[nout]

My suggestions to new users are: Start small, just create notes for whatever you want to (actually) remember and create impromptu TODO lists. Ignore the whole Knowledge Database / second brain thing. Learn the obsidian keyboard shortcuts really well. You can build a structure in your notes later when you actually see what's good and what needs automation.

[al_borland]

I’d also say to ignore the graph interface. It makes for a cool tech demo, but unless you’re one of the 3 people zettelkasten makes sense for, it’s not all that useful and will encourage needless complexity while offering little to no benefit. I turned the feature off.

[bccdee]

Everyone wants a scheme for organizing notes, and let me say: Just do it chronologically. It's fine. Taking notes is more important than reviewing them, and the older a note is, the less likely you are to need it.

You can add a layer of structure by periodically reviewing recent entries & updating an index, but I've never felt the need to.