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Visual atomic note taking + 20k (Patreon)

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2022-12-20 17:00:07

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2026-06

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Visual atomic note taking with Obsidian Excalidraw

This week's video addresses the gap between taking notes textually and taking notes visually. I talk about how to bridge the gap by showing how to link/backlink to images, tag and add metadata to drawings, and embed images or parts of images just like you can embed notes or parts of notes.

This is all using the Obsidian Excalidraw plugin, which I've been using a lot as part of Zsolt Viczián's Visual Thinking Workshop (not an affiliate link-- just a link to a course I paid for and enjoyed). I think he's taking signups for the third cohort, in January. I'm still working my way through the course because I missed all but one live session (!), but I still plan to complete it at my own pace. The final project involves creating a visual drawing of a book we chose, and I'm looking forward to sharing that process with you too!

Thanks for 20,000 subscribers!

Last week, I crossed a huge milestone: 20,000 subscribers! I was travelling with family at the time, but we all celebrated together as I refreshed my YouTube analytics page and saw the number tick over. I'm still so surprised that I'm here after a bit over a year of work into this channel. Most of all, I'm grateful for you lovely patrons who have helped encourage me along the way.

Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, happy holidays!

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Visual atomic note taking with Obsidian Excalidraw

Visit https://brilliant.org/Nicolevdh/ to get started learning STEM for free, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Visual atomic note taking in Obsidian can be a great complement to taking notes in text form if you use tools like the Obsidian Excalidraw plugin. Obsidian Excalidraw lets you link and backlink with images, tag them for querying later, and even embed images AND parts of images. It's an essential part of taking notes visually while not missing out on the benefits of plain text. // RELATED RESOURCES Image references in Obsidian Excalidraw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZQoJg2RCKI Flaticon: https://www.flaticon.com/ The Noun Project: https://thenounproject.com/ // TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:57 Why Obsidian Excalidraw 01:56 Create an Excalidraw folder 04:18 Getting something into Obsidian 06:44 Creating visuals in Excalidraw 11:58 Links and backlinks for visuals 13:02 Adding tags and metadata to images 16:38 Embedding drawings and parts of drawings --- // 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/