Obsidian: Notes to Build Wisdom (FULL GUIDE + SETUP)

The most powerful second brain system is without a doubt: Obsidian. After using it everyday for 8 months, here is my easy & complete guide on how you can use Obsidian to build wisdom. Much love, Jona ----- My Mac-Setup: https://youtu.be/5aDyzD3fUaw?si=7kM3JtN-LzLhWQpI ----- Download Obsidian: https://obsidian.md/ ----- TEMPLATES I USE EVERY DAY: The Academic Note: Date: {{Date}} Course: Tags: # Terms - # Notes # Summary 1. THE GENERAL NOTE (shoutout Odysseas): Date: {{Date}} Tags: # {{Title}} # References THE RAW NOTE: Date: {{Date}} # {{Title}} # References THE JOURNAL: {{Date}} Index: [[INSERT WHERE YOU WANT YOUR JOURNAL ENTRIES TO BE STORED]] Tags: # Tell me. BONUS, THE NEUROSCIENCE NOTE :) {{Date}} Course: [[YOUR COURSE]] Tags: # Concepts # Neuroanatomy # Studies # Methods ----- PLUGINS, THEMES, AND FONTS: Border Theme Text font: Libre Baskerville Interface font: Inter Core Plugins: Backlinks Daily notes File recovery Quick switcher Sync Templates Web viewer Community plugins: Iconize Mousewheel Image zoom Omnisearch Style Settings (Set background to pure black with Border Theme) ----- Chapters: 00:00 Is this you? 00:30 You're not getting smarter 02:22 My Book of Wisdom 04:02 You forget 70% in 24h 05:15 Download Obsidian 05:36 Create a Vault 06:28 Create Raw Notes Folder 06:55 Create Indexes Folder 07:13 Create Zettelkasten Folder 07:42 Templates 11:26 Tags 13:54 Backlinks 14:50 EVERYDAY USE EXAMPLE 21:28 Your First Index 23:51 The real power of Obsidian ----- I want to give a massive thank you and respect to all the writers and creators who have made their guides on Obsidian before me! Especially the following guides are more than worth checking out: Christopher's guide: https://youtu.be/xR5-0XDkwU0?si=Zbad1WEuPpDAmIvK Odysseas' guide: https://youtu.be/hSTy_BInQs8?si=1IOoaJSRq9cFeuWN Much love, Jona