Note-taking with Neovim's obsidian plugin

This post is for Hyde’s April vim carnival. Note-taking apps were all the rage until AI took the tech-influencer-industrial complex by storm with a new vision of computer-assisted cognition. These days the hype around “personal knowledge management” (PKM) — smart notes, second brains, and slip boxes — seems to have died down somewhat. But of course, these apps and methodologies still have their place, and many people still use them (some with AI-assistance). I don’t really have a PKM system. What I do have is a notes folder with hundreds of notes. A bit of everything really. Recipes, friends’ birthdays, personal journal writings, quotes, lists, and the occasional more “intellectual” note thinking through an idea or argument. Certainly not a system. To write and review these notes, I primarily use Neovim with the obsidian.nvim plugin. Obsidian needs no introduction in the world of PKM, but if you’re not of that world, it’s a (proprietary) app that helps you build, manage, and review a…