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title: The Totally Unnecessary Way To Write Quick Notes in Obsidian
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date: 2022-04-12
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lastmod: 2022-04-12
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## Writing Quick Notes in Obsidian
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When using Obsidian I know that [[notes/having more connections is better|having more connections is better]]. So I often take it upon myself to use Obsidian for everything. Thanks to the plugin system provided by Obsidian, it [[notes/the future is personalization|personalizes]] the way I use Obsidian and allowed me to do many things that would otherwise be impractical (e.g. getting my TODOs from Todoist). But even with this customizability, sometimes Obsidian just isn't the [[notes/use the right tool for the job|right tool for the job]]. One example is writing quick notes into Obsidian.
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When writing quick notes, I'm often in midst of something and I want to jot down something in the most frictionless way possible. With Obsidian, there's a lot of friction.
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Points of Friction in Obsidian (Desktop):
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- Switching windows to Obsidian
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- Opening a new or existing note
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- Renaming the title from "Untitled"
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- Clicking into the note
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- Typing the "quick" note
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- Switching back to the original window
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## Fleeting Notes x Obsidian
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Although these points seem trivial, I've noticed that they add up and have prevented me from writing more notes or even any notes at all. Oftentimes I find that [[notes/opportunities are for the prepared|the best ideas come when I'm least prepared]] to write them down. Therefore I've decided to create an entire application called [Fleeting Notes](https://fleetingnotes.app/). As the name suggests, the app is solely dedicated to writing your fleeting thoughts.
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So how is "Fleeting Notes" better than Obsidian? It's not.
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[Fleeting Notes](https://fleetingnotes.app/) *enhances Obsidian.* It allows me to write quick notes (wth links + backlinks) within my browser and syncs seamlessly with Obsidian through a [[posts/sync-fleeting-notes-with-obsidian|plugin]]. Feel free to try it and if you're interested also join my [discord channel](https://discord.gg/xrj6yuGNmx).
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