AI Resources that actually move the needle

Notion Academy — Notion’s official learning hub. Curated learning paths covering navigation, blocks, databases, AI features, and workspace administration. Earn badges and certifications at your own pace.

Notion YouTube Channel — The Notion team’s own channel. Tutorials, use-case walkthroughs, tips, and feature updates directly from the source.

Keep Productive (Francesco D’Alessio) — One of the most trusted independent Notion voices on YouTube. Covers beginner setup through advanced workflows, with honest takes on Notion’s limitations alongside its strengths.

Notion A-to-Z by William Nutt — The gold standard. Nutt co-authored Notion’s official documentation, developed and manages their certification programs, and trains Notion’s advanced support team. Covers basics through API integrations, includes the Bulletproof Workspace template, and is continuously updated.

Notion 101 by Janosch Herrmann (Udemy) — Beginner-friendly, structured, and practical. Covers blocks, databases, formulas, relations, rollups, team collaboration, and includes bonus sections on Zapier automation and building a website with Notion. 30-day money-back guarantee.

Notion Interactive Course — 36 topics, 25 screencasts, and over 200 hands-on exercises with a progress tracker built in. Best for people who learn by doing.

Obsidian Help (Official Docs) — Obsidian’s official help site with tips, guides, and core feature walkthroughs. The fastest way to get your bearings on vaults, plugins, themes, and linking. No fluff, just the essentials from the source.

Linking Your Thinking — YouTube (Nick Milo) · Start here — The premier Obsidian YouTube channel for personal knowledge management. Covers linked notes, vaults, and building a PKM system you’ll actually use for decades. Nick Milo is widely considered the leading voice in the Obsidian community.

Obsidian Hub (Community Wiki) — A community-maintained vault of guides, workflows, and beginner resources built inside Obsidian Publish. Covers everything from setup to plugin deep-dives, contributed by power users.

Linking Your Thinking Workshop (Nick Milo) — A 6-week, community-driven cohort experience with six live sessions, 90 lessons, and guided exercises. Teaches you to build a custom knowledge management system from the ground up using Obsidian. The gold standard for anyone serious about PKM.

Obsidian Flight School (Nick Milo) — A training course and starter kit with over 100 linked videos, 350 notes, 10 exercises, and 50,000 words of content. A non-linear, choose-your-own-adventure format designed to build real Obsidian fluency through practice, not passive watching.

Learn Obsidian from Scratch (Udemy) — Beginner-focused course covering installation, note creation, linking, graph view, themes, and community plugins. Structured series format so you can progress at your own pace. Solid entry point if you want a step-by-step classroom feel.