Cmd+P does almost everything — the command palette is the real UI. Stop hunting through menus. Open it first for anything you can’t remember.

Daily notes beat elaborate folder systems — stop organizing, start writing. The graph view will make it look smart later. The search will find it anyway.

Backlinks are the killer feature — link liberally with [[double brackets]]. The value compounds over time. A note you made last year will surface when you need it.

Templates save you from blank-page paralysis — create a Templates/ folder, set it in Settings → Core Plugins → Templates. Every daily note, project, and meeting gets a starter structure.

The Quick Switcher (Cmd+O) is faster than clicking — open any note instantly by typing a few letters. Your mouse hand will thank you.

Aliases let you link the same note many ways — add aliases: [other name, shorthand] to frontmatter. Now [[shorthand]] links to the same place.

Canvas is a whiteboard inside your vault — create a .canvas file for visual thinking. Drag in notes, add cards, draw connections. Good for planning that doesn’t fit in a linear note.

Properties (frontmatter) makes notes queryable — add structured fields like status:, project:, date:. Combine with Dataview plugin to build dashboards from your notes.

Don’t fight sync — pick a strategy and stick with it — iCloud, Obsidian Sync, or Git. Mixing them creates conflicts. One source of truth.

Reading mode exists for a reason — toggle it (Cmd+E) when you want to read without accidentally editing. Especially useful on mobile where taps are cheap.