For a few days, I have been meditating on Nick Milo new prescriptive framework for managing knowledge in @obsdmd. He calls it ACE. I am excited about it. Yes meditating. What do I mean by that: Watching his videos Working with his free vault and learning how to use it …

One question I frequently see online, especially on Twitter, is can block embeds be edited in place? The short answer is Yes but with a plugin. Block embeds allow us to combine text from various documents without copying and pasting the text between documents. However, the more you work with…

Tufte sidenotes are a unique annotation method utilized in document design, frequently seen in academic and research publishing. They are named after Edward Tufte, renowned for his information design and data visualization work. One notable technique advocated by Tufte is the sidenote. While I know Mr. Tufte’s work very well…

Interesting tidbits from the Tools for Thought world this week Nick Milo explains Cornell Notes Today Nick Milo released a video on YouTube about Cornell Notes. I am so pleased that this concept of taking notes is getting so much attention. …

Be kind to your future self — future-proof your notes to be of service to you. When I take notes, I always tell myself that I am writing to myself in the future. I never really know when a note I am writing today will be used in the future…

For the past twenty years, the Cornell Notes note-taking system has been my go-to method for taking paper notes. I’ve continually yearned to incorporate these principles into my digital note-taking journey but with some hesitation on its necessity and applicability. Firstly, you might wonder why there was a need for…

A markdown-friendly and portable solution for banner images Welcome to another article in my Hacking Obsidian series. Today we talk about banner images. As depicted in this article’s cover image, I have a preference for incorporating banners at the top of my documents. I can’t pinpoint the exact reason, but…

With the Obsidian 1.3.5 update, the Obsidian dev team added a shortcut to quickly skip the autocomplete when inserting a link. Although seemingly insignificant, it is one of those small details that can enhance your efficiency when working and help you maintain your flow. It can be handy to manually…

Despite utilizing markdown for numerous years, I often find myself discovering new aspects of it. There are times when I can’t predict exactly how a markdown document will appear in preview mode or when it’s used for HTML output. …