Sönke Ahrens – How to Take Smart Notes with Obsidian

The practical guide to taking smart notes digitally

This course guides you through applying the principles of the zettelkasten using the versatile Obsidian app. It is designed for writers and thinkers of all sorts: authors, researchers, students, and anyone managing extensive information. The course offers a comprehensive approach to enhancing your digital note-taking process. Take a look at the curriculum to get an idea of what you’ll learn.

What You’ll Learn:

Setting Up Your Digital Zettelkasten:

• Install Obsidian and essential add-ons for optimal functionality.
• Integrate the reference manager Zotero into your workflow (if needed).

Mastering the basics:

• Explore Obsidian’s core features and customize it into your zettelkasten.
• Learn how to capture fleeting, permanent, and literature notes.

Connecting Ideas and Boosting Creativity:

• Understand how to link, tag, and interconnect notes to facilitate insights.
• Complexify your thinking by forming meaningful connections.

Navigating Challenges and Avoiding Pitfalls:

• Benefit from tried-and-tested solutions to common problems.
• Anticipate pitfalls that may arise years down the road and proactively address them.

Creating Meaningful Content:

• Streamline your information flow towards output
• Turn consumption habits into creation habits

Course Approach:

• Video-Based Learning: Work through the course at your own pace.
• Coaching-Style Explanations: Understand not only the “how” but also the “why” behind each technique.
• Expert Guidance: Profit from decades of experience and insights from hundreds of coaching sessions.

Included:

• 90 + topic specific video lectures
• Preconfigured Obsidian vault
• Downloadable transcripts
• Free access to future updates
• Free access to the community
• 14-Day Money Back Guarantee