My RPG vault progress. ADHD fixed.
Coming from Notion, I found Obsidian to be complicated, flat and boring when first starting out. After some time, I managed to get Obsidian looking and functioning just I wanted.
I love RPG games such as Diablo, Tibia and so on so I am trying to build a vault that allows me to gamify and keep track of life's admin. So far I have built a profile page with skills points, heat maps and a quest log. This has really helped with my ADHD. For now.
This is my second year using Obsidian and before I tried a range of vault setups. These included Zettlelkasten note taking, the PARA method and Master of Content. The vault I am using currently weirdly blends these together.
Here is how I use my vault:
- When learning new topics I use a master of content (MOC) format which create a documentation for that topic. Each note uses a YAML format to help me find notes and to act as context for Copilot. This has been very handy for saving context tokens when using local AI models like Gemma 4.
- When planning or organizing I use a dedicated canvas. So for example, I have canvas for my main quest log, my journal and my finance planning.
- Tags are the glue which link everything together.
- At the end of each day I create a daily note, add my daily protocol template and check of things which I completed for that day. If I that check list is under 5 then the heat map will show a red box, if I complete over 5 tasks then it turns green. This has been great for helping me to see where I am slacking. Which is more often than I would like to admit.
I've experimented with other formats and secret workflows, when in reality I don't think there is one. Just find what works for you and what gets you excited to use Obsidian. I find I am way more productive now not because of some secret vault setup, but because I genuinely enjoy completing tasks and seeing my personal vault grow.
I hope this has maybe inspired you to get back into Obsidian or try it from a different angle.
Thank you. Any questions fire away.