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I find all these systems, things like notion, obsidian etc intreasting but ultimately just hugely overwhelming when I come to use them, like I'm storing a lot o

I find all these systems, things like notion, obsidian etc intreasting but ultimately just hugely overwhelming when I come to use them, like I'm storing a lot of thoughts and ideas, but when I read through them, they sound nice to read, but pretty useless in real life as my brain just short circuits very quickly reading through it all.

heresie-dabord 2y ago
I understand the appeal of a product like Obsidian. but... I want something robust, performant, trusted, open-source, and as close to my tasks/priorities as possible. So I use something cross-platform, open-source, tested internationally every day for bugs and security, battle-hardened in production around the world, and used by leaders in the software industry. I use git.
- shepherdjerred 2y ago
  Obsidian is essentially just a nice, feature rich Markdown editor. You can sync your Markdown files between machines using their sync feature, or you could use Git.
  - delaaxe 2y ago
    Good luck syncing notes on mobile with Git
    - microflash 2y ago
      I sync Obsidian notes with Git on my Android phone and I don't see any problem. You can do it the tedious way using Termux[1] or easy way through obsidian-git[2]. [1]: https://github.com/termux/termux-app https://github.com/termux/termux-app [2]: https://github.com/Vinzent03/obsidian-git https://github.com/Vinzent03/obsidian-git
      - khimaros 2y ago
        there is also the open source MGit available in FDroid. it can work with arbitrary directories, so it is compatible with termux.
    - DavideNL 2y ago
      …on iOS you can use the “Working Copy” app to sync Obsidian with Git: https://meganesulli.com/blog/sync-obsidian-vault-iphone-ipad/ https://meganesulli.com/blog/sync-obsidian-vault-iphone-ipad...
ler_ 2y ago
I also had this problem and one thing I found useful was to create a distinction between reflecting on something and referencing it. Writing things down helps me think, but it doesn't mean a note will be worth reading. What I began doing is creating a short summary for every note. That way, I only ever reference the summary. Reflections are for thinking, summaries are for referencing.

heresie-dabord 2y ago

I understand the appeal of a product like Obsidian. but... I want something robust, performant, trusted, open-source, and as close to my tasks/priorities as possible. So I use something cross-platform, open-source, tested internationally every day for bugs and security, battle-hardened in production around the world, and used by leaders in the software industry. I use git.

shepherdjerred 2y ago
Obsidian is essentially just a nice, feature rich Markdown editor. You can sync your Markdown files between machines using their sync feature, or you could use Git.
- delaaxe 2y ago
  Good luck syncing notes on mobile with Git
  - microflash 2y ago
    I sync Obsidian notes with Git on my Android phone and I don't see any problem. You can do it the tedious way using Termux[1] or easy way through obsidian-git[2]. [1]: https://github.com/termux/termux-app https://github.com/termux/termux-app [2]: https://github.com/Vinzent03/obsidian-git https://github.com/Vinzent03/obsidian-git
    - khimaros 2y ago
      there is also the open source MGit available in FDroid. it can work with arbitrary directories, so it is compatible with termux.
  - DavideNL 2y ago
    …on iOS you can use the “Working Copy” app to sync Obsidian with Git: https://meganesulli.com/blog/sync-obsidian-vault-iphone-ipad/ https://meganesulli.com/blog/sync-obsidian-vault-iphone-ipad...

ler_ 2y ago

I also had this problem and one thing I found useful was to create a distinction between reflecting on something and referencing it. Writing things down helps me think, but it doesn't mean a note will be worth reading. What I began doing is creating a short summary for every note. That way, I only ever reference the summary. Reflections are for thinking, summaries are for referencing.