To further emphasize the point of sticking to the basics, @clappingcactus’s four points are pretty much what I do currently in a bare text editor[1]. A workflow/format like this is the essence. Obsidian provides the automatic linking and backlinks, which makes navigating fast, but the information is all there in the plain text. Currently, I have to do quite a bit of manual lookup to resolve those links, but it is doable. So I would second the suggestion to avoid plugins and focus on getting a workflow working with the basics first.
I also tend to agree with point 4 about how to use ‘tags’. I think of them like literal ‘sticky notes’ that you put on something so you don’t forget it, until they’re no longer needed. Point being: good (markdown) titles and links deliver more value.
off-topic @clappingcactus: so you are using a flat structure? I thought I caught that in this recent post.
except point 3, which inspires me. Maybe using a format like this will help me find notes and ideas again better. ↩︎