Learn Obsidian, the notes app: from beginner to full workspace in 1 video.
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00:00 Start the Obsidian Masterclass
00:25 PART 1: Download Obsidian and create your first vault (complete beginner)
01:50 Write your first Markdown note (future-proof your ideas)
03:00 Link your second note with double brackets [[ ]]
04:05 Capture ideas at speed of thought
06:05 Use placeholder links to spark new notes
07:00 Grow your ideas by connecting them
08:05 Unlock backlinks and linked mentions
09:00 Explore the graph view to see your knowledge web
10:35 Watch your notes gain value over time
12:15 PART 2: The 7 Most Important Markdown Essentials in Obsidian
13:35 Build relationships with links and tags
14:45 Highlight what matters with italics and bold
16:20 Organize thoughts with lists and headers (H1–H6)
18:30 Add tags like People, Movie, PKM to filter and connect
20:00 Simplify with numbered lists (formatting that stays minimal)
20:50 PART 3: The 8 Most Important Obsidian Settings
22:00 Activate core plugins (Tag Pane, Page Preview, Starred)
23:35 Manage files and send deleted notes to system trash
24:25 Protect your links with automatic updates (critical!)
26:30 Deep dive - graph view, community themes, styles
33:15 PART 4: The 8 Most Important Obsidian Hotkeys
34:30 Toggle preview and edit with Command E
35:45 Use Quick Switcher (Command O) and global search
36:30 Navigate back and forward with hotkeys
37:50 Create new notes faster (Command N and split panes)
39:00 How to build your own system
39:40 IMPORTANT: Get every major Obsidian update + visual change

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