The Obsidian Accelerator Course is designed to help individuals transform information chaos into an organized, personalized Second Brain using Obsidian. The course aims to enable learners to efficiently generate ideas, create content, and advance projects while reducing the cognitive burden of managing knowledge.
This course differentiates itself by offering a structured process for building a Second Brain, going beyond what Notion templates and other productivity courses provide by focusing on automation, thought leadership, and long-term knowledge leverage.
This course is complete at the outline level ready to implement in Circle. I put the building of this course on hold to pursue the Warp Speed project. I have shared the outline with several people and they've been able to use it to setup Obsidian. Right now I share the outlines as people need it.
Obsidian Accelerator is a key part of the Hive Mind project as it the onboarding to start storing and managing your personal knowledge in a way that can be consumed by ML pipelines that ingest an individuals knowledge into a vector database and stored as embeddings for retrieval in a connected knowledge base.
As the Course Creator & Instructor, I was responsible for:
• Designing the curriculum and content strategy for the course
• Developing step-by-step instructional modules on setting up and optimizing Obsidian
• Creating interactive templates, workflows, and automation systems for Second Brain users
• Delivering the course via structured lessons, written guides, and community engagement
• Competitive Analysis: Evaluated courses like Tiago Forte’s Building a Second Brain and other Obsidian tutorials
• User Research: Engaged with users of Obsidian, Readwise, and digital note-taking communities
• Industry Trends Analysis: Explored productivity workflows for solopreneurs, content creators, and knowledge workers
• Persona Development: Designed curriculum based on different user profiles (e.g., researchers, creators, professionals)
• Knowledge Management: Obsidian
• Automation & Integration: Readwise, Reader, OpenAI API keys
• Productivity Plugins: Templater, Dataview, Periodic Notes, Tag Wrangler
• Marketing & Outreach: Social media engagement, community platforms
• Course Creation : Circle
The Obsidian Accelerator Course is designed to help individuals transform information chaos into an organized, personalized Second Brain using Obsidian. The course aims to enable learners to efficiently generate ideas, create content, and advance projects while reducing the cognitive burden of managing knowledge.
This course differentiates itself by offering a structured process for building a Second Brain, going beyond what Notion templates and other productivity courses provide by focusing on automation, thought leadership, and long-term knowledge leverage.
This course is complete at the outline level ready to implement in Circle. I put the building of this course on hold to pursue the Warp Speed project. I have shared the outline with several people and they've been able to use it to setup Obsidian. Right now I share the outlines as people need it.
Obsidian Accelerator is a key part of the Hive Mind project as it the onboarding to start storing and managing your personal knowledge in a way that can be consumed by ML pipelines that ingest an individuals knowledge into a vector database and stored as embeddings for retrieval in a connected knowledge base.
As the Course Creator & Instructor, I was responsible for:
• Designing the curriculum and content strategy for the course
• Developing step-by-step instructional modules on setting up and optimizing Obsidian
• Creating interactive templates, workflows, and automation systems for Second Brain users
• Delivering the course via structured lessons, written guides, and community engagement
• Knowledge Management: Obsidian
• Automation & Integration: Readwise, Reader, OpenAI API keys
• Productivity Plugins: Templater, Dataview, Periodic Notes, Tag Wrangler
• Marketing & Outreach: Social media engagement, community platforms
• Course Creation : Circle
• Competitive Analysis: Evaluated courses like Tiago Forte’s Building a Second Brain and other Obsidian tutorials
• User Research: Engaged with users of Obsidian, Readwise, and digital note-taking communities
• Industry Trends Analysis: Explored productivity workflows for solopreneurs, content creators, and knowledge workers
• Persona Development: Designed curriculum based on different user profiles (e.g., researchers, creators, professionals)
The Obsidian Accelerator Course is designed to help individuals transform information chaos into an organized, personalized Second Brain using Obsidian. The course aims to enable learners to efficiently generate ideas, create content, and advance projects while reducing the cognitive burden of managing knowledge.
This course differentiates itself by offering a structured process for building a Second Brain, going beyond what Notion templates and other productivity courses provide by focusing on automation, thought leadership, and long-term knowledge leverage.
This course is complete at the outline level ready to implement in Circle. I put the building of this course on hold to pursue the Warp Speed project. I have shared the outline with several people and they've been able to use it to setup Obsidian. Right now I share the outlines as people need it.
Obsidian Accelerator is a key part of the Hive Mind project as it the onboarding to start storing and managing your personal knowledge in a way that can be consumed by ML pipelines that ingest an individuals knowledge into a vector database and stored as embeddings for retrieval in a connected knowledge base.
As the Course Creator & Instructor, I was responsible for:
• Designing the curriculum and content strategy for the course
• Developing step-by-step instructional modules on setting up and optimizing Obsidian
• Creating interactive templates, workflows, and automation systems for Second Brain users
• Delivering the course via structured lessons, written guides, and community engagement
• Knowledge Management: Obsidian
• Automation & Integration: Readwise, Reader, OpenAI API keys
• Productivity Plugins: Templater, Dataview, Periodic Notes, Tag Wrangler
• Marketing & Outreach: Social media engagement, community platforms
• Course Creation : Circle
• Competitive Analysis: Evaluated courses like Tiago Forte’s Building a Second Brain and other Obsidian tutorials
• User Research: Engaged with users of Obsidian, Readwise, and digital note-taking communities
• Industry Trends Analysis: Explored productivity workflows for solopreneurs, content creators, and knowledge workers
• Persona Development: Designed curriculum based on different user profiles (e.g., researchers, creators, professionals)
Objectives:
• Teach students how to build and optimize a Second Brain in Obsidian
• Provide a structured, repeatable knowledge system that enhances productivity
• Integrate AI-powered automations and efficient workflows for content creation
• Differentiate the course from other knowledge management systems by focusing on action-oriented outcomes
Constraints:
• Requires habit-building and mindset shifts—not just technical setup
• Market differentiation was essential to stand apart from Notion and other productivity courses
• Ensuring user adoption of best practices beyond just “setting up Obsidian”
Key Players:
• Course Participants: Individuals looking to master knowledge management
• Second Brain Enthusiasts: Users who want to level up their Obsidian workflows
• AI and automation experts: Helping refine integration strategies
• Early adopters & community members: Providing feedback and shaping course iterations
The Problem:
• Information overload leads to lost ideas, unfinished projects, and inefficiency
• Traditional note-taking tools lack scalability, flexibility, and automation
• Existing productivity courses focus too much on setup rather than execution and long-term use
The Impact:
• By organizing knowledge systematically, students experience higher productivity
• AI automation enables faster content generation and better decision-making
• Learners gain a sustainable knowledge management system, preventing burnout
Step 1: Define the Learning Path
• Identified core challenges learners face in knowledge management
• Structured the course into clear, actionable modules
Step 2: Build the Knowledge Infrastructure
• Created a structured folder and note-taking system
• Developed templated workflows for content creation and knowledge retrieval
Step 3: Develop Practical Exercises
• Integrated hands-on learning with real-world case studies
• Provided pre-built templates to guide students through each lesson
Step 4: Optimize for Scalable Learning
• Encouraged habit formation and progressive improvement
• Designed a system where users could grow their Second Brain over time
• Developed an interactive curriculum for Second Brain users
• Built automation workflows using Readwise, AI scripts, and templated processes
• Designed structured lessons focusing on Second Brain architecture and knowledge workflows
• Engaged in iterative feedback cycles to refine course content based on student experiences
Key Success Metrics:
• Students reduced time spent searching for information by 50%
• Created fully-functional Second Brains that integrated into their work and life
• Boosted thought leadership by teaching students to generate valuable insights efficiently
Long-Term Impact:
• Reduced cognitive overload by structuring knowledge into action-ready formats
• Enabled solopreneurs and professionals to optimize their workflows
• Scaled learning beyond note-taking—turning knowledge into impactful content
• Knowledge management is about action, not just organization
• AI automation enhances—not replaces—thought processes
• Long-term success comes from building systems that scale with cognitive needs
• The course redefined how solopreneurs, researchers, and professionals use knowledge
• Set a new standard for Obsidian-based knowledge workflows
• Provided a scalable Second Brain approach that can be adapted to various industries
• I'm one step closer to sharing my second brain frameworks and replicating the successes I've found in others.
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