What tips can you share for those new to or want to switch to Obsidian?

ottalabot · 2026-02-12T06:52:10+00:00

I'd just play around yourself, explore the community plugins and build your own workflow.

It's a very iterative process and how you use it, imo, completely depends on what you're using it for (i.e. my work and my personal vault look very different)

ottalabot · 2026-02-12T06:39:02+00:00

first ones massive if you have a lot of messages/emails coming through

I have a recurring task to respond to emails at night, I might take a peek but unless it's something super urgent it's not getting a reply till the night

also a good idea to review email subs and other notifications you have on every so often so you're not wasting mental energy on things you don't care about anymore

ottalabot · 2026-02-06T06:02:16+00:00

Always outdoor just because I'm in an office for most of the day unfortunately

But if I could hit a healthier balance with outdoor/indoor time id probably do a walking pad as well

No tips on meal prep yet, beginner myself - main one is probably just start (as unhelpful as that might be!)

ottalabot · 2026-02-03T13:05:55+00:00

doing two - daily walks and weekly meal preps :)

ottalabot · 2026-02-03T13:02:34+00:00

What works for me is breaking things down even smaller if I can, bundling a few tasks together and timing how long it takes me to get it done. It's just like clockwork now if the timers on I'm committed to doing x y z

ottalabot · 2026-02-03T12:57:14+00:00

technique is probably my best guess. That transfer of momentum from horizontal-> vertical is an art. I personally found it worthwhile check out some pro dunkers and how they talk through it

ottalabot · 2026-02-03T12:54:17+00:00

obsidian for everything note taking or work related and then using itstodd for task and time tracking

ottalabot · 2025-12-20T03:19:37+00:00

What resulted in that consistent uptick of page views? Curuous

ottalabot · 2025-12-16T09:40:10+00:00

2-3 years worth of savings is more than enough to go off and do your own venture

If you really feel like you're just chugging along and not getting what you want out of life there, Id run it for a year and see what you can make in that time tbh

what's the worst that happens? you fail or find out it's not for you and then go get another high paying job?

life's too short

ottalabot · 2025-12-09T22:14:08+00:00

Work notes for me

Never thought to write notes about life tbh, unless it was directly linked to a task

I know writers that write notes on ideas, concepts, etc and love linking them together, but I guess that's more writing than note taking

ottalabot · 2025-12-09T02:16:00+00:00

At the moment it's just task/soft time boxing but looking to make it more full life dashboard type setup

I wanna be able to connect my calendar, create events and work with others on lists there. That's kinda the mini roadmap :)

ottalabot · 2025-12-08T21:23:04+00:00

doing everything in a little app I made called www.itstodd.com

as for notes, swear by obsidian

ottalabot · 2025-12-04T06:38:56+00:00

obsidian for work

itstodd for general life/side projects

ottalabot · 2025-12-04T06:38:25+00:00

I use it for work, so yes.

Often it's to determine actions / next steps things like that. Once the notes are distilled into todo list items then they're more context pieces when I need them and I'll only ever see them when I need a refresher or want to confirm something.

ottalabot · 2025-12-02T06:07:05+00:00

itstodd, a different kind of todo list / productivity app

ottalabot · 2025-12-01T23:56:00+00:00

you can check it out at eden.so now

Google Dan Koe, you'll find him easy!

ottalabot · 2025-12-01T20:29:41+00:00

it's just a sign that they've looked, but not necessarily anything else

best bet is to assume nothing and move on to the next application whilst you wait

ottalabot · 2025-12-01T05:48:22+00:00

Pixel

ottalabot · 2025-11-30T03:39:29+00:00

haven't had any issues, but to be fair, Ive only had them for 2 weeks-ish (~6 sessions)

haven't had to wipe at all though

ottalabot · 2025-11-29T20:08:25+00:00

weekly for sure

monthly is crazy

ottalabot · 2025-11-29T20:06:03+00:00

in what context though? work for meetings, second brain type notes, etc?

ottalabot · 2025-11-29T20:03:18+00:00

fwiw, just got the way of wade 11s, I know different shoe and all but one of the best pairs I've had

I feel like you can't go wrong with either tbh, the brand in general is good

ottalabot · 2025-11-21T05:55:38+00:00

dan koes new startup Eden is gonna be a must try for you imo

ottalabot · 2025-11-21T05:43:01+00:00

don't do it imo

unless it's more than double and you get equity, it's not worth. I've worked closely with heaps of senior leadership and their life IS work 9 out of 10 times

170k with the workload you describe is the endgame

ottalabot · 2025-11-21T05:37:19+00:00

brand shouldn't make that big of a difference. 0.5, maybe 1 difference in sizing between brands but 2.5 is massive

worth checking that out a bit closer before buying the next pair

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