Because taking notes (for me) results in:
- A deeper understanding of documentation and tutorials
- A quick reference of materials I can review once the skill fades
- A remixing of all of those sources into my own understanding
- A breadcrumb trail of my progression as I learn
- A polishing of those remixes and breadcrumbs becomes content I post, or further pipeline workflows I develop for my work.
Obsidian doesn’t uniquely solve those problems, of course. I’ve been taking notes for decades. But it has one of the most enjoyable workflows for me. Ultimately, I see software like musical genres; all the rationalization barely matters. If it suits you it suits you, and if it doesn’t, it doesn’t. I enjoy the aesthetics of Obsidian.