Risk-Free Ways to Enjoy Using Obsidian Without Being Swallowed by It
Focus on your notes, not the app they’re in
Some people seem to want to like Obsidian, but feel initially overwhelmed by the puzzling user interface, the massive number of plugins, and all the options for making it look pretty once you really get going. That was my experience, and since those early days I’ve heard many people say the same.
After I got over the initial learning curve and saw the potential of this incredible app, I dove right into the plugin rabbit hole, voraciously consuming all the Obsidian how-to articles I could get my hands on.
There are a lot of them!
In the past couple of years there has been a veritable explosion of articles, videos, and courses from super cool, generous, knowledgable people offering to show you how to do everything from creating databases and tracking habits, to planning role playing games and writing books. It’s a whole new world, I tell you!
But most of it is not for me. Not any more.
I’ve been documenting my journey with Obsidian since 2020 in a series of articles published on Medium, and now on Substack. What a ride! I love what I’ve learned and how far I’ve come. Obsidian is still an app I use daily (if you don’t count the plain…
