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My biggest protip for Obsidian would be to never look at the connections graph. If you've got any kind of "completionist" mindset, it's easy to waste a bunch of time trying to perfectly format your notes so every node has a bunch of connections to other nodes. Once I got out of the habit trying to maximize the amount of backlinks in each note, it became a useful tool instead of a chore.

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Ironically i found the same behaviour in me and immediately thought it would be a great idea to further gamify colleagues writing docs. There is something rewarding about keeping the graph optimal. It becomes almost pretty to look at.

Just add some achievements, XP, levels, silver/golden/diamond/epic statuses to notes with pretty colors and shiny graphics, and a lootbox mechanism with slot machine sound effects.

For me the act of making connections is part of the review process. The connections are really in my head. The documents are just part of the memorization and structuring. I don't spend much time on it though. Just when a subject is unclear in my mind.

The Jiggl extension gives a local network view that is actually useful and not overwhelming. You can custom style nodes by folder or tags. This makes it intuitive and worth keeping open in a frame.

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