Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Be a fly on the wall as Ehsan Noursalehi shows us how he considers design. Ehsan was part of Cohort 2 of the Linking Your Thinking Workshop.
Want to build a custom PKM System? Join the Linking Your Thinking Workshop
Enrollment for cohort 3 will close on January 24th. Click the link below and enroll today.
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🔗 Links Mentioned
Portfolio: thisisehsan.com
Why Do We Interface: whydoweinterface.com
Draft of OpenSocket Micro Book (garage door open): https://publish.obsidian.md/opensocket
🔆 Free Weekly Creative Productivity Insights: linkingyourthinking.com/learn-more-now?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=considerations_of_design
🚀 MASTER OBSIDIAN: linkingyourthinking.com/obsidian-flight-school?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=considerations_of_design
🗺 MASTER KNOWLEDGE: linkingyourthinking.com/workshop?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=considerations_of_design
🌌 GET IDEAVERSE (Formerly the LYT Kit): linkingyourthinking.com/join/ideaverse-lite?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=considerations_of_design
📚 MASTER READING: linkingyourthinking.com/how-to-work-a-book?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=considerations_of_design
📺 SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL » youtube.com/channel/UC85D7ERwhke7wVqskV_DZUA?sub_confirmation=1
00:00 - Start
05:53 - Ehsan’s keyboard shortcut for pinning his Home note
06:07 - His note on discussing failure
11:23 - Main Presentation Ends here
11:53 - Shanna’s feedback on Ehsan’s work
13:08 - How Ehsan uses Obsidian’s built-in version history
16:24 - Ehsan’s inspiration in developing the micro book
17:23 - Silence and the age of noise
18:57 - Mike’s feedback on Ehsan’s work compared with Andy Matuschak’s approach
21:30 - Nick’s feedback on Ehsan’s MOC use case
24:54 - How Ehsan built his hyperlinked micro book without the popular note-taking tools we have today
26:53 - On the value of writing about your own insights versus collecting links
28:04 - Ehsan’s big question
29:39 - The benefits of doing the thinking reps
31:13 - Why the members enjoyed the LYT Workshop
32:19 - Sana’s question: what Ehsan is using to display his Obsidian
35:05 - It’s easier to fiddle than it is to make progress
35:58 - How to customize your Obsidian Publish CSS
39:24 - How easy is it to customize the fonts and theme for Obsidian Publish
40:56 - Ehsan’s current plan
43:43 - What started Ehsan in being hooked on making and sharing content
46:02 - Can you track the traffic in your Obsidian Publish?
47:41 - The beauty of Obsidian Publish
Editor: Daniel Lardi
Graphic Design: Jonathan Splitlog
Marketing: Daniel Lardi
🐦 TWEET: twitter.com/NickMilo
📖 READ: medium.com/@nickmilo22/my-pkm-story-3763985b7a3e
🎬 LEARN OBSIDIAN: youtu.be/QgbLb6QCK88
🗿 DOWNLOAD OBSIDIAN: https://obsidian.md/
📩 EMAIL: support@linkingyourthinking.com
🖼 SOURCES/BROLL:
🏷 TAGS: #Obsidian #obsidianapp #Obsidiannotetakingapp #LinkingYourThinking
🔊 SPECIAL MENTION
🔊 Big thanks to Jonathan and Jason of counterpart.work for the logo design.
Be a fly on the wall as Ehsan Noursalehi shows us how he considers design. Ehsan was part of Cohort 2 of the Linking Your Thinking Workshop.
Want to build a custom PKM System? Join the Linking Your Thinking Workshop
Enrollment for cohort 3 will close on January 24th. Click the link below and enroll today.
»» linkingyourthinking.com ««
🔗 Links Mentioned
Portfolio: thisisehsan.com
Why Do We Interface: whydoweinterface.com
Draft of OpenSocket Micro Book (garage door open): https://publish.obsidian.md/opensocket
🔆 Free Weekly Creative Productivity Insights: linkingyourthinking.com/learn-more-now?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=considerations_of_design
🚀 MASTER OBSIDIAN: linkingyourthinking.com/obsidian-flight-school?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=considerations_of_design
🗺 MASTER KNOWLEDGE: linkingyourthinking.com/workshop?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=considerations_of_design
🌌 GET IDEAVERSE (Formerly the LYT Kit): linkingyourthinking.com/join/ideaverse-lite?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=considerations_of_design
📚 MASTER READING: linkingyourthinking.com/how-to-work-a-book?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=considerations_of_design
📺 SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL » youtube.com/channel/UC85D7ERwhke7wVqskV_DZUA?sub_confirmation=1
00:00 - Start
05:53 - Ehsan’s keyboard shortcut for pinning his Home note
06:07 - His note on discussing failure
11:23 - Main Presentation Ends here
11:53 - Shanna’s feedback on Ehsan’s work
13:08 - How Ehsan uses Obsidian’s built-in version history
16:24 - Ehsan’s inspiration in developing the micro book
17:23 - Silence and the age of noise
18:57 - Mike’s feedback on Ehsan’s work compared with Andy Matuschak’s approach
21:30 - Nick’s feedback on Ehsan’s MOC use case
24:54 - How Ehsan built his hyperlinked micro book without the popular note-taking tools we have today
26:53 - On the value of writing about your own insights versus collecting links
28:04 - Ehsan’s big question
29:39 - The benefits of doing the thinking reps
31:13 - Why the members enjoyed the LYT Workshop
32:19 - Sana’s question: what Ehsan is using to display his Obsidian
35:05 - It’s easier to fiddle than it is to make progress
35:58 - How to customize your Obsidian Publish CSS
39:24 - How easy is it to customize the fonts and theme for Obsidian Publish
40:56 - Ehsan’s current plan
43:43 - What started Ehsan in being hooked on making and sharing content
46:02 - Can you track the traffic in your Obsidian Publish?
47:41 - The beauty of Obsidian Publish
Editor: Daniel Lardi
Graphic Design: Jonathan Splitlog
Marketing: Daniel Lardi
🐦 TWEET: twitter.com/NickMilo
📖 READ: medium.com/@nickmilo22/my-pkm-story-3763985b7a3e
🎬 LEARN OBSIDIAN: youtu.be/QgbLb6QCK88
🗿 DOWNLOAD OBSIDIAN: https://obsidian.md/
📩 EMAIL: support@linkingyourthinking.com
🖼 SOURCES/BROLL:
🏷 TAGS: #Obsidian #obsidianapp #Obsidiannotetakingapp #LinkingYourThinking
🔊 SPECIAL MENTION
🔊 Big thanks to Jonathan and Jason of counterpart.work for the logo design.
