See my short introduction to Obsidian that I post to new users.
Sync
- if you have iPhone you can use iCloud to have mobile sync
- if you have Android‑phone then you can use FolderSync which has a free plan supported by ads—note that in general you don’t know how exactly apps track and use the information collected so Obsidian Sync will be always best privacy‑friendly choice for Android‑users
Calendar-plugin
Easily navigate between your daily notes. You may also consider using Templater to add yesterday and tomorrow note links to your daily note (this is helpful on mobile).
Tasks-plugin
Set Cmd + T to edit/add tasks. Set priorities to your tasks. Include # Things I want to do later‑section in your template where you put your tasks. Using Tasks plugin you can then include this inline code block to any note to dynamically query every task in your vault under closest heading # Things I want to do later:
```tasks
not done
heading includes things I want to do later
```
That tasks‑query can also target specific projects if you use similar daily‑note‑like templates for different projects:
```tasks
not done
heading includes things I want to do later
folder includes my project
```
You can also target tasks with spefic tag (tags contained in tasks):
```tasks
not done
heading includes things I want to do later
folder includes my project
tags include #mytag1
tags include #mytag2
```
Note that targeting multiple tags is done in separate lines and tasks need to include both #mytag1 and #mytag2. You can expand query results using this OR syntax:
```tasks
not done
heading includes things I want to do later
folder includes my project
(tags include #mytag1) OR (tags include #mytag2)
```
You can sort by task priority which is set using Tasks: Create or edit task command (you can set Cmd+T for it):
```tasks
not done
heading includes things I want to do later
folder includes my project
tags include #mytag1
tags include #mytag2
sort by priority
```
Normally you use Cmd + L to input tasks and optionally Cmd + T for adding additional task metadata like priority or due date.
On Windows you can replace Cmd by LeftAlt or Control.
QuickAdd-plugin
Create notes from templates using a pop up menu QuickAdd: run QuickAdd. I use Cmd + D for this. You can create session based notes for your hobby/work/studying for example. In there you can have “Things I want to do later” section as I mentioned earlier.
Omnivore-plugin
Omnivore is a free‑to‑use read‑it‑later platform that works in web browser but it offers plugin for Obsidian to transfer your content. You don’t usually want to transfer everything automatically.
Other
Finally there is Tiago Forte’s book Building a Second Brain. I don’t recommend spending money on this but you could buy it with a friend etc. There might be other similar books worth of buying.