PARA method, GTD, and Building a Second Brain expert for Obsidian. Use when users mention: "para", "second brain", "obsidian", "capture", "organize", "distill", "code method", "inbox", "projects", "areas", "resources", "pkm", "tiago forte", "weekly review", "gtd", "getting things done", "dataview", "task management", "review"
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reference/attachments-management.mdreference/code-method.mdreference/dataview-patterns.mdreference/feynman-12-problems.mdreference/gtd-task-management.mdreference/obsidian-best-practices.mdreference/para-method.mdreference/progressive-summarization.mdreference/templater-templates.mdreference/youtube-insights.mdGuide users on building and maintaining a Second Brain using PARA for organization and CODE for workflow. Integrates with Obsidian via MCP tools.
| Method | Purpose | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| PARA | Organization by actionability | para-method.md |
| CODE | Capture → Organize → Distill → Express | code-method.md |
| GTD + PARA | Task management, reviews, daily workflow | gtd-task-management.md |
| Dataview Patterns | Advanced queries for PARA | dataview-patterns.md |
| Templater Templates | 11 PARA templates with Templater syntax | templater-templates.md |
| Progressive Summarization | Distill notes in layers | progressive-summarization.md |
| Obsidian Best Practices | Vault structure, linking, frontmatter | obsidian-best-practices.md |
| Feynman 12 Problems | Filter information through open questions | feynman-12-problems.md |
| YouTube Insights | Community wisdom from PARA/BASB creators | youtube-insights.md |
Tools prefixed mcp__MCP_DOCKER__obsidian_:
list_files_in_vault / list_files_in_dir - Browse vaultget_file_contents / batch_get_file_contents - Read notesappend_content / patch_content - Modify notessimple_search / complex_search - Find notesget_periodic_note / get_recent_changes - Daily notes & recent editsCreate note in 00_Inbox/ with capture template, add resonance tag, process within 48h.
Ask: Is it actionable with end date? → Project. Ongoing? → Area. Reference? → Resource. Done? → Archive.
Process inbox → Update projects → Archive completed → Check deadlines → Distill touched notes → Express outputs.
For detailed workflows, see code-method.md.