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Top 10 core plugins for Obsidian + Patreon Q&A
🕑 Added 2023-01-19 23:16:37 +0000 UTCHey folks! This week's video is about how I think Obsidian core plugins are overlooked in favour of "shinier" community plugins, when actually they're more futureproof, secure, and plenty flexible enough to support most use cases. I also go over my top 10 core plugins, all of which I use every day. (Especially since I have vaults I don't enable community plugins for.)
What's next?
Last week, I launched my course Obsidian for Everyone, which was something I've always wanted to do. But I have other plans for this year, including something that's even scarier than releasing my own course: writing a book.
Writing a book is something I've dreamed about doing since I was old enough for anyone to ask what I wanted to do when I grew up, and after many, many, many failed attempts over the years, about a variety of subjects and genres, I finally think like I've gotten a good start towards it. I want to write a book about Obsidian, or maybe about note-taking in general. And I'd love to take you with me. (More on that below.)
Vault updates
You can get access to the wiki, the vault, and the TTRPG vault from this page.
The wiki
The wiki is where I had started to collect some of my written and video work, and now I have a new use for it. This is going to be the home of everything I'm thinking about including in the book, or just tangential topics that I happen to be interested in.
I would like to share with you not just the finished product, but also the process. I want to give you regular updates about what I've done, how I figure out what the heck to write about, exactly, how I make connections, and how I piece together longform content from disparate notes. This also means you'll get first dibs on what I write, as raw as it is, and watch it get better (I mean, hopefully).
Honestly, the thought is frightening. But maybe it'll be an interesting experiment in writing in (semi-)public.
The TTRPG vault
I've removed the D&D 5e SRD notes from the vault due to recent changes in licensing by Wizards of the Coast. Legality aside, I've decided to transition all my games away from D&D for moral reasons and will be focusing more on gaming systems with more open licenses.
Interview with Peter Su
Last week, I was interviewed by my friend Peter Su, who is part of the accountability group that I have met with every week since the day I decided to create my YouTube channel. His channel is all about creative work, and he asked me all about my journey, how I find time for a passion project, my process for creating videos, and the real-life struggles of a part-time creator.
Patreon Q&A
I'm bringing back Patreon Q&As! If you have any questions that you'd be ok with me including in a video, please leave a comment with a question that you've been wanting to ask-- about note-taking, Obsidian, a workflow, a methodology, a tool, or generally how I do things. I'll do my best to answer!
Thanks and have a great weekend!
Comments
Peter Segner
Many thanks for your ideas. That was my hope that I am not alone with my needs. I will try your approach. Thanks for your help !
Nicole van der Hoeven
Hi Peter! I think the hardest thing about switching from Evernote to Obsidian is the philosophical change. I don't think Obsidian is great at web clipping. It's better at helping you write your own thoughts and make connections between them. One thing you could do is to look into tools like Readwise that help you "clip" or save some things that are interesting. That's personally what I do, and I keep it as an additional layer above Obsidian that filters the content I consume. Hope that helps!
Peter Segner
Hi Nicole, maybe you have an idea. I appreciate your experience with Obsidian a lot (and other tools as well :-)) I am using Evernote and especially the web clipper a lot. So often I try to collect and sort information from the internet in my Evernote. I want to switch to Obsidian and tried to find something similar which allows me to clip things from the web and store them properly in Obsidian. Only the web clipper plug-ins I found didnt satisfy me a lot. Am I searching in the wrong direction maybe ? Or is Obsidian maybe not well equipped to handle web clips ? Thanks a lot for your comments in advance ! Cheers Peter
Nicole van der Hoeven
Hi Bubski! :) I think it's a great idea... in theory. In practice, I planned to do this and just never got around to doing it. I got started, but there was just so much of it that it was definitely overwhelming. I told myself I'd digitize things I missed... and then I found out I never missed anything.
StorydevGrace
Q&A question: Do you think it's a good idea for people new to digital notetaking on Obsidian to go through old notes and add them to Obsidian, or let them stay as a separate entity in a forgotten paper monster box to avoid overwhelm?
