I have 994 permanent notes. That number proves nothing.
A knowledge system only earns its place when notes leave it — the output test I now apply to my Obsidian vault
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The Inbox is the most dangerous folder in my Obsidian vault
Capture feels productive, but every note I save creates a future obligation. Here is how I learned to treat my Obsidian inbox as a temporary gate, not a place where ideas go to die.
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I Built a Bridge Between Obsidian and Hugo
My Obsidian vault and my Hugo blog speak different dialects of Markdown, so I built HugoBridge — an Obsidian plugin that validates, transforms, and exports a note into a clean Hugo page bundle in one explicit command
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I Built the Capture Feature Obsidian Was Missing
Obsidian never had a fast way to capture an idea from anywhere on the Mac, so I built Lemonize — one shortcut, zero permissions, and it now feeds Bear and DEVONthink too.
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Obsidian' Doesn't Exist — It's Four Layers
What we call 'Obsidian' is really separate, replaceable layers — storage, format, UI, agent. Counting how many you can swap without touching the others is the real test of whether your notes app owns you.
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How I built an Obsidian vault no single AI tool can hold hostage
CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, a one-page identity file, a skills folder, and a set of maps to my key notes — the whole AI layer on top of my Obsidian vault is plain markdown I own, not configuration locked inside any single tool.
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How I Organize My Obsidian Vault With PARA — Sorting Notes by Use, Not Subject
PARA organizes my vault by how actionable a note is, not by its subject — and pairs with a Zettelkasten so the thinking survives the projects.
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What Things 3 Taught Me About Not Ruining Obsidian
Obsidian is powerful because it can stay simple: local files, plain text, links when needed, and just enough structure to keep thinking calm.
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How I made Claude the librarian of my Obsidian PKM — the complete process
The exact pipeline I run to turn web clippings and highlights into atomic, linked permanent notes — Claude does the structuring, I stay the curator.
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How I use AI in my Obsidian vault without losing the plot
I kept AI out of my Obsidian vault for years. MCP changed the equation — not by making the vault smarter, but by giving AI a specific job with a clear boundary and a review step.
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Why Notion isn't my go-to tool — the long-term problem
Notion is a very popular productivity app, versatile, powerful, and beautifully designed, but long-term reliability and control over data matter most.
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How I manage projects and tasks in Obsidian, complete process and setup tour
I’ve penned an article detailing my two-year journey with Obsidian, and I’m eager to further delve into my daily interactions with this formidable tool, highlighting how I orchestrate my projects.
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Stop taking notes for nothing! How to transform your jottings into actionable steps?
In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, we are inundated with a plethora of note-taking and knowledge-management tools.
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How I use Obsidian for personal knowledge management — Insights from my 2 years experience
Today I’m excited to share my two-year adventure with Obsidian, a versatile note-taking application that has become an essential part of my daily life.
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Obsidian properties : How to set up a template with dynamic dates
Following the launch of Obsidian’s new ‘properties’ feature, I embarked on a journey to optimize my notes to capitalize on this improvement.
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Could Bear 2.0 be a new approach to managing my Second Brain ?
An exploration of note-taking and knowledge management apps for the modern professional As a content producer and an avid user of Obsidian, I have exp
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How to create note templates for Bear 2.0 (and other note taking apps like Obsidian)
Create note templates for Bear 2.0 and Obsidian with Espanso to write faster and more consistently.
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Project management with Tana, a real-world example
A real-world example of project management with Tana based on day-to-day use.
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Dive Into PKM With Obsidian
An introduction to personal knowledge management with Obsidian to better capture, organize, and retrieve information.
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3 key benefits when using a PKM system
Three concrete benefits of a PKM system for organizing ideas, notes, and knowledge over time.
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Is Tana the best Personal Knowledge Management and note-taking tool I’ve ever tried?
A hands-on look at Tana compared with Obsidian for PKM and note-taking.
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Why I choose Obsidian as my PKM
Why Obsidian became my tool of choice for personal knowledge management.
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