Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Build your own thinking partner with superpowers - Linking Your AI: linkingyourthinking.com/linking-your-ai?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=using_obsidian_ai-wrong&utm_content=description

Using AI with Obsidian can be a slippery slope. Here's my workflow for Obsidian + AI (using Claude):
Do You Know Your Thinking Type? Take the free quiz: linkingyourthinking.com/join/assessment-welcome?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=using_obsidian_ai-wrong

In this video we combine Obsidian with AI. I introduce my IDI Framework for protecting you from the downsides of AI (while benefitting from its upsides). We walk through how I'm using Claude Code to combine with Obsidian to 10X the power of my notes (while maintaining my privacy). And how Obsidian is integrating AI (or not) as Obsidian's CEO weighs in on Obsidian's future with AI.

📝 DISCOVER YOUR THINKING TYPE: linkingyourthinking.com/join/assessment-welcome?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=using_obsidian_ai-wrong
🌌 GET MY PRO OBSIDIAN SETUP: linkingyourthinking.com/ideaverse-pro?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=using_obsidian_ai-wrong
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📝 DOWNLOAD OBSIDIAN: https://obsidian.md/

INTERVIEWS WITH KEPANO
Decoder with Nilay Patel - How the head of Obsidian went from superfan to CEO (Verge): theverge.com/decoder-podcast-with-nilay-patel/760522/obsidian-ceo-steph-ango-kepano-productivity-software-notes-app
@Dialectic Dialectic Podcast with Jackson Dahl: youtu.be/TDP8qzVK5XQ

00:00 - You’re Using Obsidian + AI Wrong
01:41 My AI Framework (IDI Method)
02:51 Your AI Defense Zone
04:09 Obsidian + AI (My Setup)
05:32 Technique 1: Using AI to Reflect Back by Thoughts
07:36 Technique 2: Using AI to Do Deep Research
08:39 Technique 3: Using AI to Add Data to My Notes
10:11 Obsidian CEO: Our Plans for AI
11:33 Discover Your Thinking Type (4 Archetypes)

🔖 TAGS: #Obsidian #obsidianapp #Obsidiannotetakingapp #LinkingYourThinking #claude #claudecode #ai #notes