Summary

The Obsidian Observer is a Medium publication that aggregates practical and insightful articles on the use of Obsidian, inviting writers to contribute and maintain ownership of their content.

Abstract

The Obsidian Observer is a curated Medium publication dedicated to collecting high-quality articles about Obsidian, a powerful note-taking and knowledge management tool. It aims to simplify the discovery of useful content related to Obsidian, focusing on practical applications, workflow integrations, plugin mastery, and thoughtful discussions about the future of note-taking and related technologies. The publication encourages contributions from both new and experienced writers, ensuring that they retain full ownership and control over their work. With an emphasis on community and mutual respect, the Obsidian Observer welcomes both free and members-only content, recognizing the value of writers' efforts and the importance of reaching a wider audience.

Opinions

The creator of the Obsidian Observer found the search for Obsidian-related content on Medium to be inefficient, prompting the creation of this publication.
The publication emphasizes the importance of practical and innovative content that adds real value to the Obsidian community.
There is a sentiment that some Medium publications are not welcoming to new writers, which the Obsidian Observer aims to address by simplifying the contribution process.
The Obsidian Observer values the ownership and agency of writers, ensuring they have control over their content and can choose whether to monetize it.
The publication promotes a culture of friendliness, respect, and consideration, both in the content it features and in its interactions with contributors.
Writers are encouraged to publish member-only content, reflecting a belief that they should be compensated for their time and effort.

Welcome to the Obsidian Observer

Collecting great Obsidian articles from all around Medium.com into a central place

Photo by Frederick Marschall on Unsplash

When I first started using Medium, I was delighted to find so many interesting articles about Obsidian. However, I found it frustrating to try to find more interesting content using just the search and topics found here on Medium. I thought to myself: there must be an easier way to find good content here on Medium about Obsidian.

For this reason, a number of writers and myself have created this publication we are calling the Obsidian Observer. This publication can be found on Medium at: https://medium.com/obsidian-observer.

Make sure to click on the FOLLOW button on the publication.

This is a Medium publication dedicated to consolidating great articles written about Obsidian published here on Medium into one place.

Objectives

This publication is 100% focused on Obsidian. However, we want the content here to be useful, not just some basic review of things we all already know.

So our goal and hopes are that the articles linked to by this publication will focus on practical ways of using Obsidian in our everyday work and life:

how to master plugins
how to integrate interesting ideas and workflows into our own processes
expression of opinions and thoughts about the future of Obsidian, note-taking, markdown, and local-first

Writers are welcome!

We've noticed that some publications here on Medium make it very difficult for new writers to contribute to their publications. However, we want to make this process very simple. If you write an article on Obsidian, about something that would be useful to others, we hope that you'll consider adding that to our publication.

We welcome new authors who are publishing their first Obsidian article all the way up to those who are experienced, writers.

You Own Your Content

Additionally, please know, as the writer, you will maintain 100% ownership of the content that you submit to be linked to the Obsidian Observer. We will not reuse it, we will not resell it, we simply will include it in the Obsidian Observer as part of a catalog of articles related to Obsidian. You can remove it at any time. You are the boss of your content.

However, we hope that by your publishing on the Obsidian Observer, it will expose you to a large audience of readers that you might otherwise not reach on your own.

Be Friendly, Respectful and Considerate

Of course, we also ask that you be considerate and respectful of others in your writing. Also, note, while you maintain ownership of your content, you are also responsible for the content, so don't say something that will get you in trouble.

Free or Membership Only Content Welcome

Medium gives you a choice to publish your content to be free for all readers, regardless if they are a Medium member or not.

Also as a writer, we leave this up to you. We accept both free content and member-only content.

We believe writers should be rewarded for the investment of time they make into their articles, so don’t be bashful to publish for members only.

How can you get involved?

If you are interested in writing and adding your content to the Obsidian Observer, reach out to TfT hacker via DM at one of these locations:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TfTHacker

Mastodon: @[email protected]

BlueSky: @tfthacker.bsky.social

Additionally, you can privately comment to me here on Medium via one of my articles.

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If you have any suggestions for improving Obsidian Observer, also feel free to contact me. Suggestions are warmly welcomed.