Obsidian User Reading Books on Logos
Greetings!
It's been eight months since I have been using Logos, and I would appreciate some insights and advices about usage and specific functions.
First of all, it's important to mention that I am investing time on training, including mpseminars and some other courses. They have been so crucial for my development!
I am a kinda geek guy, and my aims on using Logos are very specific, although I use all the functions as well.
I own Logos 10 Diamond base package. Keep in mind that, being a Brazilian, the diamond base package will indeed have different contents from US/UK etc. versions.
Whether official or personal books, I tend to make all my reading on Logos. Of course, when I am outside or on a trip and I'm reading a book that is not present in Logos catalog I'll use my Kindle or Ipad, but the action of reading and taking notes about my reading is made on Logos.
My workflow on L10 is as follows: I read a passage, and if it calls my attention, I use a specific marker for books, which creates a note and I tag this note with keywords that will help me find that idea in the future. I also create a notebook for each book I am reading and place the notes related to the content inside this NB. This is great, but the steps are too much! I always need to go to the note and edit tags etc.
I am used to a software called Obsidian, and before Logos, I was using it. Obsidian gives me the opportunity of using square brackets on a word [[like this],] and it would transform that word into a link with its own "page"(Logos would call it a note). I miss it a lot on Logos!
Moreover, Obsidian allows me to tag paragraphs by simply typing #tagname, which makes the process soo fast! Notice that it would be typed in the paragraph itself, not in a separate note (as Logos requires)
Are there any Obsidian users here that could help me find workarounds for these situations?
Also, any observation or comment about my process will be much appreciated.
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Obsidian is cool right.
I would say keep using it. Drag a shortcut to your main obsidian fine to the Logos shortcut bar so you have quick access or even create a folder there with links to key sections in your obsidian notes. And if you want to attach a note to something in Logos, create the note and put a link in it to your Obsidian file.
Others may have a different take this Is just one possible approach.
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Thank you for your reply!
I understand the possibility and I keep using Osbsidian.
However, my intention is to concentrate all Bible content in Logos and let Obsidian serve only to manage everyday life and general themes.
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Hi Thiago,
I recently discovered Obsidian and have been obsessed with it for the past few months! Once I saw the graphs view, I immediately realized the potential Obsidian has to help me with Bible study and my teaching because of how it shows you the way things are linked together.
I'm also looking for a way to get any notes or highlights I have made inside of Logos into Obsidian. It would likely have to be a 3rd party (like Readwise) that connects to Logos and then to Obsidian. Sill looking...
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I miss the quick links + tags features too! I do like Logos' anchor thing... it just needs to be done more manually.
My work around for now doing reading on kindle (because it integrates better with obsidian via Readwise) rather than Logos. It's possible to export books to kindle from logos. If there is ever any integration made, then I'll re-consider... i
Re Bible study I'll make brief exegetical notes on a text by highlighting/commenting/making notes in Logos, but then any extensive writing on a passage will collate that into an Obsidian note so it can be fully integrated with other linked notes I have.
I don't have any fancy bundles in Logos, so doing sermon/book note taking outside of it still makes sense for me... but I probably under-utilise the features I DO have!
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That's a cool feature that you can link to other things in the Logos sidebar. I can't get it to open up actual notes in Obsidian from there, but cool possibility.
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Hello Tiago.
My case was different. I have been using logos for several years. At first, try linking notes zettelkasten style. My achievements were very limited
A few months ago I started looking for a better alternative for taking notes and found obsidian. Let me tell you this: I love logos, it is an incredibly useful tool. It has hundreds of functions that make Bible study easier; The notes tool has improved a lot over the years... but it is miles away from offering the functions of Obsidian.
Right now, I use logos for reading and research... but all my notes are in obsidian. I even write my sermons in Obsidian now. To this day I use Obsidian as a task manager, calendar, church membership directory, project manager, and of course, for note taking. I consider that Logos and Obsidian are not exclusive, but complementary. Obsidian helps me manage the notes that come out of logos.
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Quisiera ponerme en contacto con usted para que me ayude relacionado a OBsidian y logos. Me interesa trabajar mejor con ambos.
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Hola hermano, estoy disponible si puedo ayudar.
Mi email is thiago.samico@gmail.com
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