How I Use NotebookLM With Obsidian 📝 Practical Note-Taking + AI 🤖

Hi Friends, my name is Callum aka wanderloots. In today's video, I walk through practical examples of how I use NotebookLM with Obsidian to add a dynamic element to my note-taking & surface insights 📝💡

Google's NotebookLM truly adds a conversational element to selected portions of your Obsidian Vault, augmenting what I can use it for in many ways ✨ New ideas, surfacing insights, making connections, distilling complex information, there is no end to how AI can boost the notes you're already taking.

NotebookLM is a free & private AI tool that accepts up to 50 sources. Once you've uploaded sources, you can chat with them, prepare briefing docs/summaries, and even generate an Audio Overview where two AIs create a podcast about your uploaded sources & notes 🤯

Obsidian operates in markdown files & NotebookLM accepts markdown, making NotebookLM the perfect way to augment your personal knowledge management written in Obsidian.

One of the main reasons I use Obsidian for my note-taking is that it operates in markdown, producing a future-proof intellectual property asset that can connect seamlessly with AI tools.

I use NotebookLM almost every day in many capacities, so I'm excited to walk you through some of my favourite ways of integrating NotebookLM with Obsidian.

It's truly an incredible way to take your static notes in obsidian and turn them into dynamic knowledge, while retaining the authenticity of your own writing to work WITH AI, rather than replace your thinking/writing.

I hope you enjoy! ✨

To learn more about how I organize my Obsidian vault with an AI to AI-integration, check out my PKM & Digital Gardening Obsidian Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWhMzDKA7vJ7p50vW-oeZgKR2aDReZFW6

P.S. I greatly appreciate any feedback, please let me know what you think 😊

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:27 Today's Outline
01:03 How I Use NotebookLM WITH Obsidian
03:12 Practical Note-Taking With NotebookLM & Obsidian
03:25 Important: Understanding The Privacy Policy
05:46 Quick Overview of NotebookLM Features
07:44 My Main Notebooks (Custom Tools)
08:13 Use Case 1: Research, Expand Ideas, Execute Projects
15:03 Use Case 2: Identify Themes Of Obsidian Notes + Other Sources
16:25 Use Case 3: Repurposing Existing Content Into Social Media/Blogs
19:24 Practical Example: Finishing Feynman Technique Blog Post
25:10 Use Case 4: Dataview Query Builder (Obsidian Plugin)
26:56 Use Case 5: AI Analysis Of My Journals (Metacognition)
29:02 Better Export PDF Plugin For Obsidian
32:24 Tying NotebookLM & Obsidian Together
33:46 Pros & Cons of NotebookLM + Obsidian
37:22 How NotebookLM Fits With My Overall AI Strategy (& Next Steps)

References:
1. https://nesslabs.com/metacognition @neuranne

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