Notion vs Obsidian // Databases vs Dataview
Notion and Obsidian are similar in many ways, but they have a fundamental difference in philosophy and the way they structure notes. In this video, I talk about structure as well as Notion databases vs. Obsidian's Dataview plugin, and tell you why I ultimately ended up with Obsidian. // TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 0:47 Structure of Notion vs. Obsidian 05:07 Databases in Notion 07:00 Dataview (Obsidian plugin) 10:03 Choosing which one is better for you // ABOUT ME Site: https://nicolevanderhoeven.com Mastodon: https://pkm.social/@nicole My work at Grafana Labs: • My work at Grafana Labs // APPS I USE Obsidian: https://obsidian.md Readwise: https://readwise.io/nicole Shortform: https://shortform.com/nicole Reclaim: https://go.reclaim.ai/eg0tgbamp7cb Snipd: https://link.snipd.com/Cx7S/nicole Napkin: https://napkin.one/?via=nicole // GEAR https://nicolevanderhoeven.com/gear/ // WANT TO SUPPORT ME? ❤️ Join my Patreon and get my sample vault with templates: / nicolevdh ☕ Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/nicolevdh ⭐ Buy Obsidian for Everyone, my beginner course on Obsidian: https://courses.nicolevanderhoeven.co... Note: Some of the links above are affiliate links, which means I may get a small percentage when you sign up using those links. To see how I decide what to promote in this way, check out my Ethics Statement: https://nicolevanderhoeven.com/ethics/

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