Sentinel's Intro To Obsidianfor Cyberstudious' Masterpost Jam Day 1

sentinel's intro to obsidian for cyberstudious' masterpost jam day 1

this week, i'm gonna help you get set up in obsidian! getting obsidian downloaded and starting to build out your vault is fairly straightforward, so i'll also touch on plugins and personal knowledge management (pkm) to help you organize your files to your liking. today, let's tackle the basics:

what's obsidian? obsidian is a notetaking app and personal knowledge base that uses markdown files to give you quick access to and full ownership of your files. vaults (what your database/file folder is called) can be fully customized through the use of plugins and themes and are stored locally, allowing for quick offline access.

what's markdown? markdown is a markup language that adds formatting to plaintext files. its a fancy (and super easy) way of adding styling to a text file without making the file size huge. it's easy to learn, and works great for notetaking.

what should i know? you'll need a quick primer on markdown! i recommend markdown guide's for the basics, and obsidian's syntax docs for obsidian-flavoured markdown—this comes in handy for linking files and images. you'll also need to know a bit about your computer to make sure you download the right version of obsidian.

should i use obsidian or notion? depends what you're using it for! i prefer obsidian over notion for a ton of reasons. the biggest being obsidian's offline capabilities, speed, and plugins that help with my studies (like quick LaTeX!). i also love the privacy that obsidian offers, i align greatly with the ceo's values, and i appreciate having full control over my files as well as the app's interface. i won't totally nerd out here, but for me, obsidian is the no brainer choice when i need to get some deep focus sessions in.

resources download obsidian obsidian plugins markdown guide obsidian markdown syntax

got a question? i tried to keep jargon out of this as much as possible, but i might've made a mistake! if you get stuck, or have a question about obsidian or markdown, let me know! i'm more than happy to help :)

what's next? tomorrow's theme is books! i'll be sharing my favourite pkm books that helped me organize my obsidian vault to become an academic weapon

Is there an un-aesthetic version of studyblr? I don't want to look at your notes and feel inferior, or see you set up your study table in a way that suggests you never experienced a lick of stress. I want real study tips, that teach me how to study. With the ugly notes where they explain a good way to process the information and write it down that isn't just copying the whole book. I want organisation tips, and how to prepare for tests and reread materials in a way that doesn't take a week per chapter.

2/100 dop - 13th of August 2024, Tuesday

Today I woke up 1 hour later than I was planning to, but I managed to get my exercises done in the morning so I'm happy. Baby steps?

I think I also have perfected my notion planner yay! But I will only be truly sure when the academic year starts again hehe

To-do list for the day:

✍️ Write cover letter to the summer camp mentor position

📚 Read GAD article no. 4

📊 Start RStudios lecture 2

27.08.2024

I’m out of the house today. Woohoo. Tried a pumpkin spice latte for the first time and I can’t say I’m a fan. At all. Yesterday I only studied two solids out of 5. So I’ll finish the rest and update my to do list afterwards.

🙆🏾‍♀️personal

• Morning routine

• Violin practice

• Nighttime routine

📚academics

• Finish 3 more topics in Biomechanics

• Study 2 chapters of Biomaterials

06.08.2024

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Not gonna lie I am lowkey dying because I am falling behind because my teacher went from covering half a topic a seminar to randomly covering 2 whole topics in one seminar.

I am just trying to work at my own pace and not burn myself out trying to catch up because my mental health is more important than a degree.

5/25 days of productivity

- completed the worksheet nº 3 Biomechanics✅ - read ppts 10 to 14 of Biomechanics✅ - mental health walk ✅ - watched tutorials on the Mohr circle✅ - istg that it going to be my 13th reason - bought this super cute alarm clock ✅ - hopefully this will stop me from oversleeping - still gotta finish worksheet nº4 Biomechanics before going to bed