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If you want to: • navigate complexity • take your thinking to the next level • work with your knowledge like a master You need to know IDEA EMERGENCE ✨»🌱»🌲»🗺️»🌎 Here's an overview that will immediately change how you think about ideas 👇
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Good news, everyone! We made it easy and free to convert your entire Airtable workspace to durable Markdown files that you own and can use offline. Obsidian Bases supports all your views, filters, and formulas. Your data is yours, take ownership of it.
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Stop getting locked into a single AI tool. Instead, own the system your AI assistant runs on. This is how you take the power back from the AI Tech Lords... How I Use Obsidian + Claude Cowork
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🚀 Linking Your AI is now LIVE on @ProductHunt (link below) It's time to stop getting trapped by AI companies wanting to lock all of your skills, prompts, and conversations in their app. I own my AI assistant. Here's to digital sovereignty! 👑
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Check out the product, would love your support! 👉 Producthuntproducthunt.com/p…
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Own your notes, rent your AI. Glad we're getting another option.
Copilot Cowork is now generally available worldwide, now with multi-model support! Every organization can put long-running agents to work on complex, multi-step tasks, grounded in your organization's unique knowledge and know-how. microsoft.com/en-us/microsof…
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The tip heard round the world 🏀
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Came back on here for the first time in weeks to see anonymous bot accounts passing off my videos and words as their own. I'm annoyed, flattered, and sad but not surprised for this platform.
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Just stealing my stuff without credit. This is happening multiple times a week. Just mention the person who's video & words you're referencing. Not doing so is a short-term win, but builds so much bad faith.
Six months ago my Obsidian vault had 2,000 notes and I could not find anything. I rebuilt the entire structure in one afternoon using this exact system. I have not lost a single idea since. The people who set this up today will wonder how they ever worked without it.
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Pretty gross to steal my video and words without as much as a hat tip.
Most people start Obsidian the wrong way. They import 10,000 notes. Build 50 folders. Install 20 plugins. Then quit a week later. If I had to restart Obsidian today, I’d do the opposite: • Start with 5 meaningful notes • Create ZERO folders • Ignore plugins completely • Focus only on connecting ideas That’s the real unlock. Obsidian isn’t a notes app. It’s a personal internet for your mind. The magic happens when you use one simple prompt: “This reminds me of…” A quote links to a book. A book links to a song. A song links to a memory. A memory links to an insight. That’s how real thinking compounds. The goal isn’t collecting information. It’s building connections your brain can return to later. AI can summarize notes. But only YOU can create meaningful links between ideas. That’s where the leverage is. Follow @damidefi for more AI alpha.
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And today's contribution to humanity goes to...
I have been working on Obsidian Reader for a over a year. I didn't want to share it until I felt it was good enough. It's finally there. Consistent formatting for any article. Outline, syntax highlighting, nice footnotes, adjustable typography. Runs locally. Just rules, no AI.
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Dream or Nightmare?
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Does AI usage increase or decrease one's baseline level of happiness and life satisfaction?
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If @openclaw has the core "workspace" files, what does Claude Cowork have? How is Cowork's "soul" regulated? For Claude Code, it was a readme file. Same for Cowork? What are other best practices that have been working for you?
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Maps of content flexing
graph is the final boss of memory. a skill graph is a network of skill files connected with wikilinks. one of the most interesting article i’ve read recently
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New essay: “Which Future?” On how to wisely navigate risks from transformative technology, especially artificial superintelligence (ASI). This condenses much of the key thinking from my more extended essays
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If your AI Agent gets bloated, its abilities get compromised. xitter.cf/NickMilo/status/202347…
My AI doesn't need a good memory. Because it has world-class retrieval. xitter.cf/NickMilo/status/201800…
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Obsidian has officially won the note wars [Video] Everyone seems to be scrambling to install complex protocols, paying for plugins or built-in AI subscriptions—or just switching apps once again—as their current app fails to catch up to the latest AI developments. Meanwhile, in Obsidian, AI integration looks like this: Point AI at a folder. And you're done. Or, if you're like many, don't integrate AI at all. Either way, with Obsidian, it's your choice. Watch 👇
Obsidian has officially won the note wars. Everyone seems to be scrambling to install complex protocols, paying for plugins or built-in AI subscriptions—or just switching apps once again—as their current app fails to catch up to the latest AI developments. Meanwhile, over in Obsidian, AI integration looks like this: Point AI at a folder. And you're done. Or, if you're like many reading this, don't integrate AI at all. Either way, with Obsidian, it's your choice. Link to the vid below in the comments 👇
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