# Obsidian Organizing Principles - Features - Use built-in features whenever possible. - Use community plugins if they don't affect portability nor performance. - Formatting - See [[emphasis]] for detailed discussion. - [[naming|Naming]] convention - Kebab Case should be used for [[filename]] and [[tagging|tags]] throughout the vault. - [[folder|Folders]] - Directories deeper than `1` are prohibited. - Files at depth of `0` are allowed. - [[backlink|Links]] - [[tagging|Tags]] - Use tags instead of customized metadata field. > [!tldr] [[emphasis|Emphasis]] > > - _Italics_ for inline words/phrases. > - ==Highlight== for whole sentence. > - Call out for maximum emphasis. > - Others based on semantic meaning. ``` vault/ |-- assets/ |-- books/ |-- courses/ |-- exports/ |-- templates/ |-- thoughts/ `-- writings/ ``` ## Resources - [How to organize your notes in Obsidian // The LATCH method](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS-b_RUtL1A&t=811s)