How I Use Obsidian To Take Action On The Content I Consume

How I get even more from the content I consume

I consume a lot of articles, podcasts, and videos each week but I would never take action on this content.

I would read something that sparked an idea for me and think “this is a good idea to try out”. Then I’d finish the article, take my notes, and never go back to try out the idea.

It wasn’t until I saw this Tweet from Sam Williams that I realized I was missing something:

I realized I was missing a system for taking action. After replying to Sam’s tweet, I decided to set up a system for this in my Obsidian vault:

This article outlines the current process I’ve set up in Obsidian for taking action on the content I consume.