Recommended: From Beginner to Superuser: A Complete Roam Research Tutorial Course
If you are serious about Roam, I recommend checking out this free course on Youtube. Anonym.s has modules on the basic functionality, project management, task management and setting up your databases.
What is Roam?
It can be hard to properly understand the potential of Roam until you see it in use. These creatives share how they use it.
Roam: Why I Love It and How I Use It
This post by Nat Eliason introduced a lot of entrepreneurs and marketers to the benefits of using Roam. He explores how the fluid information structure removes some of the issues with other knowledge management apps and shares how he is using it, both as a second brain and to increase productivity.
How to use Roam Research: a tool for metacognition
Anne-Laure Le Cunff explores how to use Roam achieve your personal growth goals. The post focuses on how you can use Roam as a tool for self-reflection.
Roam Research: A tool for creative serendipity
Khe Hy believes that Roam has a lot potential for serendipity and the inter-connection of ideas. In this video, he discusses:
- Bi-directional links work in practice
- The basics of a Roam Page (linked and un-linked references)
- Three use cases (appending ideas, unique identifiers, clipping articles)
Computer Assisted Intuition: How Roam Research fulfills the web’s original dream
Links were always supposed to go both ways. It just took decades to get there.
Getting Started
Daily Notes
What are Daily Notes in Roam Research?
Pages
Creating page templates in Roam
Changing The Design
Ultimate list of Roam Research themes and CSS styles
Paint Your Roam with Custom CSS
Applying Custom Themes for your RoamResearch Knowledge Graph
How Can I use it?
Writing Articles
Roam Research: a simple input to output flow
Writing Inbox System in Roam Research
Taking Notes
How to Take Smart Notes | Zettelkasten Method in Roam Research
Creating A Life Wiki
Roam: Creating a Life Wiki in Roam Research
Journalling
Using Roam as Your Daily Journal
How I Use Roam as a Digital Bullet Journal
For Your Business
How to Remember Everything: Using Roam for Bug Bounty Notes
Academia
Roam and Research https://mmaltcullen.com/roam-and-research/
Productivity
Roam Research for Getting Things Done (GTD)
How to Create a Habit Tracker in Roam
How to Make a Master Task List
How to Use Roam for Time-Management
CRM
Twitter thread by @rjnestor with recommendations for building your CRM in Roam
Other
How To Review Roam Research Blocks as Flashcards
Getting The Most Out Of The App
A beginner’s guide to Roam Research: getting started in 5 easy steps
10 ways to speed up your Roam Research workflow
Roam: Useful Commands in Roam Research
The complete list of Roam Research keyboard shortcuts & markdown
Bi-directional links
What are bi-directional links and tags in Roam Research?
Browser Extentions
Better Roam Research A Chrome extension that restyles Roam Research with a minimal interface, and adds Dark Mode support.
Browser extensions for Roam Research
How does it work as part of knowledge management systems?
PARA
Second Brain
Building a Second Brain in Roam…And Why You Might Want To