Unlocking Command-line Note-taking: The Best Apps

hello there my name is Misha I'm a hello there my name is Misha I'm a devops engineer from the Netherlands and devops engineer from the Netherlands and devops engineer from the Netherlands and in this week's tutorial we're going to in this week's tutorial we're going to in this week's tutorial we're going to explore the different not taking tools explore the different not taking tools explore the different not taking tools and apps that are available I'm going to and apps that are available I'm going to and apps that are available I'm going to explain to you which one I have chosen explain to you which one I have chosen explain to you which one I have chosen and why and I'm basically going to tell and why and I'm basically going to tell and why and I'm basically going to tell you everything you need to know uh to you everything you need to know uh to you everything you need to know uh to make your informed make your informed make your informed decision so if you haven't watched my decision so if you haven't watched my decision so if you haven't watched my previous video in this series I previous video in this series I previous video in this series I recommend you do so it fully explains recommend you do so it fully explains recommend you do so it fully explains the benefits of not taking and how it the benefits of not taking and how it the benefits of not taking and how it can improve your career and the link can improve your career and the link can improve your career and the link will be down below and somewhere in the will be down below and somewhere in the will be down below and somewhere in the screen screen screen somewhere so let's get started when I somewhere so let's get started when I somewhere so let's get started when I started my not taking journey I was started my not taking journey I was started my not taking journey I was overwhelmed with all of the options overwhelmed with all of the options overwhelmed with all of the options available and making decisions is one of available and making decisions is one of available and making decisions is one of the most draining tasks we can we can do the most draining tasks we can we can do the most draining tasks we can we can do as human beings and I literally SP spend as human beings and I literally SP spend as human beings and I literally SP spend several hundred hours trying out these several hundred hours trying out these several hundred hours trying out these different tools because if you like different tools because if you like different tools because if you like Google not taking systems not taking apps I mean look at that 10 best not apps I mean look at that 10 best not taking apps best no taking apps six best taking apps best no taking apps six best taking apps best no taking apps six best no taking apps like how how many apps no taking apps like how how many apps no taking apps like how how many apps are there right no taking apps it's it's are there right no taking apps it's it's are there right no taking apps it's it's just so much information and I've done just so much information and I've done just so much information and I've done the work I've spent several 100 hours the work I've spent several 100 hours the work I've spent several 100 hours trying many tools Building Systems into trying many tools Building Systems into trying many tools Building Systems into them breaking them down and I'm going to

them breaking them down and I'm going to them breaking them down and I'm going to share with you everything I know about share with you everything I know about share with you everything I know about this so I can save you hundreds of hours this so I can save you hundreds of hours this so I can save you hundreds of hours if you just watch this video to the end so what what are we looking for in a end so what what are we looking for in a not taking system well as you see there not taking system well as you see there not taking system well as you see there is a wall of blog posts here there are is a wall of blog posts here there are is a wall of blog posts here there are so many options but let's actually get so many options but let's actually get so many options but let's actually get into what we need in a not taking system into what we need in a not taking system into what we need in a not taking system what are we actually looking what are we actually looking what are we actually looking for so there are basically two for so there are basically two for so there are basically two categories of no taking apps in my categories of no taking apps in my categories of no taking apps in my opinion so there are the the simple opinion so there are the the simple opinion so there are the the simple ones ones ones simple like Apple notes or um these simple like Apple notes or um these simple like Apple notes or um these other applications where all you do is other applications where all you do is other applications where all you do is just create a note you store it there just create a note you store it there just create a note you store it there and that's it you you you save it for and that's it you you you save it for and that's it you you you save it for later you write your shopping lists later you write your shopping lists later you write your shopping lists there you do very simple tasks in there there you do very simple tasks in there there you do very simple tasks in there it's just a collection of notes like my it's just a collection of notes like my it's just a collection of notes like my my Google Drive with Google docs on my Google Drive with Google docs on my Google Drive with Google docs on there that's also a very simple not there that's also a very simple not there that's also a very simple not taking apps not taking tool but there taking apps not taking tool but there taking apps not taking tool but there are also apps that go beyond so th those are also apps that go beyond so th those are also apps that go beyond so th those are more advanced let's I won't write the whole advanced let's I won't write the whole world whole word but let's say advanced world whole word but let's say advanced world whole word but let's say advanced and these are apps that go beyond and these are apps that go beyond and these are apps that go beyond storage these are the apps that make it

storage these are the apps that make it storage these are the apps that make it possible to create links between notes possible to create links between notes possible to create links between notes to um visualize your notes to have tags to um visualize your notes to have tags to um visualize your notes to have tags on your notes and pull them out these on your notes and pull them out these on your notes and pull them out these are the the apps that go beyond just are the the apps that go beyond just are the the apps that go beyond just making a note and storing it and saving making a note and storing it and saving making a note and storing it and saving it for it for it for later and even though you can do later and even though you can do later and even though you can do incredible things with these simp apps incredible things with these simp apps incredible things with these simp apps like apple noes there are people who like apple noes there are people who like apple noes there are people who build entire settle cast in apple build entire settle cast in apple build entire settle cast in apple noes we want to build a noes we want to build a noes we want to build a system where we system where we system where we can store our noes but we also need to be able to noes but we also need to be able to retrieve those notes with lightning retrieve those notes with lightning retrieve those notes with lightning speed and like I said in the previous speed and like I said in the previous speed and like I said in the previous video the ability to retrieve video the ability to retrieve video the ability to retrieve information from your system depends on information from your system depends on information from your system depends on the structure that you have and the the structure that you have and the the structure that you have and the ability or to search the ability to know ability or to search the ability to know ability or to search the ability to know where to look in your system all of that where to look in your system all of that where to look in your system all of that so you need to do this with intention and you can do that in a intention and you can do that in a simple app but an advanced app is going simple app but an advanced app is going simple app but an advanced app is going to make that a lot easier for you to make that a lot easier for you to make that a lot easier for you because it has more advanced because it has more advanced because it has more advanced functionality so what are we looking for functionality so what are we looking for functionality so what are we looking for in this Advanced uh in this advanced in this Advanced uh in this advanced in this Advanced uh in this advanced setup we need several functions and let setup we need several functions and let setup we need several functions and let me just switch to text here let's

see so we need several functions we need see so we need several functions we need the ability to link notes the ability to link notes the ability to link notes together so we need to be able to together so we need to be able to together so we need to be able to indicate relationships between notes we indicate relationships between notes we indicate relationships between notes we need to be able to visualize how these need to be able to visualize how these need to be able to visualize how these noes relate to each other this is very noes relate to each other this is very noes relate to each other this is very important for thinking and that's we important for thinking and that's we important for thinking and that's we will get into that in future videos or will get into that in future videos or will get into that in future videos or in my ttle cast course that is uh linked in my ttle cast course that is uh linked in my ttle cast course that is uh linked down down down below um we need the ability to link below um we need the ability to link below um we need the ability to link notes we need a good search notes we need a good search notes we need a good search functionality we need the ability to functionality we need the ability to functionality we need the ability to search we need the ability to search we need the ability to search we need the ability to visualize our links or notes in some way visualize our links or notes in some way visualize our links or notes in some way this is very important uh this is very important uh this is very important uh visualizing things activates different visualizing things activates different visualizing things activates different parts of your brain and like I'm not an parts of your brain and like I'm not an parts of your brain and like I'm not an artist I don't see bright pictures when artist I don't see bright pictures when artist I don't see bright pictures when I close my eyes but still I utilize I close my eyes but still I utilize I close my eyes but still I utilize creating pictures and images to um creating pictures and images to um creating pictures and images to um facilitate um memory and to be able to facilitate um memory and to be able to facilitate um memory and to be able to memorize things more quickly if you memorize things more quickly if you memorize things more quickly if you create a picture about something in your create a picture about something in your create a picture about something in your mind you're much likely to remember it mind you're much likely to remember it mind you're much likely to remember it likewise if if you have the ability to likewise if if you have the ability to likewise if if you have the ability to visualize your notes in some way to to visualize your notes in some way to to visualize your notes in some way to to do visual things with your do visual things with your do visual things with your notes that is actually going to improve notes that is actually going to improve notes that is actually going to improve your understanding and your thinking your understanding and your thinking your understanding and your thinking this is why the settle cast method is so

this is why the settle cast method is so this is why the settle cast method is so incredibly effective because originally incredibly effective because originally incredibly effective because originally you would have these paper index cards you would have these paper index cards you would have these paper index cards where you write on and you put those in where you write on and you put those in where you write on and you put those in a box and then when it comes to write a box and then when it comes to write a box and then when it comes to write time to write an article you can take time to write an article you can take time to write an article you can take all these cards out and put them on the all these cards out and put them on the all these cards out and put them on the table and you can spread them around and table and you can spread them around and table and you can spread them around and you can actually visually play with the you can actually visually play with the you can actually visually play with the ideas you can visually put them together ideas you can visually put them together ideas you can visually put them together you can visually um put them in you can visually um put them in you can visually um put them in different orders and see how they relate different orders and see how they relate different orders and see how they relate to each other this is super powerful in to each other this is super powerful in to each other this is super powerful in thinking so we need to ability to thinking so we need to ability to thinking so we need to ability to visualize visualize visualize things so we need to be able to link things so we need to be able to link things so we need to be able to link notes somehow search visualize them notes somehow search visualize them notes somehow search visualize them next we also need the next we also need the next we also need the ability to access our no taking system ability to access our no taking system ability to access our no taking system from anywhere so accessibility and yeah from portable accessibility and yeah from portable devices so ideally we will be able to devices so ideally we will be able to devices so ideally we will be able to access our notes from our phone because access our notes from our phone because access our notes from our phone because yeah we are out and about we're sitting yeah we are out and about we're sitting yeah we are out and about we're sitting on the bus we want to make a note well on the bus we want to make a note well on the bus we want to make a note well we want to have a system where we can we want to have a system where we can we want to have a system where we can access the notes that we already have or access the notes that we already have or access the notes that we already have or add a note add a note add a note there or when you're on holiday and there or when you're on holiday and there or when you're on holiday and you're walking in the mountains and you you're walking in the mountains and you you're walking in the mountains and you have this super important Insight you have this super important Insight you have this super important Insight you need to be able to capture that need to be able to capture that need to be able to capture that somehow now as you are watching my somehow now as you are watching my somehow now as you are watching my channel and this playlist there is channel and this playlist there is channel and this playlist there is also a very high likelihood that you are

also a very high likelihood that you are also a very high likelihood that you are a Linux devops software engineer uh a Linux devops software engineer uh a Linux devops software engineer uh interested kind of person who wants to interested kind of person who wants to interested kind of person who wants to learn more about work working on the learn more about work working on the learn more about work working on the command line like my channel is command line like my channel is command line like my channel is literally called living on the command literally called living on the command literally called living on the command line so as a command line focused line so as a command line focused line so as a command line focused engineer there are some other engineer there are some other engineer there are some other requirements that we need to consider we requirements that we need to consider we requirements that we need to consider we need to need to need to have oops here locally available text have oops here locally available text have oops here locally available text files that is something that we really need and why well because we want need and why well because we want to we we want the ability to open our to we we want the ability to open our to we we want the ability to open our text files in in Vim in our or in text files in in Vim in our or in text files in in Vim in our or in whatever editor that you prefer like whatever editor that you prefer like whatever editor that you prefer like obviously I'm a Vim guy but if you have obviously I'm a Vim guy but if you have obviously I'm a Vim guy but if you have the text files on your machine then the text files on your machine then the text files on your machine then you're in charge of those and you can you're in charge of those and you can you're in charge of those and you can modify your editing experience as you modify your editing experience as you modify your editing experience as you like like like it so we want locally available text it so we want locally available text it so we want locally available text files we want the ability to run scripts files we want the ability to run scripts files we want the ability to run scripts on those on those on those files very important if you have files very important if you have files very important if you have thousands of files and you want to make thousands of files and you want to make thousands of files and you want to make a bulk update you don't want to rely on a bulk update you don't want to rely on a bulk update you don't want to rely on some sort of external thing no you just some sort of external thing no you just some sort of external thing no you just write a script and do write a script and do write a script and do it we want to like I said we want to uh it we want to like I said we want to uh it we want to like I said we want to uh use our preferred text use our preferred text use our preferred text editors text editors and then Elite Vim editors text editors and then Elite Vim editors text editors and then Elite Vim crew reporting in and we want to

in and we want to customize our customize our customize our editing and reading editing and reading editing and reading experience so experience so experience so these external tools that we're going to these external tools that we're going to these external tools that we're going to go through yes you can customize your go through yes you can customize your go through yes you can customize your experience in there but not to the experience in there but not to the experience in there but not to the degree where you can do things like um degree where you can do things like um degree where you can do things like um let's see do I have a terminal open yeah let's see do I have a terminal open yeah let's see do I have a terminal open yeah soorry if I go to my temp folder and if soorry if I go to my temp folder and if soorry if I go to my temp folder and if I just uh create a hello. MD markdown I just uh create a hello. MD markdown I just uh create a hello. MD markdown file if I press space DD then it's going file if I press space DD then it's going file if I press space DD then it's going to insert the the date here or space to insert the the date here or space to insert the the date here or space space YT or space Hy this is going to space YT or space Hy this is going to space YT or space Hy this is going to insert a short code and I just write the insert a short code and I just write the insert a short code and I just write the YouTube ID and then it's going to embed YouTube ID and then it's going to embed YouTube ID and then it's going to embed a YouTube video on my blog this kind of a YouTube video on my blog this kind of a YouTube video on my blog this kind of stuff right um or if I this is a title stuff right um or if I this is a title stuff right um or if I this is a title that I write if I do bang bang write if I do bang bang title then it's going to run a go title then it's going to run a go title then it's going to run a go program a very simple go program that I program a very simple go program that I program a very simple go program that I wrote and put take that wrote and put take that wrote and put take that um line of text feed it through the go um line of text feed it through the go um line of text feed it through the go program and replace this line in the program and replace this line in the program and replace this line in the editor with the program this kind of editor with the program this kind of editor with the program this kind of stuff you want to do the the you want to stuff you want to do the the you want to stuff you want to do the the you want to have some customized experience right as have some customized experience right as have some customized experience right as a command line engineer you want to be a command line engineer you want to be a command line engineer you want to be able to create these little programs and able to create these little programs and able to create these little programs and do that for do that for do that for yourself

yourself yourself so those are the focus areas for command so those are the focus areas for command so those are the focus areas for command line focused Engineers so locally line focused Engineers so locally line focused Engineers so locally available text files run scripts on the available text files run scripts on the available text files run scripts on the files use preferred text files use preferred text files use preferred text editors and customize our editing and editors and customize our editing and editors and customize our editing and reading experience now what options do we have experience now what options do we have what and basically what options did I what and basically what options did I what and basically what options did I try well one of the first ones is notion try well one of the first ones is notion try well one of the first ones is notion uh let's see this is one of the most um uh let's see this is one of the most um uh let's see this is one of the most um um how do you call it most popular tools um how do you call it most popular tools um how do you call it most popular tools out there and for a reason it's a very out there and for a reason it's a very out there and for a reason it's a very very good app it is you can see here very good app it is you can see here very good app it is you can see here like entire companies are being run from like entire companies are being run from like entire companies are being run from notion like it's not that they use these notion like it's not that they use these notion like it's not that they use these companies well they like these companies companies well they like these companies companies well they like these companies will use it but there are entire will use it but there are entire will use it but there are entire companies that run all of their companies that run all of their companies that run all of their operations from notion project operations from notion project operations from notion project management management management everything so it's a very powerful place everything so it's a very powerful place everything so it's a very powerful place to start you can start for free but to start you can start for free but to start you can start for free but there are some problems with it well I I there are some problems with it well I I there are some problems with it well I I spent eight months in notion and I built spent eight months in notion and I built spent eight months in notion and I built my first systems there my first systems there my first systems there and it like I said it can be a good and it like I said it can be a good and it like I said it can be a good place to start because you have a lot of place to start because you have a lot of place to start because you have a lot of templates available so you can access templates available so you can access templates available so you can access the templates library and they're going the templates library and they're going the templates library and they're going to be like full like writing blogging to be like full like writing blogging to be like full like writing blogging templates content calendars or whatever templates content calendars or whatever templates content calendars or whatever like project management templates they like project management templates they like project management templates they can be very easy to start with those and

can be very easy to start with those and can be very easy to start with those and what's also really cool about notion is what's also really cool about notion is what's also really cool about notion is that you can create databases so you can that you can create databases so you can that you can create databases so you can create a database of notes and then you create a database of notes and then you create a database of notes and then you can have another can have another can have another database and you can link these database and you can link these database and you can link these databases with each other and create databases with each other and create databases with each other and create relations between them and you can do relations between them and you can do relations between them and you can do really cool stuff and I I spent many an really cool stuff and I I spent many an really cool stuff and I I spent many an hour trying to come up with these insane hour trying to come up with these insane hour trying to come up with these insane project management systems which are project management systems which are project management systems which are totally over engineered for my sort of totally over engineered for my sort of totally over engineered for my sort of one man show of studying and becoming an one man show of studying and becoming an one man show of studying and becoming an engineer but still it was cool it was engineer but still it was cool it was engineer but still it was cool it was fun fun fun you can do incredible things with it but you can do incredible things with it but you can do incredible things with it but like I'm saying it has a huge potential like I'm saying it has a huge potential like I'm saying it has a huge potential for distraction and tinkering and and for distraction and tinkering and and for distraction and tinkering and and just distraction so for this reason just distraction so for this reason just distraction so for this reason alone I I don't recommend notion anymore alone I I don't recommend notion anymore alone I I don't recommend notion anymore um there's simply too much YouTube um there's simply too much YouTube um there's simply too much YouTube available around it too there's too much available around it too there's too much available around it too there's too much productivity YouTube like all these big productivity YouTube like all these big productivity YouTube like all these big guys like Ali abdal Thiago Forte I think guys like Ali abdal Thiago Forte I think guys like Ali abdal Thiago Forte I think Forte now Forte doesn't use notion but Forte now Forte doesn't use notion but Forte now Forte doesn't use notion but they just enter notion in YouTube and they just enter notion in YouTube and they just enter notion in YouTube and there's just going to be so much there's just going to be so much there's just going to be so much potential for potential for potential for distraction and you're going to fall distraction and you're going to fall distraction and you're going to fall into the Trap the same trap that I did into the Trap the same trap that I did into the Trap the same trap that I did and that is that you start watching and that is that you start watching and that is that you start watching YouTube videos about note taking instead YouTube videos about note taking instead YouTube videos about note taking instead of actually taking of actually taking of actually taking notes instead of actually studying notes

notes instead of actually studying notes notes instead of actually studying notes so that's this whole video is trying to so that's this whole video is trying to so that's this whole video is trying to save you from that save you from that save you from that trap but the main problem with notion is trap but the main problem with notion is trap but the main problem with notion is that your files live in the that your files live in the that your files live in the cloud when you access cloud when you access cloud when you access notion you like you you log in and then notion you like you you log in and then notion you like you you log in and then it's just a browser app and everything it's just a browser app and everything it's just a browser app and everything is in the is in the is in the app so there's no way to just go into app so there's no way to just go into app so there's no way to just go into the terminal and say and and CD into a the terminal and say and and CD into a the terminal and say and and CD into a directory and interact with your notes directory and interact with your notes directory and interact with your notes that that it doesn't work that way so that that it doesn't work that way so that that it doesn't work that way so all of your notes are always in the all of your notes are always in the all of your notes are always in the cloud you can't run scripts on them you cloud you can't run scripts on them you cloud you can't run scripts on them you can back them up as you like uh you can back them up as you like uh you can back them up as you like uh you cannot open them in your favorite text cannot open them in your favorite text cannot open them in your favorite text editor VI editor VI editor VI and there's also the issue where notion and there's also the issue where notion and there's also the issue where notion employees can actually access your notes employees can actually access your notes employees can actually access your notes if they have some reason to do that so if they have some reason to do that so if they have some reason to do that so in like I used to be very hard on in like I used to be very hard on in like I used to be very hard on privacy not so much anymore but still privacy not so much anymore but still privacy not so much anymore but still having my entire not taking system my having my entire not taking system my having my entire not taking system my settle cast my deepest Secrets all of settle cast my deepest Secrets all of settle cast my deepest Secrets all of that in a system in the cloud where that in a system in the cloud where that in a system in the cloud where employees can access it maybe it maybe not so next in the list we have not so next in the list we have not so next in the list we have Evernote Evernote Evernote Evernote this is the one that Thiago for

Evernote this is the one that Thiago for Evernote this is the one that Thiago for uses or used a lot in his book building uses or used a lot in his book building uses or used a lot in his book building a second a second a second brain and Evernote is pretty cool brain and Evernote is pretty cool brain and Evernote is pretty cool because it because it because it combines not taking with to-do and combines not taking with to-do and combines not taking with to-do and scheduling so it is scheduling so it is scheduling so it is a yeah more of a second brain kind of a yeah more of a second brain kind of a yeah more of a second brain kind of type of app and it's like I actually type of app and it's like I actually type of app and it's like I actually never used Evernote I considered it I never used Evernote I considered it I never used Evernote I considered it I maybe I created an account but again maybe I created an account but again maybe I created an account but again here already we see that uh like notion here already we see that uh like notion here already we see that uh like notion is free you can do most things free but is free you can do most things free but is free you can do most things free but if you want to collaborate which you if you want to collaborate which you if you want to collaborate which you probably won't need for your own system probably won't need for your own system probably won't need for your own system but then you have to pay and here but then you have to pay and here but then you have to pay and here Evernote probably it has some paid stuff Evernote probably it has some paid stuff Evernote probably it has some paid stuff as well oh here pricing here see as well oh here pricing here see as well oh here pricing here see personal so here there are like limits personal so here there are like limits personal so here there are like limits to how many notes you can take there is to how many notes you can take there is to how many notes you can take there is um Note size Etc so it already has some um Note size Etc so it already has some um Note size Etc so it already has some pricing there too pricing there too pricing there too yeah wow so you can create up to 50 yeah wow so you can create up to 50 yeah wow so you can create up to 50 notes okay well that's like I didn't notes okay well that's like I didn't notes okay well that's like I didn't know I didn't even know that but that's know I didn't even know that but that's know I didn't even know that but that's something to consider um when you make something to consider um when you make something to consider um when you make your your your decision uh my settle cast is 3,100 decision uh my settle cast is 3,100 decision uh my settle cast is 3,100 notes just so you notes just so you notes just so you know so if you're looking for a tool know so if you're looking for a tool know so if you're looking for a tool that allows you to build a second that allows you to build a second that allows you to build a second brain I'm going to do a horrible attempt brain I'm going to do a horrible attempt brain I'm going to do a horrible attempt at drawing a brain here so this is brain

at drawing a brain here so this is brain at drawing a brain here so this is brain if you want a second brain um then you if you want a second brain um then you if you want a second brain um then you can consider Evernote but the thing is can consider Evernote but the thing is can consider Evernote but the thing is we are not building a second brain we we are not building a second brain we we are not building a second brain we are building a not taking system and a are building a not taking system and a are building a not taking system and a second brain is a bigger concept that second brain is a bigger concept that second brain is a bigger concept that spans many more things it it spans like spans many more things it it spans like spans many more things it it spans like task management it spans time management task management it spans time management task management it spans time management uh emails this kind of stuff so the uh emails this kind of stuff so the uh emails this kind of stuff so the second brain is sort of the overarching second brain is sort of the overarching second brain is sort of the overarching workflow not just not taking and I see workflow not just not taking and I see workflow not just not taking and I see not taking as a part of the second brain not taking as a part of the second brain not taking as a part of the second brain but it's a hugely important part it's but it's a hugely important part it's but it's a hugely important part it's something that is this is where you need something that is this is where you need something that is this is where you need to start with you need to start with a to start with you need to start with a to start with you need to start with a good notetaking good notetaking good notetaking system so this is a very important system so this is a very important system so this is a very important distinction here like the not taking distinction here like the not taking distinction here like the not taking system ver versus all of these other system ver versus all of these other system ver versus all of these other tools and we're going to get into that tools and we're going to get into that tools and we're going to get into that later I'm I will speak about second later I'm I will speak about second later I'm I will speak about second brain not in this video but in the next brain not in this video but in the next brain not in this video but in the next playlist this is going to uh I'm going playlist this is going to uh I'm going playlist this is going to uh I'm going to show you my productivity system but to show you my productivity system but to show you my productivity system but we now we are fully concerned with no we now we are fully concerned with no we now we are fully concerned with no taking because that's the basis of taking because that's the basis of taking because that's the basis of everything that's where we need to Rome and I briefly considered it it Rome and I briefly considered it it looks like a very powerful tool it has a looks like a very powerful tool it has a looks like a very powerful tool it has a great ecosystem it allows linking of great ecosystem it allows linking of great ecosystem it allows linking of notes notes notes visualization uh so we are getting visualization uh so we are getting visualization uh so we are getting closer to our uh to our in our search

closer to our uh to our in our search closer to our uh to our in our search for all of these requirements that we for all of these requirements that we for all of these requirements that we stated stated stated above but Rome also didn't make the cut above but Rome also didn't make the cut above but Rome also didn't make the cut because if we open Rome research because if we open Rome research because if we open Rome research here here here um this looks really cool you can create um this looks really cool you can create um this looks really cool you can create links you can visualize them like we are links you can visualize them like we are links you can visualize them like we are getting close in our requirements but getting close in our requirements but getting close in our requirements but again there is some pricing involved if again there is some pricing involved if again there is some pricing involved if you want all of the good stuff and again you want all of the good stuff and again you want all of the good stuff and again all of this lives in the cloud there's all of this lives in the cloud there's all of this lives in the cloud there's no way to open this in no way to open this in no way to open this in vim and of course that is really important important so enter so enter so enter obsidian this is the tool obsidian this is the tool obsidian this is the tool to go this is like the horrible attempt to go this is like the horrible attempt to go this is like the horrible attempt at the obsidian logo which looks like at the obsidian logo which looks like at the obsidian logo which looks like this this this here that's my attempt at the logo here here that's my attempt at the logo here here that's my attempt at the logo here we go maybe I can just copy it here so we go maybe I can just copy it here so we go maybe I can just copy it here so much much much better so enter better so enter better so enter obsidian obsidian is what I arrived at after obsidian is what I arrived at after years of experimentation years obsidian is the best tool because years obsidian is the best tool because it literally ticks off all of these it literally ticks off all of these it literally ticks off all of these requirements uh that we have

requirements uh that we have requirements uh that we have here so obsidian uses markdown files on here so obsidian uses markdown files on here so obsidian uses markdown files on our machine they are stored our machine they are stored our machine they are stored locally so if I go to my settle locally so if I go to my settle locally so if I go to my settle Casten here you see like there's a ton Casten here you see like there's a ton Casten here you see like there's a ton of files here but if I open it in vim of files here but if I open it in vim of files here but if I open it in vim and if I enter settle cast and here and if I enter settle cast and here and if I enter settle cast and here there is there is there is all of these are markdown files that are all of these are markdown files that are all of these are markdown files that are here in my in here in my in here in my in my in my not taking system this is my my in my not taking system this is my my in my not taking system this is my obsidian Vault that I can open in Vim so obsidian Vault that I can open in Vim so obsidian Vault that I can open in Vim so all of my files here are locally all of my files here are locally all of my files here are locally available on my available on my available on my machine an obsidian Vault so in in machine an obsidian Vault so in in machine an obsidian Vault so in in obsidian there's this concept of a vault obsidian there's this concept of a vault obsidian there's this concept of a vault so when you open obsidian you're opening so when you open obsidian you're opening so when you open obsidian you're opening a vault a and a vault is nothing more a vault a and a vault is nothing more a vault a and a vault is nothing more than a collection of markdown files and than a collection of markdown files and than a collection of markdown files and obsidian is a way to to edit and obsidian is a way to to edit and obsidian is a way to to edit and visualize markdown visualize markdown visualize markdown files but it also allows you to do very files but it also allows you to do very files but it also allows you to do very powerful things with your powerful things with your powerful things with your files so if files so if files so if I uh let's I uh let's I uh let's see go out of this drawing because I'm see go out of this drawing because I'm see go out of this drawing because I'm I'm doing this within obsidian right I'm doing this within obsidian right I'm doing this within obsidian right this is so cool I'm doing I'm drawing this is so cool I'm doing I'm drawing this is so cool I'm doing I'm drawing but I also can access my notes Here so but I also can access my notes Here so but I also can access my notes Here so if I uh let's if I uh let's if I uh let's see let's create a new note and this is

see let's create a new note and this is see let's create a new note and this is just the demo demo demo demo so you can link notes by doing double so you can link notes by doing double so you can link notes by doing double brackets so like here I'm I'm linking to brackets so like here I'm I'm linking to brackets so like here I'm I'm linking to this drawing that I did and maybe this this drawing that I did and maybe this this drawing that I did and maybe this reminds me of the tle cast in obsidian reminds me of the tle cast in obsidian reminds me of the tle cast in obsidian course that I created I don't know I'm course that I created I don't know I'm course that I created I don't know I'm just linking notes this is how you can just linking notes this is how you can just linking notes this is how you can link notes and if I then open the local link notes and if I then open the local link notes and if I then open the local graph local graph graph local graph graph local graph here here we see that these links now here here we see that these links now here here we see that these links now they are um these notes have now these they are um these notes have now these they are um these notes have now these links and they are links and they are links and they are visualized so we can link noes and visualized so we can link noes and visualized so we can link noes and visualize them if you do this over several years them if you do this over several years diligently and you always link noes to diligently and you always link noes to diligently and you always link noes to other noes a graph emerges that's going other noes a graph emerges that's going other noes a graph emerges that's going to look like to look like to look like this so my system is 3,100 noes this so my system is 3,100 noes this so my system is 3,100 noes currently currently currently 3,148 you can see it down here in the 3,148 you can see it down here in the 3,148 you can see it down here in the bottom here and this is my obsidian bottom here and this is my obsidian bottom here and this is my obsidian graph now all of these notes they are graph now all of these notes they are graph now all of these notes they are linked together somehow and there are linked together somehow and there are linked together somehow and there are also a few notes that are not linked yet also a few notes that are not linked yet also a few notes that are not linked yet but what's powerful about this is that but what's powerful about this is that but what's powerful about this is that you can see these dots appear here that you can see these dots appear here that you can see these dots appear here that have a lot of notes so here we see that have a lot of notes so here we see that have a lot of notes so here we see that this dot called School apparently is a this dot called School apparently is a this dot called School apparently is a very important thing in my in my not

very important thing in my in my not very important thing in my in my not taking system well that's correct taking system well that's correct taking system well that's correct because school is my my passion project because school is my my passion project because school is my my passion project here there's another one like this note here there's another one like this note here there's another one like this note was called was called was called cks This is weight loss like you can see cks This is weight loss like you can see cks This is weight loss like you can see you can visually see elements in your you can visually see elements in your you can visually see elements in your not taking system that are important to not taking system that are important to not taking system that are important to you and sometimes this leads to you and sometimes this leads to you and sometimes this leads to surprises like if over time surprises like if over time surprises like if over time something let's see yeah here like something let's see yeah here like something let's see yeah here like apparently this ckss note has received a apparently this ckss note has received a apparently this ckss note has received a lot of links and apparently this has lot of links and apparently this has lot of links and apparently this has been or is a very important thing in my been or is a very important thing in my been or is a very important thing in my life well it is this certified life well it is this certified life well it is this certified kubernetes security expert was a big kubernetes security expert was a big kubernetes security expert was a big effort that I did so this is one way of effort that I did so this is one way of effort that I did so this is one way of visualizing notes another way is we can visualizing notes another way is we can visualizing notes another way is we can use canvas so um let's see we have the use canvas so um let's see we have the use canvas so um let's see we have the settle cast and course settle cast and course settle cast and course convas uh let's see settle confus here this is a convas that I confus here this is a convas that I created to create my tle Casten course created to create my tle Casten course created to create my tle Casten course so I take all of these notes and I move so I take all of these notes and I move so I take all of these notes and I move them around and I put them in the right them around and I put them in the right them around and I put them in the right order and this has been an extremely order and this has been an extremely order and this has been an extremely powerful way of structuring my own powerful way of structuring my own powerful way of structuring my own thoughts when creating this course so I thoughts when creating this course so I thoughts when creating this course so I could move these around and think well could move these around and think well could move these around and think well this fits much better there and this one this fits much better there and this one this fits much better there and this one doesn't fit here so it should be moved doesn't fit here so it should be moved doesn't fit here so it should be moved over there and it's super powerful to to

over there and it's super powerful to to over there and it's super powerful to to have the ability to play with your notes have the ability to play with your notes have the ability to play with your notes like this and create like this and create like this and create overviews and then there's of course overviews and then there's of course overviews and then there's of course excal draw where I can even do like uh excal draw where I can even do like uh excal draw where I can even do like uh uh let's see insert any uh let's see insert any uh let's see insert any file and let's see can I insert file and let's see can I insert file and let's see can I insert uh Lumen uh as embeddable here yeah so now Lumen uh as embeddable here yeah so now I'm I'm embedding this I'm I'm embedding this I'm I'm embedding this oops now I'm embedding this oops now I'm embedding this oops now I'm embedding this note like insert any file Lumen as embeddable so now I've embedded Lumen as embeddable so now I've embedded this file into this drawing and I can this file into this drawing and I can this file into this drawing and I can start like attaching things Crea start like attaching things Crea start like attaching things Crea creating things adding icons this is creating things adding icons this is creating things adding icons this is also what I did in this massive drawing also what I did in this massive drawing also what I did in this massive drawing in this video that I created with in this video that I created with in this video that I created with 160,000 views now about my whole neovim 160,000 views now about my whole neovim 160,000 views now about my whole neovim workflow I use excal draw in obsidian to workflow I use excal draw in obsidian to workflow I use excal draw in obsidian to visualize things but okay I'm I'm I'm visualize things but okay I'm I'm I'm visualize things but okay I'm I'm I'm getting a bit distracted with the getting a bit distracted with the getting a bit distracted with the visualization stuff the PO is across visualization stuff the PO is across visualization stuff the PO is across this is very um important so we can this is very um important so we can this is very um important so we can visualize obsidian allows you uh to visualize obsidian allows you uh to visualize obsidian allows you uh to to uh obsidian has great search to uh obsidian has great search to uh obsidian has great search functionality so let's see if you open functionality so let's see if you open functionality so let's see if you open this here you can see that you can this here you can see that you can this here you can see that you can search for path file tags sections so search for path file tags sections so search for path file tags sections so it's really useful to find your notes

it's really useful to find your notes it's really useful to find your notes quickly uh with lightning quickly uh with lightning quickly uh with lightning speed and it also allows you to sync speed and it also allows you to sync speed and it also allows you to sync notes across all of your devices so you notes across all of your devices so you notes across all of your devices so you can you can have the obsidian app on can you can have the obsidian app on can you can have the obsidian app on your phone you can open up your not your phone you can open up your not your phone you can open up your not taking system taking system taking system um if you have an i if you have Apple um if you have an i if you have Apple um if you have an i if you have Apple devices you can use iCloud to sync your devices you can use iCloud to sync your devices you can use iCloud to sync your Vault between between devices so I store Vault between between devices so I store Vault between between devices so I store my Vault on my Mac I can open it on my my Vault on my Mac I can open it on my my Vault on my Mac I can open it on my iPhone and then Apple sync handles the iPhone and then Apple sync handles the iPhone and then Apple sync handles the syncing between these syncing between these syncing between these devices there's also obsidian sync so devices there's also obsidian sync so devices there's also obsidian sync so say you are in a situation where you say you are in a situation where you say you are in a situation where you have a Macbook and you have a Linux have a Macbook and you have a Linux have a Macbook and you have a Linux laptop and you want your notes to be laptop and you want your notes to be laptop and you want your notes to be available at both you can either use git available at both you can either use git available at both you can either use git obsidian git and this is done I show you obsidian git and this is done I show you obsidian git and this is done I show you this in my obsidian 101 course or you this in my obsidian 101 course or you this in my obsidian 101 course or you can use obsidian sync this is a paid can use obsidian sync this is a paid can use obsidian sync this is a paid service it's like what is it uh obsidian service it's like what is it uh obsidian service it's like what is it uh obsidian Sync It's like $5 a month or Sync It's like $5 a month or Sync It's like $5 a month or something uh here $4 a month I I I had something uh here $4 a month I I I had something uh here $4 a month I I I had this for like a year it's a nice way to this for like a year it's a nice way to this for like a year it's a nice way to support the project because I haven't support the project because I haven't support the project because I haven't even said this but obsidian is even said this but obsidian is even said this but obsidian is completely for free no problem ing no completely for free no problem ing no completely for free no problem ing no you download the app and use it you download the app and use it you download the app and use it and it's compatible with and it's compatible with and it's compatible with Vim so can search we can link Vim so can search we can link Vim so can search we can link notes we can run scripts because we have notes we can run scripts because we have notes we can run scripts because we have all of our markdown files available um

all of our markdown files available um all of our markdown files available um we can use Vim with our markdown files we can use Vim with our markdown files we can use Vim with our markdown files and therefore we can customize our and therefore we can customize our and therefore we can customize our editing and reading experience everything is stored in experience everything is stored in markdown file files we can do anything markdown file files we can do anything markdown file files we can do anything we want with our we want with our we want with our files so my no taking system is files so my no taking system is files so my no taking system is completely built as having obsidian as completely built as having obsidian as completely built as having obsidian as the the the bases bases bases base obsidian and then have it fully obsidian and then have it fully compatible with vim and it's important because there are going going to be because there are going going to be situations where you are either going to situations where you are either going to situations where you are either going to have only access to the obsidian app for have only access to the obsidian app for have only access to the obsidian app for example on your phone like it's possible example on your phone like it's possible example on your phone like it's possible to use fim on an iPhone but I don't to use fim on an iPhone but I don't to use fim on an iPhone but I don't recommend it so there are situations recommend it so there are situations recommend it so there are situations where you only have obsidium or there where you only have obsidium or there where you only have obsidium or there are situations where you only have the are situations where you only have the are situations where you only have the command line well if you choose this command line well if you choose this command line well if you choose this approach by taking the obsidian vault as approach by taking the obsidian vault as approach by taking the obsidian vault as the basis as the the overarching sort of the basis as the the overarching sort of the basis as the the overarching sort of framework for your notetaking system framework for your notetaking system framework for your notetaking system this allow you to have a lot of this allow you to have a lot of this allow you to have a lot of flexibility flexibility and flexibility flexibility and flexibility flexibility and portability of your entire no taking portability of your entire no taking portability of your entire no taking system so I system so I system so I recommend use obsidian the concept of an

recommend use obsidian the concept of an recommend use obsidian the concept of an obsidian Vault and keep it compatible obsidian Vault and keep it compatible obsidian Vault and keep it compatible with vim and the other way with vim and the other way with vim and the other way around because there are also systems around because there are also systems around because there are also systems you can create with Vim only but those you can create with Vim only but those you can create with Vim only but those are not necessarily going to be fully are not necessarily going to be fully are not necessarily going to be fully compatible with obsidian um so yes this is super important um so yes this is super important because we stay in full control of our files my my entire settle files my my entire settle cast is almost one gig and this also cast is almost one gig and this also cast is almost one gig and this also contains images it contains some Excel contains images it contains some Excel contains images it contains some Excel files everything is in files everything is in files everything is in there but it's mostly markdown files there but it's mostly markdown files there but it's mostly markdown files three 3,150 markdown three 3,150 markdown three 3,150 markdown files files files and I can do whatever I want with these and I can do whatever I want with these and I can do whatever I want with these files this is my this is just a a a files this is my this is just a a a files this is my this is just a a a directory on my system and I can copy directory on my system and I can copy directory on my system and I can copy that and back it up to encrypt it and that and back it up to encrypt it and that and back it up to encrypt it and back it up to wherever I want I can back it up to wherever I want I can back it up to wherever I want I can distribute it wherever I want I back distribute it wherever I want I back distribute it wherever I want I back this up into git and I can pull it this up into git and I can pull it this up into git and I can pull it wherever I am if I have my SSH key to my wherever I am if I have my SSH key to my wherever I am if I have my SSH key to my GitHub account I can pull it in I can GitHub account I can pull it in I can GitHub account I can pull it in I can and have access to my notes wherever and have access to my notes wherever and have access to my notes wherever from the command line I can run a from the command line I can run a from the command line I can run a container with my ttle Casten in it I container with my ttle Casten in it I container with my ttle Casten in it I containerized my ttle Casten so in this containerized my ttle Casten so in this containerized my ttle Casten so in this series we are also going to be like series we are also going to be like series we are also going to be like writing when we were learning Bash one writing when we were learning Bash one writing when we were learning Bash one of the most fun things I did was to run

of the most fun things I did was to run of the most fun things I did was to run create bash scripts to work with my ttle create bash scripts to work with my ttle create bash scripts to work with my ttle cast to work with my Nott taking system cast to work with my Nott taking system cast to work with my Nott taking system so if you want to be following with my so if you want to be following with my so if you want to be following with my sort of tutorial journey into Linux in sort of tutorial journey into Linux in sort of tutorial journey into Linux in into containers I highly highly into containers I highly highly into containers I highly highly recommend you don't use notion but you recommend you don't use notion but you recommend you don't use notion but you use obsidian with markdown files and we use obsidian with markdown files and we use obsidian with markdown files and we are going to be using Vim to interact are going to be using Vim to interact are going to be using Vim to interact with these files in combination with with these files in combination with with these files in combination with obsidian but we are going to be learning obsidian but we are going to be learning obsidian but we are going to be learning about no taking in both obsidian and Vim about no taking in both obsidian and Vim about no taking in both obsidian and Vim and how to edit those how to run scripts and how to edit those how to run scripts and how to edit those how to run scripts on those and it's just going to be a fun on those and it's just going to be a fun on those and it's just going to be a fun experience if you do it this way and I'm experience if you do it this way and I'm experience if you do it this way and I'm not saying this because I not saying this because I not saying this because I you you necessarily need to join this you you necessarily need to join this you you necessarily need to join this playlist Journey but it is basically playlist Journey but it is basically playlist Journey but it is basically just what I arrived at after 2,000 hours just what I arrived at after 2,000 hours just what I arrived at after 2,000 hours of researching and practicing the settle of researching and practicing the settle of researching and practicing the settle cast method because that is what we are cast method because that is what we are cast method because that is what we are going to work towards is to build a tle going to work towards is to build a tle going to work towards is to build a tle cast invm obsidian like I have done in cast invm obsidian like I have done in cast invm obsidian like I have done in my my my course so if you're interested in course so if you're interested in course so if you're interested in learning more about the tett C method I learning more about the tett C method I learning more about the tett C method I highly recommend you either uh look into highly recommend you either uh look into highly recommend you either uh look into this course this has been is already this course this has been is already this course this has been is already getting five star reviews and and getting five star reviews and and getting five star reviews and and already have 24 students getting a lot already have 24 students getting a lot already have 24 students getting a lot of positive feedback on that just of positive feedback on that just of positive feedback on that just yesterday someone was shouting it out on yesterday someone was shouting it out on yesterday someone was shouting it out on LinkedIn super nice but there is also

LinkedIn super nice but there is also LinkedIn super nice but there is also the obsidian 101 course and if you check the obsidian 101 course and if you check the obsidian 101 course and if you check out this course this will show you a out this course this will show you a out this course this will show you a it's a a quick start you get a full not it's a a quick start you get a full not it's a a quick start you get a full not taking system in one hour so it's it's taking system in one hour so it's it's taking system in one hour so it's it's super cheap it's all you need to get super cheap it's all you need to get super cheap it's all you need to get started it will implement the para started it will implement the para started it will implement the para method for you and you can start taking method for you and you can start taking method for you and you can start taking notes today because that's the most notes today because that's the most notes today because that's the most important thing here guys stop watching important thing here guys stop watching important thing here guys stop watching videos stop researching just use videos stop researching just use videos stop researching just use obsidian and start taking notes that's obsidian and start taking notes that's obsidian and start taking notes that's the most important the most important the most important thing so these are this course is my thing so these are this course is my thing so these are this course is my life's work it's 2,000 hours condensed life's work it's 2,000 hours condensed life's work it's 2,000 hours condensed in 2 hours in 2 hours in 2 hours and this is also a good course but if and this is also a good course but if and this is also a good course but if the best value honestly is just to join the best value honestly is just to join the best value honestly is just to join my school Community because if you join my school Community because if you join my school Community because if you join my school my school my school Community then you are going to get Community then you are going to get Community then you are going to get unlimited access to all of my courses unlimited access to all of my courses unlimited access to all of my courses it's currently $29 there's a price it's currently $29 there's a price it's currently $29 there's a price increase coming soon and it's $29 a increase coming soon and it's $29 a increase coming soon and it's $29 a month it's $1 less than $1 a day and month it's $1 less than $1 a day and month it's $1 less than $1 a day and then you get unlimited access to all of then you get unlimited access to all of then you get unlimited access to all of my courses about Vim neovim my entire my courses about Vim neovim my entire my courses about Vim neovim my entire dot files walk through my kubernetes dot files walk through my kubernetes dot files walk through my kubernetes fundamentals course everything is in fundamentals course everything is in fundamentals course everything is in here including the two courses that I here including the two courses that I here including the two courses that I just showed you about not just showed you about not just showed you about not taking and there is a community of taking and there is a community of taking and there is a community of people of fellow not takers who are people of fellow not takers who are people of fellow not takers who are there to help you myself included and

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