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How to organize your notes in Obsidian // The LATCH method (Patreon)

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2022-10-31 14:00:12
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In this video (out later this week for non-Patreons), I tackle one of my most frequently asked questions: How should you organize my notes in Obsidian?

I think this is a personal question, so instead of saying how someone should organize their notes, I'm instead talking about different methods to do it in Obsidian. I'm also sharing which methods I've chosen for which situations, using the excellent LATCH framework for deciding what type of metadata to keep on your notes.

(Note: If by the time you read this, the video is marked private, that's probably because it's about to go live! Unfortunately, on YouTube, scheduled videos are private until they're made public. Check back in an hour or two!)

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How to organize your notes in Obsidian // The LATCH method

Wondering how to organize your notes in Obsidian? In this video, I talk about some methods in Obsidian for imposing structure and organization, the LATCH method for adding data to your data, and which methods I would use in Obsidian for each part of LATCH (Location, Alphabet, Time, Category, and Hierarchy). This is not meant to be a definitive or prescriptive guide for how YOU should organize your notes. Instead, take this as a look into how *I* prefer to do it, in the hopes that you may find inspiration for how you'd like to do it as well. // RESOURCES MENTIONED Richard Saul Wurman, Information Anxiety: https://amzn.to/3DG9iew Zsolt Viczián's introduction of the LATCH method: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9QOHaAqhXc // TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 0:30 Methods in Obsidian for organizing your notes 04:08 The LATCH system 05:03 Locations: links, metadata 07:08 Alphabet: folders 09:09 Time: links, metadata 11:19 Category: links, metadata, tags 13:14 Hierarchy: metadata, links --- // ABOUT ME Site: https://nicolevanderhoeven.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/n_vanderhoeven LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nvanderhoeven My travel YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/c/luckydippers k6 YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/k6test // APPS I USE - Obsidian: https://obsidian.md - Readwise: https://readwise.io/nicole - Reclaim: https://reclaim.ai/r/s/yYOqK // GEAR https://nicolevanderhoeven.com/gear/ // WANT TO SUPPORT ME? ❤️ Join my Patreon and get my sample vault with templates: https://patreon.com/nicolevdh ☕ Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/nicolevdh ✈️ Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrmQZ9HHnJ2qpd6udc8iYYw/join Note: Some of the links above are affiliate links, which means I may get a small percentage when you sign up using those links. To see how I decide what to promote in this way, check out my Ethics Statement: https://nicolevanderhoeven.com/ethics/

Comments

Edmond Lau

Truly grateful for sharing your experience. Very inspiring. Thank you.

Anthony Yao

Great video as usual, just a little criticism, because critics make us grow ! I think you excel when dissecting complex topics and give insight on the method you learned. So basically people(including me) love the way you process information and re-distribute it. However, toward the end of this particular video, there were a lot of superfluous transitions. People use transition to "room" the video. You don't need it your content is good enough.

nicolevdh
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Hey! I appreciate constuctive criticism even more than positive feedback. :) Thank you for that. I will keep an eye on those video transitions in the future for sure!