[Obsidian Resources Dynalist](https://dynalist.io/d/CQ4V16tFhIJIfy-rgDK7r1Bp)

## About Us
- [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/) (in case you don't know why you're here)
- [Obsidian Roadmap | Trello](https://trello.com/b/Psqfqp7I/obsidian-roadmap)
- [Obsidian Forum](https://forum.obsidian.md/)
## Videos
- [Obsidian - The Basics of Taking Notes - Effective Remote Work - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6F8RBIpQCE&t=1s)
	- A very good introductory video on getting started with Obsidian. Highly recommended if you are coming for the first time and have no idea where to start. 
- [Curtis McHale's Note Taking and Research Playlist](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAkJMHg-dGw&list=PLxY0HBvBTgjMXVJGmhguwme0xLm7bVz4y)
	- Curtis has been walking through many of the revisions of Obsidian as we go. A good introduction and also a great peek at the way the program has evolved in a very short time. 
- [Getting Started with Networked Thought in Obsidian - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkiqNPySFW8)
	- Another one from Curtis McHale, but this one is specifically a good introduction and demonstration of how connecting notes works.
- [Obsidian: NEW BEST Note-taking App Student Overview - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK2fOQRNSxc&lc=UgzZeXPOxtuEgeScvmd4AaABAg)
	- Ren gives a great introduction for students, in the context of a comparison of features with Roam. 
- [Obsidian - The Power of Backlinks and the Knowledge Graph - Effective Remote Work - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7xrHPpTWJ0)
	- This one is a good overview on how and why connected notes are powerful, and how they work in Obsidian. 
- [The Productivity Guru - Obsidian - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvmlaxyxtsWz428CtIo_Ia8Bhbo8Uvq2f)
	- An ongoing series about doing specific things with Obsidian
- [Obsidian - Work on Mobile with 1Writer - Effective Remote Work - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1qIQ2dJfFA)
	- Effective Remote Work talks about using 1Writer on iOS with Obsidian
- [Organize Your Knowledge with Zettelkasten - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUltI4v_UU4&feature=youtu.be)
	- Not specific to Obsidian, but an excellent introduction to Zettelkasten, which uses Obsidian for the examples. If you watch that, the [followup video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TnUNN39NBU) is worth continuing with.
- [Justin's Obsidian Setup July 2020 - Effective Remote Work - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jJBUJoCWiE)
	- A good demonstration of how he uses MOC's, Indexes, and Daily Notes to keep organized. As a bonus, the opening slide show is done using Obsidian's slide feature!
- [Justin's Obsidian Setup July 2020 - Effective Remote Work - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jJBUJoCWiE)
	- Much of Justin's stuff is useful, but I list this one specifically as an excellent introduction to markdown, and how to use it effectively to take notes.
- [Obsidian Basics: Search & Starred Search - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbPS3GXFFA4&feature=youtu.be)
	- The Productivity Guru talking about the advance search options available from v.0.8.0. Contains a lot of details and examples on how to use regex in Obsidian (also useful for general regex knowledge). 
- [5 important features of Obsidian and how I implemented a Zettelkasten workflow! - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7VzjD6Z9ZE) 
	- A good overview of how one person implemented Zettelkasten in Obsidian, specifically using multiple folders for categorization. 
## Scripts And External Tools
- [GitHub - mm53bar/obsidian_utils: Various scripts and utilities for Obsidian.md](https://github.com/mm53bar/obsidian_utils)
	- A small collection of scripts for engaging with collections of markdown files. Includes a compiled todo list, a daily note, and cleaning up empty notes.
- [Auto-Linking Tool - Share & showcase - Obsidian Forum](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/auto-linking-tool/2218)
	- A python script that will auto-created forward linking within a vault.
- [dotfiles/agenda at master · blay/dotfiles · GitHub](https://github.com/blay/dotfiles/blob/master/shell/agenda)
	- Not specifically for Obsidian, but works well with it, this script compiles an agenda from a specifically formatted collection of markdown files. A good starting point for making your own. 
## CSS Resources
- [GitHub - kmaasrud/awesome-obsidian: Awesome stuff for Obsidian](https://github.com/kmaasrud/awesome-obsidian)
	- The original github repo from which we built our Community Themes. Also has some additional CSS tweaks and links to other resources. 
- [Obsidian scss · GitHub](https://gist.github.com/deathau/bcc87841b7f1327bcffe147f05a4d925)
	- Obsidian SASS theme switching tools from @death_au. Kind of advanced, **not officially supported**, but a cool trick if you want to try to pull it off.