Productivity apps: Obsidian
Obsidian is a great note-taking, information management and database program. More precisely, its almost perfect for PKM or Personal Knowledge Management. From each page/text is possible to create relationships with other information, creating a network of relationships around common themes.
The only big limitation for me is that the free version only works offline, on its own machine. Other than that, it’s excellent, especially for those who use the Zettelkasten method or as a form of annotation for Second Brain.
What is perhaps a little uncomfortable for many, is that the way you organize is completely open, so to optimize the best way to use it may require a little thinking beforehand.
I will bring two examples of classical ways to organize information. The first is a traditional way of organizing using folders and subfolders, just as operating system folders are commonly used.
Ex. University folder ➡️year fold ➡️ class ➡️ final work and class notes docs.
But as Obsidian allows you to create tags and pages that link to others, it is possible to leave all pages in a single folder, and organize them according to themes, creating a network. So, if we want to search all pages about a certain theme or year, we just need to identify it as such.
Exemples
As there are a multitude of organizational options, I recommend checking out some exemplary people how they manage to use Obsidian in a creative way, and how it is possible to adapt to their reality. I recommend joining the channel for these examples to check out other videos about Obsidian.
