeling overwhelmed. In your opinion, would replacing the word 'Tag' (like for cooperation, meaning, criminal gang) with 'Topic' still make sense in the system? Then tags and the tags folder become the topics and topics folder.

Life passes most people by while they're making grand plans for it.

I use this in conjunction with Joplin.

Writing...? In books?! Blasphemy 😭 I can't lie, I have a hard time doing this. I feel like I'm defacing art. The times I do it, I have to have 2 copies lmao

I play badminton, and also I played till district level but I'm not practicing it now, currently I only touch my badminton only twice a year. I am good at drawing and made a yt channel for it but I am not consistent. I also play piano but with only one hand. I also havYe guitar & I can only play Happy Birthday song from it. I am good in studies but still improving. The exam I am preparing for has different sets of subjects - History, geography, economics, polity, ethics, etc... while I did my college and school from the science stream. I like to read sometimes I have read ikigai, the mountain is you etc. but it's been months I haven't read any. I like to make cinematic videos sometimes have made 1 but am not able to make more even though I want to. I can sing but not that good - achieved 4th position in my college. Earlier I wanted to be a Doctor but now I want to do a Government job or be a professor or a fashion designer or want to learn animation etc.. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I AM GONNA DO WITH MY LIFE MANNN ! I am so confused. Pls help me with itttt.... 🥲

Ugh I can’t thank you 🥺❤️

I do this as well and audiobooks. I find it’s great. I mean you wouldn’t just watch 1 TV programme without watching anything else until you finish it? So why do that with books?

Underrated humor.

Big thanks this video is really helpful ❤

I can feel your passion for wanting to share the techniques that has helped you on your journey. Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom. Many blessings in all that you do.

How much I enjoyed your video! Your video "appeared to me" and I trusted... I started watching it. I decided to pay attention calmly. I enjoyed you greatly! THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing your reflections using Obsidian. In this video, there is much more than that. I would love to get in touch. I take it you live in the UK? It will be a pleasure to know more about you.

I already kinda do this in Google Docs, in a very haphazard fashion and mostly with musings that randomly come to mind. Still gotta watch the Obsidian video so I can start building my library of notes and mini essays in there…

23:12 Those are Curly Bracers :)

I gave up on Obsidian completely ... then I watched this video and was inspired to return to it. Very useful. Thank you.

no shade but the fact that your source list is limited to western writings renders it not nearly as exhaustive as it could be

Book: How to take smart notes by Sönke Ahrens

Love this channel, keep up with the good stuff!

well, am i stupid cuz i couldnt understand anything feeling like crying its so complex

damn i actually dont read books so i cant do this

Great to hear you shed light on the hustle culture/ productivity influence today.

You're a damn G, keep pushing 🤝🏽

I want to do coding and music(music production and songwriting) with my 10 hours of college (1hour traveling).how can i do it

Brilliant explainations and method ! Thanks a lot ;)

When you make an index, do you add future notes on the topic to the index as well? I've used something similar in my own notes, but always find it difficult to keep the index up to date as I don't always remember to revist it when I have a related idea

Bro, you would love Alan Moore's writing course on BBC Maestro. Oh my what a fantastic teacher and writer.

Hi interesting video. Please can I know your mic setup? The stand, mic etc. It sounds crisp.

the idea with the tags is great. so there is finally order. I have one more tip. If you have a "1 tag" folder and create a note, you can add a real tag with # in this note, for example #keywords. With the "Auto Note Mover" plugin, you can then have the tag notes automatically moved to the "1 day" folder. Works great :-) Many thanks for the suggestion and all the best 🙂

This came at such a perfect time for me, thank you my friend. Also that line about being under siege with the struggle meals cracked me up!

Thanks just imagine CODING RUSSIAN AND KOREAN on top of maintaining my English

Just have something lighter to read while you read something else rigorous. And go slowly. I don't agree with switching. This is a great way for me to ditch books and never come back to them. Once you start something, commit, and get rid of the notion that you need to finish something rigorous in a few weeks. Some tough books stick around for months while you slowly get through them. It's fine if you have something lighter to read meanwhile to take the edge off. But none of this switching because if a book is so daunting that you need to put it down for a while, it's only going to be more daunting when trying to convince yourself to pick it up again. Better to be consistent by reading a little bit everyday.

I haven't had the time to fully dive in and appreciate Obsidian yet as I have been very pre-occupied with life in general but as soon as I start to slow down again, I'll look at seeing the differences in my workflow for using Google's products, Chat GPT, and this when it comes to legal and financial research and information.

Your video is really great..... and helpful. I have a request....... Can you please tell me the idea or the reason behind keeping that sewing machine in the background? I really really want to know that.

Wow you hit the nail right on the head. Literally I’ve been feeling so overwhelmed because I want to do so many things but my phone locks in my mind. I’ve been deleting apps and trying to limit my time on my phone because all of my energy is gone when I want to do my hobbies for longer times. I’m still struggling with time management.

Received. 🤝

This is so me

I make a 7th folder called Know How. its where I store the hotkeys mentioned in this video and how I plan on using status. just a helpful reminder.

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Learning about zettelkasten has been the push I needed to switch from notion to obsidian. This system allows me much more freedom. Your implementation of zettelkasten in obsidian is a good choice too; basic and allows for personal preference. Great video

This was really helpful, thank you 🙏🏽

hes pronounced something like this: zönke (the ö is pronounced like the first u in furby) Aahrrens

Well, I'll save this video and review it from time to time. Now this is kind of therapy for me. Thank you very much!

I was confused why my tags doesn't work, turns out it needs to be "backlinks in document" T v T So yeah for those who had the same problem as me here you go~ 😙✌ (or idk if im the only one noob on technology here T v T) Anyways thanks very much for this video sirr

despite sharing the same problem i regret to inform you but the your solution doesn't work on me, not that i tried and then i am telling, i just know it wont work because the first step is planning.

this video is simply amazing and open-minding. It's been almost 2 years that I have Goodreads, and my 2024 reading goal was 40 books. One thing that I've noticed lately is that I felt non-productive, demoralized, just because I am "9 books behind schedule". And I found myself trying to find strategies to achieve that goal "no matter what" (choosing short books, easy ones to read), just to increase that NUMBER. The point is that it's just a number and it doesn't say anything about the reading process, the learning process, as you've underlined in this video. I want to thank you, because while I was listening to you, I immediately opened the app and deleted the "2024 reading goal". It's amazing how little details can change our way of perceiving things and achieving goals!

How do you take your notes while reading? Do you have your laptop open while reading? Do you highlight stuff and type them out or write stuff in a notebook and type them?