However in it’s present incarnation I find the graph fascinating but actually not useful! This is because there is no filter on what one sees. I was hoping the graph on Obsidian would provide a parallel approach to the structured organisational contents-index system noted above.
So the graph is the feature that interested me most about Obsidian and Roam. Semantic connections are useful creatively. On the creative side, those structures are not particularly useful. The result that one ends up with, I was surpised to see in the midst of all this amazing tech, is something very like a good contents page and good index section in a traditional book. I also sort those note links on the index page alphabetically. I also add a link to each note, to its relevant index page after creating that note. For example, a temporary note has a link to the temporary note index. Another section in the template connects notes structurally. It does mean I have to link each page manually, which ends up being a lot of work. I find it visually a more intelligent than what I see in the backlinks pane. I add a link to any semantically connected note in that section. Because I do not find the information displayed on the backlinks pane particuarly useful, I have created a space for backlinks on each template. The template I use most is a temporary note template. To create a new note I copy the template and paste it into a new note.
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So I have created a series of templates which I star so that I can easily access them. I also found that individual notes themselves need to have common structures. I found that when the number of notes goes over a few hundred an intelligent structure becomes essential. I think these are similar to what are sometimes called MOCs in the forum.
In terms of overall structure, I have a main index page, with a series of sub-indexes listed on it. So, much of the workflow I have set up using Obsidian will change when those improvements come into effect. I am sure those shortcomings as a research tool will disappear over time. I should say that I think Obsidian has great potential and there is much that I really like about it. My workflow in Obsidian has pretty much turned out to be a series of work-arounds to a number shortcomings that Obsdian has in its beta form. I use Roam, Evernote and Devonthink but find them unsatisfactory for different reasons. I am looking at how well it functions as tool for a single research project – in this case a book. I am still at the early stages of testing out Obsidian. I am the director of a charity that works to protect biodiveristy and operates in various fields (like economics, politics, agriculture etc) to do so. Great to see so many interesting and thoughful posts on this forum.
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