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Obsidian Bases: Native Database Views Without Dataview thumbnail
obsidianJul 3, 2026· 4 min
Obsidian Bases: Native Database Views Without Dataview
Bases is Obsidian's built-in core plugin for turning notes and their properties into live tables and cards. Here's how the syntax works and when to reach for it instead of Dataview.
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Obsidian for Developers: Make Your Vault Work Like Your Codebase thumbnail
obsidianJun 30, 2026· 4 min
Obsidian for Developers: Make Your Vault Work Like Your Codebase
Obsidian is plain-text markdown all the way down, which means the same tools you use on code work on your notes. Here's how to version your vault with Git, get real syntax highlighting, and run JavaScript inside your notes.
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Linking Your Thinking in Obsidian: How MOCs Replace Folders thumbnail
obsidianJun 26, 2026· 4 min
Linking Your Thinking in Obsidian: How MOCs Replace Folders
Maps of Content (MOCs) are the organizing idea at the heart of the LYT framework — and once you understand them, you may never file a note into a folder again.
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Obsidian Callouts: Make Your Notes Scannable at a Glance thumbnail
obsidianJun 23, 2026· 4 min
Obsidian Callouts: Make Your Notes Scannable at a Glance
Obsidian's callout feature turns plain blockquotes into visual highlights — warnings, tips, collapsible sections, and custom types — using nothing but Markdown.
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Zettelkasten in Obsidian: A Practical Guide to Atomic Thinking thumbnail
obsidianJun 19, 2026· 5 min
Zettelkasten in Obsidian: A Practical Guide to Atomic Thinking
Most people use Obsidian as a fancy folder system. The Zettelkasten method changes that — here's how to set one up without overcomplicating it.
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Daily Notes in Obsidian: Build a Workflow That Actually Sticks thumbnail
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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Making Obsidian's Graph View Actually Useful thumbnail
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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Templater for Obsidian: Stop Writing the Same Thing Twice thumbnail
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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The PARA Method in Obsidian: A Practical Guide to Organizing Your Vault thumbnail
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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