All In Obsidian — One Last Time

I will once again—and for the last time—go all in on Obsidian. This is not the first time I’ve made this decision, but I hope it will be the final one.

This means that almost all of my writing—diaries, reading notes, blog drafts, even novel experiments—will live inside Obsidian. It will become a playground for my thoughts.

Of course, it doesn’t mean I will abandon my blog. I will publish the organized content on my blog.

Why Obsidian?

There are many note-taking apps—Evernote, Bear, Notion, Apple Notes, etc., but why Obsidian? I think these features of Obsidian make it become my favorite choice:

1. Obsidian supports Markdown.
   Markdown is a lightweight markup language. It allows me to easily write in plain text. They don’t belong to any company, any platform, or any proprietary format.
2. Obsidian data is localized.
   Obsidian data is stored as local files. Even if Obsidian disappears one day, my notes will still be there.
3. Obsidian supports mathematics writing.
   I am a math guy. I need to write mathematical formulas—not as decoration, but as part of how I think.

4. Obsidian supports backlinks.
   Supporting backlinks is the killer feature of Obsidian.

   When I encounter an interesting idea while writing, I simply wrap it in [[ ]]. I don’t need to stop and develop it immediately. Obsidian creates a placeholder note for the future, and I can stay focused on my current train of thought.

   When I return to that note later, Obsidian shows me all its backlinks—every place where this idea has appeared before. Connections begin to emerge. This is how ideas crystallize.

Final Thought

Tools come and go. I have switched note-taking systems more times than I would like to admit.

But this time, I am no longer looking for the “perfect” system. I only want a place that is quiet, durable, and friendly to slow thinking.

If Obsidian can become that place, then this will truly be the last time I go all in.