
E15 John Mavrick How To Build A Student Knowledgebase That Scales Across Semesters With Obsidian
About this episode
John Mavrick is a content creator on YouTube and his newsletter. He’s a front-end developer for SAP and is interested in Stoicism, Psychology, Personal Knowledge Management, and Self Actualization. On his YT channel, he creates content showcasing his use cases for Obsidian as well as analyses of anime.
In this podcast, you will learn:
- Why John dropped out of college to pursue content creation
- Why most students are bored with school learning
- How John created a systemized process for notetaking and studying in Obsidian
- How to begin self-learning in school
Where to reach John:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/johnmavrickwastaken
Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnmavrick_yt?lang=en
Links mentioned in show:
🎓Obsidian University: Your Secret Weapon at School: https://shop.johnmavrick.com/obsidian-university
Crash Course Navigating Digital Information: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLlv2o6UfTU&vl=en
FREE ONLINE COURSES:
🚀3 Days to Lecture Notetaking Mastery in Obsidian: https://course.aidanhelfant.com/3daystolecturenotetakingmastery
🗺️3 Days To Supercharging Your School Learning With MOCs In Obsidian: https://course.aidanhelfant.com/3daystosuperchargingyourschoollearningwithmocsinobsidian
✍️From Idea To Paper In Minutes: How To Write Anything In Record Time With Obsidian Notes: https://course.aidanhelfant.com/fromideatopaperinminuteshowtowriteanythinginrecordtimewithobsidiannotes
MY ONLINE COURSES:
🎓Obsidian University: Your Secret Weapon at School: https://shop.johnmavrick.com/obsidian-university
MY FAVORITE THINGS:
📚How I choose the next book to read (Shortform): Shortform.com/aidanhelfant
🗞️How I take notes highlights on everything: (Reader): https://readwise.io/read
💡How I remember what I read (Readwise): https://readwise.io/aidanhelfant/
🎧How I listen to books (Audible Plus): https://amzn.to/3CQ0Wi9
🚀How I organize my content creation in Notion: https://gumroad.com/a/70722675/XfxcEw
JOIN THE JOURNEY:
🌎Check out my Blogging Website: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/
✉️Subscribe to my Email Newsletter: https://www.aidanhelfant.com/newsletter/
🌻Check out my published Obsidian vault: https://publish.obsidian.md/aidanhelfant
🎙️Check out my Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ZeS9QuqYGGS91YNl7cNf0
🐦Check out my Twitter: https://twitter.com/AidanHelfant
PS: Some of the links shown above are Affiliate Links and I do receive a commission for purchases 🤪
My Amazing Editors for Videos: Dan Kinneth Torres: https://www.upwork.com/nx/wm/workroom/29029638/overview
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