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How do you use MOCs to organize your vault? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Chraccoon@lemmy.world to c/obsidianmd@lemmy.world

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Hi all,

I am curious how you use your MOCs to organize your vaults.
Nick Milo's LYT example is really nice, but seems super complex to me. I think I get why MOCs are useful, but I am also looking from inspiration elsewhere.

Do you dump all your notes in a single folder and then make MOCs to help navigate them?
Have you been using tags?
Are there any tips/best practices on maintaining MOCs?

I've been using a directory structure based on the note's subjects, but quickly bumped into a problem: some notes fit in more than one subject.
Tags have been of help, but it's getting out of hand the way I use them.
I believe using MOCs might be the answer for me, but I also fear it might be too cumbersome to maintain.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

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[–] dakerDraws@pawb.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think of MOCs as "topics" that naturally arrise through my notes. Let's say I had notes for Kayaking, Snowboarding, Rooftop Parkour, Sky Diving, Hiking, and Rock Climbing all written months apart. I may later realize I should create a MOC called "Physical Activities" that captures all of them.

I try to utilize folders sparingly, but it's a tough habit to break. The problem with folders is that they're hierchal. I don't want an "Physical Activities" folder, because that limits things. Perhaps I'll have another MOC called "Fear of Heights" that also has Rooftop Parkour and Skydiving. It's about creating maximum discoverability.

Tags I use to group things so I can find them with Dataview. For example, if I create a literature note, I'll tag it "Source" and have a sub tag for type, like "Source/Newspaper". As with MOCs, multiple tags can be used which helps with not seeing notes as a folder hierarchy.