Improve your note taking in Obsidian by using one of these five different types of home notes.| Obsidian Rocks
Receive the Obsidian Rocks Newsletter once per week, with all the latest tips and tricks for taking your note-taking to the next level. As a bonus, now you get a FREE read-it-later system for signing up. This is the same system I use to build a bullet-proof backlog of media in my vault! Join the […]| Obsidian Rocks
Use the Dataview plugin to quickly organize notes in Obsidian. Here is the quickest way to keep track of all your notes.| Obsidian Rocks
Practicing Zettelkasten in Obsidian is easy, and it will change your life. Find out how here.| Obsidian Rocks
Dataview is a wonderful tool, and I recommend it to just about anyone who uses Obsidian. But it has its limitations. One of those limitations is the fact that Dataview doesn’t allow you to edit data, only to view it. This article is for intermediate Dataview users. If you’ve been using Dataview for a while […]| Obsidian Rocks
Do you lose track of your writing? Creating a today view in Obsidian will help you get more done, and remind you of your priorities.| Obsidian Rocks
Obsidian Properties is a fantastic new tool for Obsidian.. If you're interested in taking full advantage of properties, then check this out...| Obsidian Rocks
Why use Obsidian? It's an incredible note-taking app that will unleash your creativity in ways you can't even imagine.| Obsidian Rocks
Improve your workflow in Obsidian by pinning notes. Pinning notes is one of the easiest ways to make your life easier in Obsidian.| Obsidian Rocks
If you’re new to Obsidian, don’t worry about Obsidian Templates. The first thing I recommend is to start creating notes. There is no better way to learn how to use a tool than jumping in. It doesn’t matter what your notes contain at the moment, that will come later. First you need to figure out […]| Obsidian Rocks
The Obsidian Canvas is an incredibly useful tool. Use this infinite canvas to take your next project to new heights!| Obsidian Rocks
Want to copy an entire article into Obsidian? This is called "clipping". Click to find out more about clipping articles into Obsidian.| Obsidian Rocks
Obsidian is great at many things, but one thing that it doesn’t do out of the box is make it easy to share notes. That may seem like an oversight in our ever more connected world, but it’s by design. The Obsidian team believes that your notes should be private and durable by default. Private […]| Obsidian Rocks
Obsidian is wonderful, but complicated. Getting started with Obsidian notes can be a challenge. Let's make it easy!| Obsidian Rocks
Let's look at nine of the best Obsidian plugins. No matter your experience with Obsidian, there's sure to be something here for you!| Obsidian Rocks
Managing tasks in Obsidian may seem odd. But you'll be hard pressed to find a more flexible tool. Once you try it, you may never go back.| Obsidian Rocks
Do you use Daily Notes in Obsidian? Improve your journals effortlessly by automatically adding tasks to your Daily Notes.| Obsidian Rocks
Backing up your Obsidian Vault on Github is not only easy and fast, it's also free! Here's how to do it.| Obsidian Rocks
Exploring knowledge management with Obsidian.| Obsidian Rocks
Learn how to enhance your thinking and your notes through the power of Excalidraw in Obsidian.| Obsidian Rocks
Taking good notes is hard. Organizing them is even harder. Learn how to organize your thoughts effortlessly using Maps of Content.| Obsidian Rocks
Exploring how Building a Second Brain and GTD are two sides of the same coin. Learn how Tiago Forte's ideas were inspired by David Allen.| Obsidian Rocks
Wondering how to best organize your folders in Obsidian? After many years I found a solution I like, which I call FINVA.| Obsidian Rocks
Daily Notes in Obsidian are a powerful tool. Not only for your productivity, but for your mental health and wellness too. Learn more here.| Obsidian Rocks
I spent years creating and fine-tuning systems for Obsidian. I’ve tried every plugin, every script, and every workflow under the sun. I’ve wasted countless hours perfecting and tweaking, trying to create the perfect systems that work for me. I love Obsidian. But there’s no denying that making it work for you is complicated. After years […]| Obsidian Rocks
Taking notes is like eating: everyone does it, but not everyone does it well. For many years, taking notes was like eating fast food for me. I only took notes when I needed to, and it never helped me. If I was afraid of my forgetfulness, I would make a note. But this didn’t cure my forgetfulness, and […]| Obsidian Rocks
How do you manage projects in Obsidian? I like to automate projects as much as possible, and we can do that using the Dataview plugin.| Obsidian Rocks
Obsidian Properties: an incredibly helpful new tool within Obsidian that gives you more power and control over your notes. Read more here.| Obsidian Rocks
Bases is a brilliant new tool from the Obsidian team. It allows you to create interactive filtered lists of notes. It is user-friendly and extremely powerful, and I think one of the most important additions to Obsidian that we’ve ever seen. Bases are designed to be easy-to-use and, unlike Dataview, they don’t require any programming […]| Obsidian Rocks
Whether you're a beginner or a pro, if you want to get the most out of Obsidian, you need to learn how to use the command palette. Learn more here...| Obsidian Rocks
I love Obsidian. And ever since I started using it in 2020, I’ve been developing systems that make it more effective for me. I hear the same complaint over and over: “Obsidian is too complex”. And I agree. You can do basic note-taking in Obsidian without any complex workflows, but as soon as you want […] The post Announcing: Simple Systems appeared first on Obsidian Rocks.| Obsidian Rocks
Lately there’s been a lot of buzz about Datacore and Obsidian Bases. And for good reason! For most of Obsidian’s existence we’ve only had a single good option for querying notes in Obsidian: Dataview. As you may know, I am a huge Dataview fan. Dataview paved the way and clearly showcased why we need options […]| Obsidian Rocks
It was recently announced that Pocket is shutting down. It’s a shame. Pocket was a great product that has been around for a long time. It served a real purpose, giving us a tool for temporarily storing articles that we want to read or reference later. I started using Pocket around ten years ago. Somewhere […]| Obsidian Rocks
My friends: Datacore is almost ready for prime time. The creator of the plugin has announced that the next major release will include a “stable” version that will be available in the community plugins. What does that mean for us? It means we can start using it! On This Page1 Installing Datacore2 What is Datacore?3 […]| Obsidian Rocks
Callouts in Obsidian give you a lot more flexibility when it comes to organizing your notes, and they’re easy to use. Find out more...| Obsidian Rocks
Themes are important. A new theme revitalizes a stale vault. Whenever I feel bored or overwhelmed with my vault, I change themes. It seems too simple to work, but it does work. None of the content changes, but a new coat of paint tricks your brain into thinking you’re working on a new project. And […]| Obsidian Rocks
Obsidian is a wonderful application, but have you tried any of the FREE community plugins? They will change your life. Here's how.| Obsidian Rocks
I first wrote about clipping in Obsidian two years ago (was 2023 really two years ago? Wild). Clipping at the time was good, but it wasn’t great. If you revisit that article, you will note that I couldn’t wholesale recommend any one option: every option was imperfect, with its own list of pros and cons. […] The post The Obsidian Web Clipper Fixes Everything appeared first on Obsidian Rocks.| Obsidian Rocks
“If everyone paid their bills like Tim, I wouldn’t have a job!” This is an actual quote from my utility company. I am unusually good at paying bills, and I barely even think about it. How do I do it? I have a system. But it wasn’t always this way. I used to wake up […] The post Paying Bills in Obsidian appeared first on Obsidian Rocks.| Obsidian Rocks
I have a contentious relationship with clipping articles in Obsidian. Here are a few reasons why you may or may NOT want to clip articles,| Obsidian Rocks
It’s no secret that I love callouts in Obsidian. Whenever a note starts to feel overwhelming, I try to do two things: break the note into multiple atomic notes, and pretty the note up with headings and callouts. But I have a problem with callouts: the format is hard to remember. Nearly every time I […]| Obsidian Rocks
Want to give your notes superpowers? If you use Obsidian, one of the surest ways to do that is with the plugin called Dataview. Learn more...| Obsidian Rocks