Daily notes from Jack about everything

Friday, August 9, 2024

Clear 53.7 | Low 52.6, High 71.9

It's day 5 after hurting my back and my back still hurts. It's better, but not great. I still have to do some gymnastics in order to stand up after sitting for a while. At least I'm sleeping ok now.

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Obsidian is WordPress

Obsidian is the WordPress of note-taking apps: Ubiquitous, powerful, extensible, complex, free (or not), a bit janky, and with a repetitive community of people seemingly desperate to become influencers. That last part might seem unfair, but I struggle to wade through the fluff while looking for good, honestly helpful information.


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I'm kind of tired of blogging today. This has been happening pretty regularly lately.


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OK, so Obsidian and I have never gotten along well. I know it's the 800-pound gorilla but it just doesn't click with me for some reason. After using SilverBullet for a while, I think I might know why. It's the file tree and sidebar. SilverBullet doesn't have one (by default) and so I spend no time "organizing" things. I just make a new note and move on. If I hide the sidebar in Obsidian as much as possible, could I make it feel the same?


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OMG I'm absolutely catatonic about notes apps again. Playing with software is usually fun, but lately I've grown to loathe all of it.