As your notes in Obsidian evolve, they can start to feel overwhelming. You had one system that changed over time and now you struggle to make connections between new notes and old.

The best way I have found to organize my Obsidian notes is through a hybrid system of tags AND topics. Tags for describing the note type and Topic Notes for organizing the subject-matter. A balance between structure & emergence so you don’t have to think on the organization, focusing instead on the idea generation.

By using topic notes as an intermediary for your other writing, they provide a singular place to evolve in complexity over time, keeping the rest of your note-taking as simple as possible.

To simplify the complexity and help you map your mind, you can convert your Topic Notes into Maps of Content, place that organize the key pillars of your vault.

This Map of Content Note Template provides a way for you instantly evolve your topic notes into a simply organized launchpad for your thoughts & ideas, including inboxes to help you automatically keep track of the notes associated with each topic.

*Note, this Map Of Content Template fits perfectly within my Full Obsidian Starter Kit (Molecular Zettelkasten) and is included as part of the full bundle.