How to Build a Personal Knowledge Base with Obsidian: Complete Guide

1. Install Obsidian

Free. Create a vault in your Documents or sync folder. Enable community plugins.

2. Essential Plugins

• Calendar — daily notes
• Dataview — query your notes
• Templater — dynamic templates
• Git — version control for notes
• Omnisearch — better search

3. Zettelkasten Method

• One idea per note
• Link notes with [[wikilinks]]
• Use MOCs (Maps of Content) to organize
• Let structure emerge organically

4. Daily Workflow

Morning: Create daily note. Capture ideas throughout the day. End of day: Refactor fleeting notes into permanent notes with links.

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