Creating the Brainforest: How Sana A. Ahmed uses the LYT frameworks (Obsidian) @linkingyourthinking
Creating the Brainforest: How Sana A. Ahmed uses the LYT frameworks (Obsidian)  @linkingyourthinking
Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This video features Sana A. Ahmed's PKM system that was developed during Cohort 2 of the Linking Your Thinking Workshop.

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Twitter: twitter.com/sanathemonster
Instagram: instagram.com/sanathemonster

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00:00 - Intro
00:33 - Sana's Capstone Project Presentation
00:55 - The Graph feature in the Obsidian app
01:27 - On using the existing file only tab
02:01 - Why she joined the LYT Workshop
02:23 - One of the frameworks she learned from the LYT Workshop: file structure and hierarchy
02:30 - Sana's approach to fluid frameworks
02:58 - Emojis having their own ranking system
03:33 - Creating loose relationships with tags
03:53 - The intent behind creating a fluid and future-proof personal knowledge management system
04:35 - Emoji 13.0
05:06 - The Core
05:22 - The Flow: Sana's four-part approach for idea emergence
06:46 - Sana's certain goals for Brainforest
07:01 - The Keys
07:20 - Considering how to share ideas with others (The Art of Link Curation)
07:59 - Custom Theme
08:36 - β€œWaking Life” - A film by Richard Linklater
09:20 - Other Current Projects
09:40 - Get lost in the Brainforest

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πŸ“– READ: medium.com/@nickmilo22/my-pkm-story-3763985b7a3e
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🏷 TAGS: #Obsidian #obsidianapp #Obsidiannotetakingapp #LinkingYourThinking

πŸ”Š SPECIAL MENTION
πŸ”Š Big thanks to Jonathan and Jason of counterpart.work for the logo design.
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