Setup for using the Zettelkasten system in Obsidian. Based on: https://theknowledgeworker.substack.com/p/how-to-take-smart-notes-in-obsidian
Install the obsidian-citation-plugin, by going to 'Settings' > 'Community plugins' (turn Safe mode OFF) > 'Browse'. Follow the instructions on the plugin homepage to setup a CSL JSON export of the relevant library, and make sure to output this in _meta/library.json.
This vault includes 'literature notes', 'permanent notes' and 'index notes' which are kept in the corresponding folders literature/, zettelkasten/ and index/. Hotkeys (for mac) and templates are set up to create each one of these notes:
- New bibliography note: ctrl + C
- Inline citation: ctrl + shift + C
- New permanent note: ctrl + Z.
- New index note: cmd + N (new file), cmd + T (apply template), Enter
If you want to track these notes using git, make sure to delete the .gitignore files in each folder.