If you are bored enough to have been following my posts recently, the root of this thought is obvious - Obsidian.
I have been using other note taking apps for a while now, but mostly still stick with the folder structure instead of tags -
1. in the digital world I can always make a copy of relevant files into the working folder. If it's a living document that I need to keep version history I can move them around.
2. tag organisation is in fact rather cumbersome. It needs an internal framework or style guide of sorts to rationalise them. Try hash tagging every single post and you will soon realise what I mean.
3. on top of #2, most application search parameters are not refined enough to make search of tag combinations + date range + other criteria easy and straight forward. It has been easier for me to search for keywords because... I know what I've written most of the time.
But the introduction of bases in Obsidian flipped the balance.
(cont'd)
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The database view of bases in Obsidian effectively provided a familiar UI for multiple criteria searching - given you know exactly what you are looking for.
With that function - intensive tagging might be worthwhile.
However, the caveat is obvious. Once you started using them, you are locked into Obsidian until another app provide a similar interface.
The files are still there, but without an efficient tag filtering system - you might as well try to find a needle in a haystack.
And I don't like being vendor lock-in.
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