This course explores the power of digital note-making as a tool to expand your thinking and enhance your knowledge management skills. You'll learn how to connect your ideas, cultivate a long-term mindset, and apply modern strategies for organizing your thoughts in a structured way.

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Digital Note-Making for Creative Thinking with Obsidian

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What you'll learn
Apply short-form note-making strategies for clarity and recall
Connect notes to uncover patterns and develop insights
Build and maintain a digital knowledge garden for creative work
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November 2025
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There are 10 modules in this course
In this section, we reframe notes as tools, compare paper, index cards and digital media, and practise dynamic working notes that strengthen memory, deepen research and spur creative planning.
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2 videos5 readings1 assignment
In this section, we capture single-concept digital notes, sort transient jottings from evergreen knowledge, and craft clear titles to build an organized repository that supports future retrieval and insight.
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1 video4 readings1 assignment
In this section, we craft atomic notes, link them using wikilinks and bidirectional references, analyze graph views, and harness emergent hypertext structures to surface unexpected relationships and deepen practical understanding.
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1 video4 readings1 assignment
In this section, we will explore how making note taking a part of a system can be beneficial. We also look at the concept of a Knowledge Garden and go through the process of designing and creating one.
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4 readings1 assignment
In this section, we design frictionless capture workflows, pairing notebooks, apps, or voice memos with context to secure fleeting ideas. Templates structure notes, boosting recall and creativity.
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1 video3 readings1 assignment
In this section, we build container-based note systems, apply PARA and LATCH frameworks, refine filing and tagging taxonomies, and assess capture-to-retrieval workflows to ensure future you retrieves knowledge effortlessly.
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1 video4 readings1 assignment
In this section, we detect patterns within notes, model them systematically, and use mind maps plus reframing techniques to surface latent connections, generating repeatable insights for problem-solving and research.
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1 video5 readings1 assignment
In this section, we model ideas, plan an end-to-end publication workflow, apply audience analysis, and integrate iterative feedback loops to evolve private notes into rigorous, reader-focused publishable artifacts.
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1 video4 readings1 assignment
In this section, we explore disciplined meta-work, note upkeep, and interoperable tools that avoid lock-in, automate workflows, and keep gardens resilient, practicing maintenance habits and upgrade planning for sustainable systems.
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1 video5 readings1 assignment
In this section, we craft equitable human-AI workflows for collaborative capture, ideation, and gardening, assess AI as editor, ghostwriter, amanuensis, and enforce rigorous attribution to sustain reliable shared knowledge.
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1 video4 readings1 assignment
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