Hello and happy Thursday!

I've been writing a lot lately, and as a result, I haven't been reading as much.

I've used Feedbin for many years as an RSS reader, and I am... quite behind on my unread articles:

Part of the problem with Feedbin is that I don't have a good system for transferring articles to Obsidian. Sure I can copy/paste URLs and highlights, but it's cumbersome and painful.

So for the last week I've been trying Readwise. And to be honest, I really like it.

I'm using the Readwise Obsidian plugin and TFTHacker's Readwise Inbox script, and it works great. I'm now able to highlight articles I find online, and they automatically import into Obsidian into this nice triage view:

I can then decide what to do with each snippet in Obsidian, which is a game changer.

I'll have more to say about this soon (and perhaps some tutorials and comparisons, if you're interested), but for now, I'm a big fan. If you have trouble getting articles into Obsidian, you might want to give Readwise a look.

On to the articles!

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Embrace Serendipity: Discovering Old Notes in Obsidian

Everyone has a different strategy when it comes to organizing their notes.

Some like a chaotic Zettelkasten.

Others like an orderly PARA.

Folders, tags, links, tables, you name it: there are numerous ways to organize your notes in Obsidian, and every method has its own strengths and weaknesses.

But no matter what organizational strategy you choose, you’re still limited by your brain. Eventually, whether you have 100 notes or 10,000, you’re going to forget about some of your notes.

Whether you have 100 notes in your vault or 10,000, the techniques below should help you keep track of your entire vault, not just the newest notes.

Read more on Obsidian.Rocks

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Plotting Task Completions with DataviewJS and Obsidian Charts

Have you tried plotting in Obsidian?

Unfortunately, it can be challenging and technical.

But not today! If you want a way to track task completions over time, then look no further.

This is the easiest method I’ve found for task plotting in Obsidian, and it looks like this:

Plot your tasks!

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A Graph for Zettelkasten: Measuring growth in Obsidian

In the last year, I created 1,500+ notes in my Zettelkasten.

That’s an average of four notes per day, every day of the year.

And these aren’t small meaningless notes. Sometimes a note will contain a single link, but I also have notes that contain thousands of words.

Perhaps even more surprisingly, on most days I spend no more than ten minutes creating or maintaining notes.

How do I do it? It’s all about momentum and motivation.

Gain momentum in Obsidian

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And that's it for now! If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reply to this email.

Ciao~

Tim

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