I liked Notion, once a time.
2-3 years ago, I fully made the switch from Notion to Obsidian, but one thing was missing: my all-in-one productivity template that I had spent dozens of hours crafting inside Notion to ease my life.
As a productivity enthusiast for the past 8 years, I’ve always spent countless hours experimenting with different methods and tools to optimize my workflows. From task management to project organization and knowledge management, I could never quite find a comprehensive solution that brought everything together in a seamless, distraction-free way.
That’s why I decided to create my own workflow called Obsibrain 6 months ago (in public on Twitter).
What Exactly is a Template?
Obsibrain is a downloadable digital product designed for Obsidian. It acts as a template (or vault if you’re already familiar with Obsidian) that allows you to get started in a pre-defined environment. Obsibrain comes with predefined folders, pages, plugins, custom scripts and settings. You’re not starting from scratch. It helps you get started with many best practices.
Link if you want to check it out now and skip the following: https://www.obsibrain.com
Tough Question: Is it Free or Paid? (Explanation)
This was a really tough question for me to answer at first, 6 months ago. I really love the Obsidian community and I really enjoy the open-source aspect of the majority of plugins.
Nevertheless, I had to make a personal choice between releasing it for free or make it paid:
Here are the main questions I had to figure out to answer this one:
(Note that I am talking about that to explain my reasoning behind my decision and why it is sometimes difficult for decisions like this one)
- Will I find time and energy to work on it besides my 9-5 job?
- Is it maintainable over time if I release it for free?
- If paid, will people even pay attention to it?
- If I release a paid product, will the community welcome it?
- Can I allow myself to spend countless hours crafting and coding this product without trying to be remunerated right now in my life?
- You name it.
I worried a lot about it, and with all the knowledge I had to pack inside this product, I finally decided to make it paid.
Obsibrain is a paid product, but it’s a one-time purchase with lifetime updates. (free demo also available)
There’s also a 30-day money-back guarantee, so you can try it out risk-free.
Here is where you can find all the details about Obsibrain and its pricing here: https://www.obsibrain.com
What Features Does it Include?
You start with recommendations and pick what works the best for you.
Behind the scenes, I use a mix of already well-known plugins such as Dataview, Templater, and many others, but most of the code is a personal plugin that I developed especially for this use case.
As we say, a picture is worth a thousand words.
Please take a look at the website directly (link above) if you want to learn more about all the features. Here is a small summary of the most used features so far:
- Task Management
- GTD Workflows
- PARA Organization
- Goal Tracking
- Periodic Reviews
- Project Management
- and more
Note that all features described below are mostly optional; you are still free to experiment and make this template/vault your own.
Plus, Obsibrain comes with detailed documentation, video tutorials, and a supportive community to help you get the most out of the template.
You can find the documentation here: https://docs.obsibrain.com
My Ultimate Goal with Obsibrain?
By making this move from Notion to Obsidian, I quickly observed that pretty much no one had created an all-in-one template for Obsidian like I used to find for Notion. This was the spark that ignited my decision to start this project. I had multiple ambitions:
- I wanted to give back to the Obsidian product itself and its community: Since I discovered Obsidian, it has changed my productivity workflow and the way I work every day. By creating this product, I hope more and more new users won’t be intimidated by the technical aspect of Obsidian and will make the leap to try out this awesome software that can change the lives of so many.
- I wanted to solve my own problems: By committing myself to create it, I knew I would have to address my issues first and get everything I had from Notion inside Obsidian. Along the way, I found awesome plugins, themes, and even met incredible creators online! What a fun ride!
- I want to help people reclaim 30-60 minutes of their time per day by being more productive: This is my real mission, to help people on this particular subject. I know everyone, with some practices and discipline, can reclaim some of their time with simple habits. In the end, I hope to conduct research/user interviews and see if I can measure my expectations versus the reality.
Any Questions?
I encourage you to check out the website first.
And If you still have any questions, concerns, or anything else on your mind, please feel free to share them below. I’ll do my best to answer as soon as I can 
