Yes, KISS is definitely the way to go—it always has been. Still, every now and then, it’s refreshing to “rediscover hot water,” as we say in Italian—or “reinvent the wheel,” to use the English expression. :-) Anyway, since this was my first real attempt at using Obsidian, stripping it back to its bare essentials felt liberating. While it isn’t entirely suitable for my project, I think it will become extremely useful during the capture process, as you pointed out from the start. The Web Clipper works really well, and being able to continuously reorganize incoming notes while adding and editing them is particularly effective for me.

I've just read that Obsidian is working on Bases to allow the plugin to import Airtable views, filters and even formulas. That would be very interesting to explore...

Hi everyone! I'm Antonio, a multimedia author and teacher in Florence, Italy. I’d like to share my real-world case study that I’ll be working on during the Foundations program to build my note-taking system. 1. The Project and Goal (Within 1 Month) I’m working on a project called Florence New Vintage (FNV), which focuses on the history and mapping of the Florentine New Wave in the 80s. My concrete goal for the next 4 weeks is to design and test a note structure/template capable of hosting and organizing information across three main pillars: - Events (key concerts, festivals, exhibitions, nights out); - People (musicians, artists, promoters, key figures); - Places (clubs, historic venues, recording studios, cultural spaces). 2. The Information Challenge I’ve already collected a significant amount of material, but it presents a few specific challenges: - Heterogeneity: The sources are extremely varied (newspaper articles, interviews, audio notes, book excerpts, visual/oral accounts). - Need for Verification: Since this is a historical and cultural reconstruction, much of the information requires cross-referencing, fact-checking, and continuous refinement. - Strong Interconnectedness: The three pillars are deeply linked (a place hosts an event promoted by a person, with constant overlapping connections). 3. What I’m Looking to Get Out of Foundations In line with the course’s approach, I want to avoid building an over-complicated system prematurely. I aim to develop a Minimum Viable System (MVS) starting from a "vanilla" setup that allows me to: 1. Capture and process fragmented and diverse sources effectively; 2. Manage source verification within the notes without losing track of data; 3. Map natural connections between Events, People, and Places without cluttering the structure with unnecessary tags or plugins.