Daniel Lyons' Notes

Obsidian Bases Just Changed Everything

Description

Turn your notes into powerful, customizable databases with Obsidian's new core plugin: Bases. Instantly filter quotes, projects, and plans—right when you need them.
00:00 - Introduction: What is a Base?
01:14 - Getting Started: Creating Your First Base
08:30 - The 3 Best Features of Bases
14:53 - Recently Modified Dataview
16:30 - Project Dataview
19:08 - The Additional Features
21:54 - Implications of using Obsidian Bases
25:47 - The Current Limitations
27:52 - Current Guidance
29:12 - Close
29:51 - Outro
30:07 - End

My Notes

00:00 - Introduction: What is a Base?

01:14 - Getting Started: Creating Your First Base

  • âť“: 05:04: Can we replicate a Dataview view using Obsidian Bases

08:30 - The 3 Best Features of Bases

14:53 - Recently Modified Dataview

16:30 - Project Dataview

19:08 - The Additional Features

21:54 - Implications of using Obsidian Bases

  • Bases provides more structure to notes but this is a pro and con
    • pro: it can help us find connections with less friction
    • con: we end up wasting time on building metadata that ends up not being truly helpful.

25:47 - The Current Limitations

27:52 - Current Guidance

  • It's still early days for this plugin.

29:12 - Close

Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves,
or we know where we can find information upon it. - Samuel Johnson

29:51 - Outro

30:07 - End

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Obsidian Bases Just Changed Everything
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Description
My Notes
00:00 - Introduction: What is a Base?
01:14 - Getting Started: Creating Your First Base
08:30 - The 3 Best Features of Bases
14:53 - Recently Modified Dataview
16:30 - Project Dataview
19:08 - The Additional Features
21:54 - Implications of using Obsidian Bases
25:47 - The Current Limitations
27:52 - Current Guidance
29:12 - Close
29:51 - Outro
30:07 - End
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