PLAIN TEXT; PAPER, LESS — PRODUCTIVITY DIGEST

PTPL 095: Markdown Smart Bookmarks, Portable and Plugin Free

With a case study on embedded queries for language learning

Plain text, Paper, Less (PTPL) Productivity Digest, text-based image by Author

This week: While Obsidian’s Bookmarks feature is powerful, a more universal form of inter-app deep linking would be better — Hookmark helps bridge the gap. A case study showing how I use embedded queries to keep track of my language learning flashcards, and how the same queries can easily be created in iA Writer and the Finder.

No AI input here; all words 100% human made. Non-subscribers are welcome to read for free.

Digital or analog, a collection of notes over a certain size without a system to bring it into some kind of order, is of little practical use. We need a way to identify call up files, topics, and sentences that meet specified criteria, at will.

Our options are —

• Folders
• Search
• Tags
• Metadata
• A combination of these

I like to use a combination of the above, depending on what I’m doing. Mine is a just-in-time approach, where the system evolves according to the demands I place upon it. I use strict metadata…