Feynman's Favorite Problems 💡Practical Obsidian + NotebookLM Use 📝

Hi Friends, my name is Callum aka wanderloots. In this video, I show you how I actually use Obsidian & NotebookLM to explore a topic: Feynman's Favourite Problems. I use this exploration to build an Intuition System for my Second Brain. A creative engine workflow built with Obsidian & NotebookLM. An intuitive filter to test all of my ideas against so I can turn those ideas into action.

I walk you through how I researched this Favorite Problems Framework and built a practical system within my Obsidian personal knowledge management, my second brain.

I also show you how I use one of my favourite AI tools (NotebookLM) to discover relevant sources and build out mind maps of my favourite topics. These mind maps & favourite topics provide the groundwork for building out my favourite problems, identifying the common threads.

I have a video that goes more in depth on the Feynman Technique, which I reference a few times throughout this video:    • Master Learning By Teaching 📚 The Fey...  

I hope you enjoy! ✨

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:51 Feynman's Favourite Problems: The Framework
01:25 Today's Outline & Goals
01:58 Feynman Technique + Favourite Problems Framework
02:47 Building The Perfect Learning System
03:04 Creating The Favourite Problem Framework
03:32 Extracting Atomic Note From A Source (Favourite Problems Concept)
05:03 Mapping Favourite Problems To A Framework (Alloy Example)
05:37 Element 1: Applied Intuition
06:21 Elements 2& 3: Open Ended Problems Across Disciplines
07:06 Applying The CODE Tool
08:22 Capturing What Resonates (applied intuition)
08:55 Goals Of The Favourite Problem Framework
09:22 Building The Framework In Obsidian (Organizing Digital Garden & Topic Notes)
14:06 Organizing Into Commonplace Books
15:42 Example Research Workflow To Identify Framework Benefits
19:33 Discover Sources With NotebookLM (new feature)
21:33 Mindmapping With NotebookLM (Factor Topics & Subtopics)
23:46 Current Favourite Problems Based On Favourite Topics
24:43 Tips & Tricks To Identify Favourite Topics & Problems
25:20 My Favourite Topics & Why I'm Fascinated With Them
26:51 Researching Favourite Topics & Favourite Problems
29:14 Updating The Framework & My First Favourite Problem (Flow)
30:55 Updated Mindmap With Favourite Topics (Flow + Inuition)
33:05 Adding Atomic Notes To Framework & Example
35:57 Adding More Favourite Topics To Mind Map
39:00 Summary Of Research So Far & How It Applies Practically
40:13 Creating The List Of Questions
42:56 Surfacing Insights With Local AI In Obsidian
44:33 Final Version Of Feynman's Favourite Problems Framework

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