@rohit4verse: this is how the founder of obsidian actually takes notes in his own app. most users get this wrong. barely any folders.…
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The founder of Obsidian demonstrates his personal note-taking workflow within the app, emphasizing heavy internal linking and minimal folder usage, with categories stored as properties on each note. The article teaches how to build a personal knowledge base using this method.
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this is how the founder of obsidian actually takes notes in his own app.
most users get this wrong.
barely any folders. heavy internal linking. categories live as properties on the note itself.
article below teaches how to build personal knowledge base. video above is the https://t.co/tgOzDIoeIl
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