DeveloPassion's Newsletter - Midweek Links #20

Edition Links #20 of my newsletter, discussing Knowledge Management, Knowledge Work, Zen Productivity, Personal Organization, and more!

DeveloPassion's Newsletter - Midweek Links #20

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Personal development, Thinking and Learning

Using AI in Obsidian? For sure!

Using AI in Obsidian
A new plugin to enhance your AI experience
Introduction to AI for Templater - TfT Hacker
Introduction to AI for Templater - TfT Hacker
GitHub - TfTHacker/obsidian-ai-templater: Extends Templater with AI Chat commands using the OpenAI Client Library
Extends Templater with AI Chat commands using the OpenAI Client Library - TfTHacker/obsidian-ai-templater

Taking visual notes with Nicole van der Hoeven:

Using the flipside of your Obsidian notes with Excalidraw:

Going from Obsidian Publish to a Microblog:

What inspired me to move from Obsidian Publish to Microblog?
TL;DR: a gateway to a thriving online presence What if I …

Capacities looks like another interesting PKM tool. I'm not ready to even consider moving away from Obsidian, but innovation is always nice:

Move over MOCs we now have DITs
Using Capacities table function as a high level dashboard

I forgot to mention, but Nick Milo has released Ideaverse Pro a while ago:

Ideaverse Pro
Ideaverse Pro empowers you to learn faster, remember more, and have a system that turns random “stuff” into valuable “things”.

Beth has a point: a note-taking app is not a bookmarking app. The goal is not to hoard information, but to capture the most important signal.

A Note-taking App is not A Bookmarking App
Introducing the Resonance Filter

Cool little utility to craft Obsidian Dataview queries:

Basic Dataview Query Builder

And for those who are just getting started with it, check out this guide:

Dataview in Obsidian: A Beginner’s Guide - 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…

About Sébastien

I'm Sébastien Dubois, and I'm on a mission to help knowledge workers escape information overload. After 20+ years in IT and seeing too many brilliant minds drowning in digital chaos, I've decided to help people build systems that actually work. Through the Knowii Community, my courses, products & services and my Website, I share practical and battle-tested systems. You can follow me on X 🐦 and on BlueSky 🦋.


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