@tuckytoo @romanov.maxim | #zettelkasten #lyt
Regarding the folder structure, you can get some inspiration with the para- or lyt-system.
If you’re asking me, what is the best file structure you can build in Obsidian then I’ll probably answer: “none”. It’s an endless fight against order and disorder, and any energy you putting in, the more likely it is to result in chaos in the long run.
But there is something you should do against it, although I will contradict my above answer then.
When we put everything aside and we’re working only with Obsidian given functionality, folders can be useful to reduce the potential room of mess. In our case, folders are useful to automate the creation of a Zettelkasten note (core plugin, Zettelkasten prefixer). Or by default put every image in a specific folder. Quite handy.
You can extend this to your taste by adding folders for different media (audiobooks, YouTube) or by objects like people, workspace, places et cetera. In my opinion, this kind of extension in the functionality level is just a human need because we grew up doing this since the first operating system added folders.
My personal vault in Obsidian should be a replica of my brain, and as far as I know, I don’t think I store my knowledge in my brain in the form of folder storage. An unknown person taking over my vault would have no idea where to start searching. But as soon as I reveal my system, the connections, and relations between the dots, suddenly everything makes sense again and the disorder is no longer a disorder, but pure order.
That’s why, I don’t consider Obsidian only as a note-taking app, but also a browser of knowledge. You need Obsidian or similar to navigate in your .md data, or it looks like a mess in Windows Explorer.
To finish my post, I recommend every newcomer to first write as many notes as possible, make connections, and create a cluster (MOC) after natural collisions between the notes have occurred. The structure arises by itself when you produce content. That’s the beauty of Obsidian.