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Posts tagged #obsidian — Page 3
A mix of technical deep-dives, career reflections, and dispatches from the road.
tag: #obsidian

obsidianJun 16, 2026· 4 min
Daily Notes in Obsidian: Build a Workflow That Actually Sticks
How to set up a daily notes workflow in Obsidian that you will actually use, from the core plugin to Templater templates and Dataview queries.
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obsidianJun 12, 2026· 4 min
Making Obsidian's Graph View Actually Useful
The graph view looks great in screenshots, but most Obsidian users never get practical value from it. Here's how to change that.
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obsidianJun 11, 2026· 4 min
Templater for Obsidian: Stop Writing the Same Thing Twice
The Templater plugin turns Obsidian's static template system into a real automation engine — dynamic dates, user prompts, folder triggers, and optional JavaScript make note creation genuinely effortless.
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obsidianJun 9, 2026· 5 min
The PARA Method in Obsidian: A Practical Guide to Organizing Your Vault
Learn how to implement the PARA method in Obsidian to organize your vault by actionability — Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives — and finally stop losing track of what matters.
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obsidianJun 9, 2026· 4 min
Excalidraw in Obsidian: Visual Thinking That Lives in Your Vault
A practical guide to the Excalidraw Community plugin for Obsidian — how to embed visual diagrams in your vault, link drawings to notes, and build a visual thinking workflow that actually integrates with your PKM.
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obsidianJun 6, 2026· 3 min
Using Dataview for Project Tracking in Obsidian
Turn your Obsidian vault into a self-updating project tracker with Dataview: frontmatter conventions, a live dashboard, and task queries that never go stale.
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obsidianJun 5, 2026· 4 min
Obsidian Canvas: Turn Your Vault Into a Visual Thinking Space
How to use Obsidian's Canvas core plugin for project planning, brainstorming, and connecting notes spatially — plus a look at the open JSON Canvas format and the Advanced Canvas community plugin.
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obsidianJun 3, 2026· 4 min
Obsidian Properties and Frontmatter: Stop Treating Metadata as an Afterthought
Obsidian's Properties panel makes YAML frontmatter approachable for every note, and pairing it with typed fields and Dataview queries turns your vault into a genuinely queryable database.
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obsidianMay 29, 2026· 4 min
Obsidian Tasks: Query Your Entire Vault and Never Miss a Deadline
The Obsidian Tasks plugin turns scattered checkboxes into a vault-wide task management system — here's how to use its query syntax to build a dashboard that actually keeps you on top of things.
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