Comment by spacechild1

I just use Obsidian as a glorified notebook. I've been using paper notebooks, but I tend to lose them... With Obsidian I just push my files to git and never worry again. Since the files are just markdown, there's no lock-in.

What I also really like about notetaking apps is that I can organize my notes hierarchically, move things around and make cross references.

I still regularly sketch ideas on paper, but once I have something that's worth keeping, I write it down in Obsidian.

I'm also skeptical about this "Second Brain" thing. People make videos on YT about how they have been enlightened by Obsidian and then try to sell you their online course. To me it seems like notetaking for its own sake. You could call it "idea maxxing" :)