Beginner Obsidian Tutorial [2023] - Get Started with Personal Knowledge Management

Beginner Obsidian Tutorial [2023] - Get Started with Personal Knowledge Management

🎥 Video Description:

Welcome to your ultimate guide for getting started with Obsidian in 2023! Whether you're new to Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) or looking to refine your skills, this tutorial is perfect for you!

🕒 Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:37 - What is Obsidian?
01:19 - Why Should I Use Obsidian?
02:52 - Creating a Vault
03:42 - Obsidian Files
04:40 - Linking Notes
06:00 - Markdown Basics
06:45 - Using Tags
08:03 - Searching Your Vault
08:21 - Basic Configuration
09:05 - Don't Get Fancy
10:00 - Just Start Writing
11:20 - Conclusion

🎬 In this video:

📘 What is Obsidian?
Learn what makes Obsidian one of the most powerful and versatile tools for PKM, and how it can help you to effectively organize, link, and manage your notes and information.

🧠 The Importance of PKM:
Discover how building a personal knowledge base can enhance your learning, productivity, and creativity.

🖥 Setting up Obsidian:
Step-by-step guidance on downloading, installing, and setting up Obsidian on your device.

📝 Just Get Writing:
The Faster you start putting information into Obsidian, the more likely you'll get use out of it. Don't overthink it, just start entering information into the system in whatever way you see best.

✏️ Markdown Basics:
Master the markdown syntax to format your notes beautifully and efficiently.

🔗 The Power of Backlinks:
Uncover the secret behind building relationships between notes using backlinks, and how it can revolutionize the way you interact with information.

🔐 Obsidian Vault Setup:
Ensure your data is safe by understanding how Obsidian Vault works and how to back up your data.

🎁 Links and Resources:

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[DanyPelletier]

Hi Adam, I'm not sure how I came across your channel, like 90% of what I watch here, but here I am and immediately got hooked on your way of presenting things.
I really like how concise and to the point you present things. No fluff, no useless filler. Just to the point and very clear. True to your channel's name.
I binge watched all your obsidian videos... Excellent work! Thank you for making my start with Obsidian so much easier.
Dany

[sheidak.]

The simplest introduction to Obsidian I've seen, thank you!

[canonalexander]

Sir, I am so glad I found you. You described this program exactly as I needed to hear it to make sense. You are The Goat.

[taskmasterblaster]

Ben Shapiro punching out some quality tutorials.

[migzwrld]

Thank you for the starting tips, especially keeping it simple!

[ItsPseudopolis]

This is actually really helpful. I have had Obsidian downloaded on my PC for literally years but have been kind of overwhelmed by it. Decided today to just do it and figure it out, turns out its a lot less complicated than I initially thought it was. This looks like a really good and easy way to keep your thoughts and notes. I wish I had dived into this when I was still in uni.

[bzedman]

I appreciate the simplicity and that the version I just installed matches yours so I can follow along.

[xiaoweilu]

really enjoyed this excellent introduction level tutorial! going to put some stuff into the app

[gustube]

Thanks, great intro.
I have it on my iPad but I can find no where how to select the Command Key (clover key) from the iPad? Thanks for helping

[AlexGreen]

How do you create a new note while writing? Is there shortcut or do you just typ [[ super fast during writing? 9:51

[uselessSam]

i started using obsidian about 3 or 4 days ago and i would say i have become relatively accustomed to the basics, especially since i use it during classes so i have taken a lot of notes in these past few days.
so do you have any videos to enhance the note taking experience or some videos about more advanced features of obsidian? thanks!

[anomienormie]

It's kinda like Twine, but neater. Awesome. Sucks that we can't manually order the files though.

[baderale]

Great video!...just to point out: I played this at 1.5x speed and you sound like Ben Shapiro 👍 haha

[CtrlAltMike]

Obsidian is basically Microsoft Frontpage, circa 1996.

[m.underhill]

The keyboard shortcuts you used would have been helpful to see..

[edmel]

I came right here after watching a Ben Shapiro short. Sorry.

[apollosun]

You get bonus points for using the word 'finagle' unironically.