Noteplan and/or Obsidian

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Maybe a familiar topic but it’s something I’m constantly wrestling with despite my best efforts,

I really like noteplan as a dashboard/work surface. It loads fast on iOS and works really well,

However, I really like obsidian as an overall source of knowledge and notes that I’ve collected,

I am aware that some people point both apps at the same folder, but I’m using obsidian sync and my work laptop has been cut off from iCloud Drive so it’s really not an option for me anymore,

Anyways, I like using noteplan but it seems like using obsidian daily notes and just having everything in obsidian is a cleaner solution. The bonus being that I am spending more time in obsidian and working with my zettelkasten notes more.

But noteplan works so much better for the time based and task based stuff. I just hate to have the added friction of deciding where edge cases should go and losing on the compounding collection of everything over time being in the same place.

Am I overthinking? You better believe it. But that’s what my brain does best.

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I’m not sure if this helps, but I also use both. I have been reading electronically since the Kindle was first released, annotate a lot, and have created a substantial collection of book/article highlights. I also generate quite a few ideas. Previously, I used Bear, an app I like a lot, but Markdown files in the Finder gained value with AI tools, so I moved my notes to Obsidian. At the same time I am moving towards using NotePlan for project and task management (from OmniFocus), and am comfortable switching between these two similar—but different—apps for what I see as rather different purposes. With NotePlan, I can just focus on what I need to do; in Obsidian, I see it as a repository of highlights, things that interest me, and ideas—without task management clutter. Obsidian works on mobile, but I find NotePlan preferable on a phone or iPad, and I am bouncing between platforms all day. Since they are all Markdown files, I can always move things around in the future as my needs change, apps improve, or workflows evolve. (Which they no doubt will!)

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So, use both, just like you said, and enjoy yourself. I don’t see the conflict / pain point.

Katie

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This, 100%!I use both NotePlan and Obsidian. NotePlan is reserved for everything that’s official or administrative in nature. Obsidian is for learning and research. I like keeping the two domains in their own walled gardens since there’s virtually no overlap between them. Even if I moved all the admin to Obsidian, it would be segregated in its own vault, much as my Robot Assistant now is.

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I also use both against the same fileset. I prefer the noteplan daily note system, but I can access the same dailys in Ob if necessary. Now that there is a noteplan MCP, it integrates beautifully into Claude. I’m finding David’s Robot system works really well with NP.