The Obsidian setup behind the system

This post is the implementation side of my previous posts about my PKM system. The principles work in any plain-text tool but I used Obsidian and this is how I set it up. The example vault is on GitHub if you want to explore it directly. Why Obsidian A few reasons: Plain markdown files on your machine. No proprietary format, no vendor lock-in, no subscription required to access your own writing. Offline-first. Everything works without a connection. Obsidian Sync handles mobile sync cleanly when you need it. I came from Roam Research. Some ideas carried over: daily notes as scratchpad, bidirectional links and flat file structure without folders. But the tool itself didn't stick and the pricing was hard to justify for my use. Worth naming the contrast with Notion too. Notion is a product that wants you to spend time inside it: databases, views, templates all invite configuration. Obsidian mostly stays out of the way. Theme: Minimal I use the Minimal theme with its companion settings plug