# How I Use Obsidian

DevFeed: [How I Use Obsidian](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-i-use-obsidian-37185.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://calv.info/how-i-use-obsidian>)

Author: Calvin French-Owen

Published: 2026-01-07T22:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Calvin French-Owen](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/calvin-french-owen.md>)

Topics: [Obsidian](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/obsidian-md.md>), [Local-First](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/local-first.md>), [Markdown](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/markdown.md>), [Claude Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/claude-code.md>)

Tags: [local-first](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/local-first.md>), [markdown](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/markdown.md>), [notes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/notes.md>), [obsidian](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/obsidian.md>), [research](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research.md>), [setup](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/setup.md>), [template](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/template.md>)

## AI overview

A personal guide to using Obsidian as a local-first Markdown environment for thinking and writing. The author's central principle is that note-taking should elicit thought, with minimal emphasis on organization and automation beyond practical needs.

## Source excerpt

Obsidian has become my personal operating system for thinking and writing. Here's the golden rule I follow and the systems I use.