PTPL 056: Getting Text into Obsidian with Shortcuts and Drafts

PLUS A fresh start for my upcycled Paper Saver notebook, and choosing an iPad app for an interactive planner

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This week — 

• Mobile capture for Obsidian in Shortcuts, and Drafts

• A fresh new set of upcycled pages in my Paper Saver notebook (photo)

• Choosing an iPad app for interactive PDF planning

Welcome! I’m Ellane, and this is a once-a-week taster of the unusual, the helpful, and the delightfully mundane, as well as the next instalment of my quest to future proof and simplify my digital-analog workflow.

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Mobile capture in Obsidian

Here’s a detailed tutorial from Nuno Campos for capturing information into Obsidian using Shortcuts. It looks cool. I’m still very happy with Drafts as the entry point for most things that I write so I’ll be sticking with that, but it’s always good to find alternatives that don’t require a subscription.