Ten percent. Well, technically, 9.89% of my notes formerly contained in my old note-taking software, TheBrain; I have successfully transferred to Obsidian. That's 3,102 files, Journal entries, blogs, and geographical locations for hikes and mountain peaks, now reside in my Obsidian vault. However, comparing that to the 31,338 total files of my Brain, it feels like I need to make more progress.
That's okay; one element I didn't overthink but is becoming more noticeable is the files I've deleted versus transferring. For example, I've archived 3,510 files on TheBrain and have 3,102 notes in Obsidian. Considering I have been creating new journal entries and other messages for the past several weeks in Obsidian, the number of files I have archived within TheBrain is greater than the 408 difference between the two. I haven't deleted any files on TheBrain; however, if a file exists that could or should be deleted, I elect to archive it in TheBrain versus transfer. So far, most of these files have been non-purchased books or uncompleted hikes and climbs.
The mind map structure of TheBrain allowed for the easy addition of entire quadrangle groupings for hiking, peak bagging, cities, towns, and other points of interest I keep track of within the quadrangle setting. However, in Obsidian, I have the main page for each county and a separate page for each quadrangle. Therefore, I still need to create links or pages for every item within the boundaries, electing to create a file and post after I have completed a hike or climb.
My goal with these geological pages is to capture what I know to date and link only those I have completed. Most of this decision was once again influenced by how this looks in Obsidian View. An entire quadrangle filled with connecting notes and files swells the hub link to an unreasonable size, especially if I've only hiked a single peak in the quad. In view format, I hope to be able to focus in on a "blue node" (the color I've selected for all things outdoors), and from the blue node, I should see a "green note" corresponding to the date of the hike and a "pink note" linking to the blog report for the trip report.
The hiking of Twin Peaks, South resulted in two blog articles.
So far, this has behaved as I had hoped. Subtle errors creep in, however, and being able to move directly from Obsidian View to the file has saved much time in correcting linking errors when discovered.
Written October 26, 2022