Notes
Practical notes on getting structured content out of Obsidian — workflows, design decisions, and lessons from shipping plugins.
2026-06-25
Most export tooling in Obsidian treats the note as the unit of delivery. Most actual sharing uses something smaller — a table, a callout, a Dataview block, a Bases view. The mismatch is the source of a lot of friction.
#obsidian#knowledge-externalization#design
2026-06-25
Most export problems in Obsidian come from picking the wrong format for the next workflow step. Here's how to choose between visual, data, and narrative export — and what each really costs.
#obsidian#knowledge-externalization#workflow
2026-06-25
Most users tune out when they hear "database feature." Bases isn't really a database — it's closer to a saved view of notes you already have. Here's the version of the explanation that makes it click.
#obsidian#bases#primer
2026-06-25
A concrete worked example — taking 50+ scattered book notes, turning them into a Bases-driven reading list with three useful views, and handling the moment when the list needs to leave Obsidian.
#obsidian#bases#workflow#reading-list