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I'm Filipe Donadio, software engineer and YouTuber. I make videos about note-taking and knowledge management apps like Obsidian, Logseq, Roam Research, and Notion.
Every week I write an email newsletter with tutorials, links to articles, and content that I recently enjoyed. I'd love for you to join.
If you want to see a few samples, you can see two recent ones here and here.
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I am just starting with Obsidian. There are a lot of videos out there, but some of them are quite long. Frankly, yours is one of the best starter videos I have seen. Allows me to hit the ground running!
Subscriber since MAY 2021
What I like about the newsletter is that I feel like it's an email from a distant friend who is sharing the things he has recently discovered. I am passionate about discovering new things and this is always the place where I find that.
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I'm new to Obsidian and you've shown me tons of things I didn't know I could do with it. Your videos are very concise and easy to watch - thanks!
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A curated list of Obsidian public vaults
Have you ever been curious about how other people organize notes or are you looking for ideas and inspiration to improve your workflow?
6 Useful Templates for Obsidian
In this video, we show 6 useful templates for Obsidian and how I use each of them. I also show how to use date/title snippets and some example notes.
Structuring my day for deep work
This week I decided to try out a new daily routine structured for deep work. The idea is to try to focus more on cognitively demanding tasks and avoid multitasking. These things are discussed extensively in Cal Newport’s excellent book Deep Work and he says the following: “The key
Obsidian Workflow: Personal Knowledge Management using Dataview plugin
I have been using Obsidian daily for managing my notes for more than a year now. In this period I have tested the most varied plugins available and my favorite is Dataview. This is a plugin that allows you to create custom views to present data from all your notes
How to keep motivated
When we start a new project, at first everything can seem very exciting. We feel motivated to finally get an idea off the ground and energized to see things actually happening. But sometimes life gets in the way and after a while, it is normal to feel discouraged. Progress is
What Olympians can teach us about performing under pressure
When watching the impressive achievements of Olympic athletes it is natural to wonder what is going on in their heads, and how they do to stay focused in the face of so much pressure. Researcher Gabriele Wulf from the University of Nevada studied this and the answer is interesting and
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Every week I write an email newsletter with tutorials, links to articles, and content that I recently enjoyed. I'd love for you to join.