I Use Obsidian

7 days ago

Obsidian is used for note-taking, organizing interests, and publishing a personal site with a bottom-up approach.
A 'vault' in Obsidian is a folder of files, emphasizing the 'file over app' philosophy for lasting digital artifacts.
The vault template includes downloading/cloning from GitHub, using Minimal theme with Flexoki color scheme, and various Obsidian tools like Web Clipper and Sync.
Personal rules include avoiding multiple vaults, non-standard Markdown, and using internal links, pluralized tags, and YYYY-MM-DD dates consistently.
Organization is minimal with few folders; notes are primarily in the root or categorized using properties, with specific folders for references, clippings, and admin.
Internal links are used extensively to connect notes, with unresolved links serving as breadcrumbs for future connections.
Fractal journaling involves compiling thoughts from fragments into reviews at different time intervals, with random revisits to maintain and find inspiration in old notes.
Templates are used for almost every note, with properties for dates, people, themes, locations, and ratings, aiming for reusability and composability.
A 7-point rating system is used for granularity, especially for positive experiences.
Publishing to the web involves a separate vault, using Jekyll for static site generation, with notes pushed to GitHub and compiled by Netlify, using the Flexoki color palette.

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