THIS CHEATSHEET WILL SAVE YOU 6 MONTHS OF FIGURING OUT OBSIDIAN THE HARD WAY.
I just mapped out the entire second brain system, note types, vault structure, PARA method, zettelkasten flow, best plugins, Claude prompts,
AI mode setup, all in one place.
🔖 bookmark this before you scroll past it.
→ 15 note types (fleeting to evergreen to hub notes)
→ full vault folder structure with file naming
→ the PARA method explained (projects, areas, resources, archive)
→ best plugins of 2026, must-haves AI integration picks
→ 10 claude prompts built specifically for vault work
→ zettelkasten flow: capture → process → connect
→ how to avoid information overload (the mistakes fixes table)
→ role-playing modes for claude inside your vault
→ linked prompting workflow to run Claude directly from Obsidian
if i had this when i started building my second brain, I would've skipped.
the full guide in the article below ↓