Effective digital notetaking with Obsidian

2023-10-20

Description

Disorganized notes, scattered references, and constant tool-switching make research more stressful than necessary. Researchers need a smart, reliable system that keeps everything connected, easy to find, and ready to use. In this practical lecture, I will introduce Obsidian, a powerful markdown-based note-taking software. You will learn how to use Obsidian to organize your work, from tracking to-do lists and meetings to collecting notes and references, recording ideas, and linking them into mind maps—all in one interconnected place.

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Basic markdown syntax

You can use the following basic formatting syntax to format the text in your Obsidian notes

# Heading 1
## Heading 2
### Heading 3

**bold** and *italic*   -> Hotkeys: Ctrl/Cmd + B and Ctrl/Cmd + I

- list item
- list item

1. numbered list item
2. numbered list item

- [ ] A task

[A link to a website](https://google.com) -> Hotkey: Ctrl/Cmd + K

```r
# An R code snippet
mean(1:3)
```