Links vs tags vs folders: knowledge gardening for Obsidian, with Jorge Arango
If you've ever questioned the benefits of links vs tags vs folders, my guest today, Jorge Arango, has some opinions about which method is best for you when creating a knowledge garden in Obsidian. Information architecture is a field of design that makes it easier to find information, and I'm talking to Jorge today about how the same principles can be used to find things in your notes.
Jorge is an information architect, author, and educator. For the past 25 years, he has used architectural thinking to bring clarity and alignment to digital products and services. He’s the author of Living in Information: Responsible Design for Digital Places, co-author of Information Architecture: for the Web and Beyond, and host of The Informed Life podcast. Besides consulting, writing, and podcasting, Jorge also teaches in the graduate interaction design program at the California College of the Arts.
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// ABOUT JORGE
Site: https://jarango.com/
Podcast - The Informed Life: https://theinformed.life/
Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@jarango
00:00:00 Introduction to Jorge
00:08:20 Why Jorge takes notes
00:14:02 Effect of medium/tool on organization
00:21:35 Top-down vs. bottom-up approach
00:25:47 Minimalism when using tags - tags to define type
00:28:27 Our folder structures, folders vs. tags
00:34:04 Tags vs. properties, DEVONthink
00:38:35 When we use inline properties, public vs. private
00:40:15 Metawork and actual work
00:41:57 Nested tags, tags to define sets
00:47:36 Tags to define states
00:50:08 Properties and Dataview
00:52:23 Separate capturing and organizing stages
00:54:56 Filenames for organization
00:59:09 Folders are tags in a different form?
01:00:01 Links vs. tags
01:03:00 Jorge's book, Duly Noted
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