Obsidian For Beginners 📝 Non-Linear Note Taking, Plugins & Templates

Hi Friends, my name is Callum aka wanderloots. In this video I walkthrough Obsidian For Beginners with an introduction to Non-Linear Note Taking, Plugins, and Templates. I touch on why Obsidian is the best app for your PKM system (personal knowledge management), how to get started with Obsidian, and how you can use the different settings, plugins, and templates to augment your note-taking, with a view to an AI-assisted future 👀 In this tutorial, I give practical, real-world examples on how I use non-linear note taking in Obsidian to improve my notes, knowledge, and idea generation 📚 I give a complete overview of Obsidian, including all of the main settings to get you started with your second brain 🧠 P.S. I greatly appreciate any feedback, please let me know what you think 😊 💌 Sign up for my [free newsletter: Recalibrating](https://paragraph.xyz/@wanderloots.eth?referrer=wanderloots.eth) 🧠 Join my [Hypersub Exclusive Membership ](https://www.hypersub.xyz/s/recalibrating?referrer=0x316822580ee3725209fd96b1208ef53b73825e56) 🏡 Wander my Digital Garden https://wanderloots.xyz Links: 1. https://obsidian.md 2. https://www.markdownguide.org/cheat-sheet/ 3. https://wanderloots.xyz (written tutorial for this video) Timestamps: 00:00 Why You Should Use Obsidian 02:08 Outline 02:58 Install Obsidian & Create A Vault 04:36 Vault Overview 05:07 Create Notes In Markdown 07:33 Obsidian vs Notion 08:11 Linking Notes: Bi-directional Links 09:05 Linking Notes: Ghost Notes 09:56 Linking Notes: Backlinking 10:48 Linking Notes: Aliases 11:37 Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) 12:38 Real World Example: Book Quotes & Notes 14:41 Folders 15:02 Insight: Non-Linear Note-Taking 17:04 Graph View: Following Insights 18:46 Embedding: Notes & Images 19:46 CODE & Second Brain 20:55 Note Organization 21:57 Settings Overview 24:16 Appearance 25:03 Hot Keys 26:26 Core Plugins 27:30 Obsidian Publish Alternative 28:06 Templates Plugin 30:36 Properties 31:28 Tags & Topics 34:00 Canvas 35:46 Daily Notes Plugin 37:25 File Recovery 38:20 Community Plugins 40:11 Dataview 41:06 Templater 43:09 Improving Graph View 45:02 Local Graph View 45:32 Obsidian + AI 46:48 Summary & Suggestions WATCH NEXT 🌱 Obsidian & Digital Gardens https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWhMzDKA7vJ7p50vW-oeZgKR2aDReZFW6 🧭 Recalibrating (Main Storyline) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWhMzDKA7vJ4SLS2e6KiPmu9mku81B__Y 🎨The Creative Act (Art and Mindfulness) (coming soon) 🖼️ NFT & Smart Contract Tutorials https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWhMzDKA7vJ55vsKfDWEBtwfj2BYxZYC3 ✨ Mindfully Calming Timelapses https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWhMzDKA7vJ4i4WawiPx0MAqdE7E8kr7X LINKS (MY WORLD) 🧭 [Recalibrating Newsletter Home](https://paragraph.xyz/@wanderloots.eth?referrer=wanderloots.eth) 🏔️To start reading from the beginning: [Recalibrating Newsletter Entry 1: What Recalibrating Means To Me](https://wanderloots.substack.com/p/1-what-recalibrating-means-to-me) 🌍 My [Website](https://wanderloots.com/) 📸 My [Print Shop](https://wanderloots.darkroom.com/) ✨ 🧠 [What is Mindfulness](https://www.wanderloots.com/mindfulness)? 🔥 [What is Burnout](https://www.wanderloots.com/burnout) and How Can I Recover? SOCIALS 🟣 [Farcaster](https://warpcast.com/wanderloots.eth) 📸 [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/_wanderloots/) 📰 [Flipboard](https://flipboard.com/@_wanderloots) 📍 [Pinterest](https://www.pinterest.ca/wanderloots/) 🐦 [X (Twitter)](https://twitter.com/_wanderloots) 🧵 [Threads](https://www.threads.net/@_wanderloots) 🤖 [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/user/_wanderloots) MY FAVOURITE TOOLS 😴 🤯 The [Waking Up App](https://dynamic.wakingup.com/guestpass/SC4914439) (use this link for a 30 day free trial) 📝 [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/) (decentralized note-taking) 🗓️ [Notion](https://affiliate.notion.so/wanderloots) (project management) ⏰ [Descript](https://www.descript.com/?lmref=Jjh8Gw) (text-based video editing) 📹 [Adobe Suite](https://prf.hn/l/lQ9DwpA) (general creativity) 🎵 [Epidemic Sound](https://share.epidemicsound.com/0o6bev) (YouTube Music) ❤️ [Welltory](https://app.welltory.com/payments/plans/main/?coupon=wanderloots) (Health Tracker) EQUIPMENT USED 1. Camera [Sony A7iii](https://amzn.to/3seSHv6) 2. Lens [Sony F2 28 mm](https://amzn.to/3TiWCT2) 3. Tripod [K&F Concept](https://amzn.to/3soCKCP) 4. Lighting [Ubeesize Ring Light](https://amzn.to/3GD02Zy) ABOUT ME My name is Callum, also known as wanderloots. I am an intellectual property lawyer, patent agent, engineer, blockchain specialist, photographer, animator, videographer, and writer. I quit my job to pursue a life of creativity while teaching people along the way. The world is changing more rapidly than ever before. Learning how to deal with change and recalibrate is the best skill I can learn, and hopefully the best skill I can teach you ✨