Obsidian – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Multiple Variables per Bullet Point Line in Obsidian — Great Way to Create Questionnaire Item Lists with DataView

2024-05-07

The DataView Plugin for Obsidian is very powerful. I can do complex queries based on multiple variables affecting the same bullet point line. Which is great if you want a table of possible questionnaire items.
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Milestone List in Obsidian

2024-04-28

Using Obsidian DataView to have a list of major deadlines.
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Obsidian – Easy Navigation Header

2024-03-22

If you frequently navigate between specific pages in Obsidian, it might make sense to build one navigation header and cite it on each page.
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Getting Obsidian Markdown into Google Doc

2024-03-19

Just a short tip.
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Giving Feedback to Student Texts with R and Obsidian Templates

2023-12-04

Might be an overkill, but makes giving feedback to student writing a bit less sucky.
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Obsidian – Using Literature Entries

2023-12-03

Quick R script that assists in using summarized literature in Obsidian.
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Private Library Catalogue in Obsidian

2023-11-17

If you have digital books — outside of Kindle and the like — you can create a nice library catalogue with Obsidian.
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Using Obsidian and R for a Blogging Workflow

2023-02-05

A way to make the overhead when blogging a bit less sucky (if you do not trust APIs).
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Obsidian Prepared Daily Notes

2023-02-05

Why create a new note each and every day, when you can prepare notes for each and every day, kinda like the pages of a Bullet Journal.
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Making Obsidian Useful

2023-02-05

Playing around with Obsidian for about three months, these are a few of the ways of making it useful. Overall, very impressed by the note-taking/knowledge management software.
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