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Knowledge Management

Obsidian Vault Starter

A practical PARA-inspired starter map for Obsidian and Markdown-based personal knowledge management.

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Problem

Starting from a blank Markdown file makes the product harder to understand. This template gives the user a complete example that is useful immediately.

Audience

  • Obsidian users
  • PKM users
  • Second-brain builders

Recommended use

Use this before creating or cleaning up an Obsidian vault.

Included structure

InboxProjectsAreasResourcesPeopleMeetingsIdeasArchive

Markdown preview

---
title: Obsidian Vault Starter
id: template-obsidian-vault-starter
created: "2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z"
updated: "2026-07-21T00:00:00.000Z"
tags:
  - template
  - obsidian
  - pkm
layout:
  direction: LR
---

# Obsidian Vault Starter <!-- bloommd:id=obsidian-vault-root -->

A starter structure for a Markdown vault that stays simple enough to maintain and visual enough to audit.

## Inbox <!-- bloommd:id=obsidian-vault-inbox -->

Capture rough notes here before deciding whether they become projects, resources or archived references.

## Projects <!-- bloommd:id=obsidian-vault-projects -->

Active outcomes with deadlines. Each project note should include goal, next action, related people and linked resources.

## Areas <!-- bloommd:id=obsidian-vault-areas -->

Ongoing responsibilities such as health, finance, learning, product, writing or operations.

## Resources <!-- bloommd:id=obsidian-vault-resources -->

Reference notes that support projects and areas. Use links to connect articles, books, papers and saved explanations.

## People <!-- bloommd:id=obsidian-vault-people -->

Track collaborators, mentors, customers and recurring conversations. Keep contact details out unless you intentionally store them locally.

## Meetings <!-- bloommd:id=obsidian-vault-meetings -->

Meeting notes should capture date, decision, owner and next action. Link them back to the relevant project.

## Ideas <!-- bloommd:id=obsidian-vault-ideas -->

Use this as a low-friction incubator. Promote ideas into projects only when they have a clear next step.

## Archive <!-- bloommd:id=obsidian-vault-archive -->

Closed projects and inactive references. Archive does not mean delete; it means no longer part of active attention.