This is exactly the video I needed! I have recently been looking into Anplenote, logseq, obsidian, etc. and always ask people what value graph view has. I always get vague answers like "help you see connections". Your video helped me get a better idea of how I might use it. However, I'd really like a follow up video with more *concrete* examples of times graph view was useful. If not your personal examples, maybe answers from the community.
I think it’s more helpful when you’re studying on a topic and see new concepts come out that you can reference while studying. But as a whole I don’t really use the graph much. Think of them like a mindmap on paper.
Hello, The graph view is extremely useful for certain use-cases, but the main benefit is actually to understand it not as a add-on or gimmick but as an actual approach to organically structure you notes, ideas, resources, etc --- in a way that doesn't restrict them to a folder/hierarchal format. But this approach definitely proves to be more useful depending on the purpose and style of your note-taking. If you're a more causal note-taker and your notes are more atomic and random (like for instance, my use of apple notes is very much like that, I usually just jot down birthday messages, or maybe use it for a quick capture, but i never do the processing in apple notes) However if you're interested in a digital notebook of sorts, or maybe building a second brain or PKM system or even project management.. the graph view can be a game changer (especially with color coding and filters applied) I would recommend you check Tiago Forte's Video on notetaking styles ua-cam.com/video/f3dDVtJ2sec/v-deo.html It shows the benefits of both hierarchical structuring and linked structuring
I used obsidian extensively during university and it was a vital tool during de development of my research For instance, in Uni we have multiple courses/subjects, and usually we will structure our books, papers, assignments in a folder structure concerning those courses Folder: Sociology 01 - Subfolder: Books - Subfolder: Class Notes Contemporary Political Theory 02 - Subfolder: Books - Subfolder: Class Notes Greek Philosophy 01 - Subfolder: Books - Subfolder: Class Notes If our notes are strictly divided in a folder structure, it's more difficult to connect our knowledge in a more holistic way Maybe different courses will use the same book but with different approaches, maybe your philosophy 01 notes could be very helpful in political theory 02, maybe they both mention Aristotle So instead of diving the notes and resources like that, we can connect the shared concepts, bibliography, authors and so forth and build a personal "Wikipedia" of sorts and the graph view help us visualize the connections beyond the folder organization
Now for a more practical and personal example I used obsidian for my research, I was developing my final paper on how post-truth communication can affect the public sphere and deliberative democracy (via Habermasian Theory) So I needed to do a extensive bibliographical research on these concepts and connect them So I had literature notes, concept notes, author notes, brainstorm notes, map of contents, etc (I was Appling my take on the zettelkasten note-taking method) For my "Public Sphere" note, I would cite the main concept, but I could also visualize (in the note) and in the local graph view every other note/bibliography in which that concept was mentioned. And I color-coded my notes to my linking, So I could se at a glance every book, book section, paper, brainstorm that mentions that concept. I could easily click on them And I could also do the "other way around" I could click on a literature/paper note and see in the graph view all the concepts, authors and references used in that paper I made writing, reading and research so much more fluid. It was easy to navigate my notes and I could also easily search anything So it helped tremendously during my writing process because I need to literary connect those concepts and build my arguments Anyway, I hope that my long messages could be of help Also last but not least, I would recommend Nick Milo's channel and his series with other creators You can see different examples of how to use Obisidian and the graph view (Writing a Fiction Novel, Bible Study, Project Management, Personal Task and Life Management, PMK, etc) 😃😃😃
Capacities has been my primary note taking app for a little over a month but the lack of filter tools for the graph view is so frustrating! I might switch to Ample Note for this simple reason.
This is exactly the video I needed! I have recently been looking into Anplenote, logseq, obsidian, etc. and always ask people what value graph view has. I always get vague answers like "help you see connections". Your video helped me get a better idea of how I might use it. However, I'd really like a follow up video with more *concrete* examples of times graph view was useful. If not your personal examples, maybe answers from the community.
I think it’s more helpful when you’re studying on a topic and see new concepts come out that you can reference while studying.
But as a whole I don’t really use the graph much. Think of them like a mindmap on paper.
Glad I could help!
Hello,
The graph view is extremely useful for certain use-cases, but the main benefit is actually to understand it not as a add-on or gimmick but as an actual approach to organically structure you notes, ideas, resources, etc --- in a way that doesn't restrict them to a folder/hierarchal format.
But this approach definitely proves to be more useful depending on the purpose and style of your note-taking.
If you're a more causal note-taker and your notes are more atomic and random (like for instance, my use of apple notes is very much like that, I usually just jot down birthday messages, or maybe use it for a quick capture, but i never do the processing in apple notes)
However if you're interested in a digital notebook of sorts, or maybe building a second brain or PKM system or even project management.. the graph view can be a game changer (especially with color coding and filters applied)
I would recommend you check Tiago Forte's Video on notetaking styles ua-cam.com/video/f3dDVtJ2sec/v-deo.html
It shows the benefits of both hierarchical structuring and linked structuring
I used obsidian extensively during university and it was a vital tool during de development of my research
For instance, in Uni we have multiple courses/subjects, and usually we will structure our books, papers, assignments in a folder structure concerning those courses
Folder: Sociology 01
- Subfolder: Books
- Subfolder: Class Notes
Contemporary Political Theory 02
- Subfolder: Books
- Subfolder: Class Notes
Greek Philosophy 01
- Subfolder: Books
- Subfolder: Class Notes
If our notes are strictly divided in a folder structure, it's more difficult to connect our knowledge in a more holistic way
Maybe different courses will use the same book but with different approaches, maybe your philosophy 01 notes could be very helpful in political theory 02, maybe they both mention Aristotle
So instead of diving the notes and resources like that, we can connect the shared concepts, bibliography, authors and so forth and build a personal "Wikipedia" of sorts
and the graph view help us visualize the connections beyond the folder organization
Now for a more practical and personal example
I used obsidian for my research, I was developing my final paper on how post-truth communication can affect the public sphere and deliberative democracy (via Habermasian Theory)
So I needed to do a extensive bibliographical research on these concepts and connect them
So I had literature notes, concept notes, author notes, brainstorm notes, map of contents, etc (I was Appling my take on the zettelkasten note-taking method)
For my "Public Sphere" note, I would cite the main concept, but I could also visualize (in the note) and in the local graph view every other note/bibliography in which that concept was mentioned. And I color-coded my notes to my linking, So I could se at a glance every book, book section, paper, brainstorm that mentions that concept.
I could easily click on them
And I could also do the "other way around"
I could click on a literature/paper note and see in the graph view all the concepts, authors and references used in that paper
I made writing, reading and research so much more fluid.
It was easy to navigate my notes and I could also easily search anything
So it helped tremendously during my writing process because I need to literary connect those concepts and build my arguments
Anyway, I hope that my long messages could be of help
Also last but not least, I would recommend Nick Milo's channel and his series with other creators
You can see different examples of how to use Obisidian and the graph view
(Writing a Fiction Novel, Bible Study, Project Management, Personal Task and Life Management, PMK, etc)
😃😃😃
I really wish Notion would just implement graph view sheesh.
Capacities has been my primary note taking app for a little over a month but the lack of filter tools for the graph view is so frustrating! I might switch to Ample Note for this simple reason.
Does anyone know of any Handwriting Recognition note taking apps with “Graph View”? I don’t think Notability or Nebo have “Graph View” yet.😕
Ample notes looks really cool
Great review!1
Well done video.
what is the app？
Roam Research should be included in this list.
It’s the OG! And its still the best for me compared to everyone in this space