Why I use it
Its job in the stack
I use Obsidian because plain Markdown keeps knowledge portable. Notes can be linked, searched, versioned and moved without depending on one proprietary database to remain available forever.
The graph is secondary. The real value is a disciplined place for research, decisions, procedures and project context that should outlive a chat or browser session.
Where it earns its place
Work I use it for
- 01Research notes
- 02Decision records
- 03Project context
- 04Personal knowledge management
Limits
What it does not solve
A vault can become a private junk drawer. Naming, review and archiving practices matter more than plugins.