My FULL Obsidian Zettelkasten Workflow in 10 minutes

// Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:27 - Before We Start
01:08 - Fleeting Notes
01:30 - Reference Notes
02:33 - Literature Notes
06:42 - Permanent Notes
09:09 - Is there more to this?
09:36 - Why bother?

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[cmetcalf]

Finally, a video on zettelkasten and Obsidian that I understand. Thanks a million! You’re explanation on not starting from scratch makes it clear how amazing it is. 🎉

[lisardoim]

I literally finish your "Mastering Obsidian" series yesterday after one week of intensive use. The natural step for me was to search for Zettelkasten books and references. I couldn't believe when I saw the notification of this video being uploaded exactly when needed.

As a teacher myself, I can confidently share that you are an excellent disseminator. Thank you for the smart & hard work.

Really valuable again - thanks a lot! :-) I tend to use "literatur notes" also for a starting point to make meaning for me - like not only making a permanent note of the concept, but also making me think like: "How can I apply this to my life?" - "What does that remind me of?" - "How do I feel about this and why?" - "Is this in alignement or in contradiction with what I already know and how?" - stuff like that. So that I can get meaning out of what I consumed - and then created.

[estherhavenaar]

One of the clearest videos I’ve seen in a while. Well articulated!

[MerricManor]

Thanks so much for this video as well as all the rest of them! You've really helped me get started with the whole Obsidian/Zettelkasten journey, so thank you, thank you for creating all the content you do!

[jeebee_wtbd]

Happy new year, my man. I've finished your playlist and I feel very optimistic about the tools you presented. Great ideas, many possibilities, and, more importantly, ways to make it all work. Thanks!

[sthecommenter]

Watching your videos even multiple times is beneficial . thank you for the complete and yet simple explanation of the zettelkasten system, also thanks for the great insight you provided us about the atomic habits (multitasking myth) .

[marioserodotou]

I would love to see you do a hands on example of this in obsidian 😊

[mattjparker]

Where is the link to how to create the template for literature note and the other documentation like chapters within the book? thank you!

[justinus_stoicus]

"...one of such tools is Obsidian, which I've been using for nearly three years. But if you use something else, that's fine, as long as you can link to different notes. Also, bear in mind that this is just the way I do it. It's not the only way, and it might not even be the best way. Because the best way is whatever works for you."

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[SirToxe]

This was an excellent video. Short and to the point.

[productivity_tech]

I'm sure there's much more to Zettlekasten. But I feel like this is enough. Gave me a solid ahah! moment where I can see exactly how the whole system works. Thanks!

[markxsavage]

Fantastic. Can you share your templates.

[itsjohnmavrick]

Such a concise and insightful breakdown with the mix of conceptual teaching and showcasing your own personal practices to help others get started with their own zettelkasten notes. I'm going to add it to my email course until I document my own workflow 😅

[nisadibidibidip]

This video appeared just at the right time I am contemplating with my literature and references notes. Can I hope that you will made a walkthrough video how you turn your reference notes into literature notes and then into a permanent notes??? I can't wait for it 😊

[manthanshah]

Hey, thanks for this great video! I am curious, how do you delete or clean out previous reference notes? The ReadWise references is piling up to a huge, overwhelming list of notes, and i was curious if you had thoughts on managing those? Thanks again.

[Elux]

can you share your templates or did you already somewhere?

[Carrymejane]

Just wow, you explain it really in very simple way, thankss finally i can comprehend what should i know about this note taking system

[ce]

Great video, thank you. What is the brand model of highlighters you are using?

[tomer.nosrati]

I have so much to say I don't know where should I start..

First of all, as someone who's seen every video on your channel and many of them, multiple times, this one stands out significantly in terms of production and quality. Your energy was GREAT, I felt a lot of confidence in your words and its clear you know what you're talking about. Great work!!!

Regarding your point here - I had neglected my previous 3 years PKM system (I also started with Obsidian 3 years ago) and your previous video (regarding Reader/Readwise) was the final piece I needed to reconstruct my PKM system. I also use Todoist (and now also mymind) to quick capture, mymind for "bookmarking the world", Todoist for making ideas into actionable items DURING capturing (I also have a sophisticated scheme there that helps with that), and now with all of my highlights synced YESTERDAY I have decided to move forward and attempt create content online and have started thinking about publishing content I make using EXACTLY the method you mention, having the idea built step by step naturally over time so when I get to content-making, I already have many pieces of the work ready and linked for me to focus on.

You made my day.

P.S Beeper is a game changer 🤯