Ideaverse for Obsidian
Nick Milo's LYT starter vault — a gold-standard framework for building a linked second brain.
Overview
Ideaverse is Nick Milo's Linking Your Thinking (LYT) starter vault, and it's the setup countless Obsidian users point to when they talk about a real second brain. Rather than a rigid folder tree, it teaches a flexible system built on Maps of Content, home notes, and gentle daily workflows — a structure that scales from your first note to a lifetime of thinking.
What is Ideaverse for Obsidian?
The renowned LYT (Linking Your Thinking) starter vault. A complete system for building a personal knowledge management workflow with Maps of Content (MOCs), home notes, and daily workflows. The gold standard for PKM setups.
How to Install Ideaverse for Obsidian
- 1Download the ZIP or clone the ideaverse repository.
- 2In Obsidian, choose "Open folder as vault" and select the ideaverse folder.
- 3Enable the community plugins it uses when prompted.
- 4Start in the home note and follow the built-in onboarding notes.
Main use cases
- Building a personal knowledge management system from scratch
- Learning the Maps of Content (MOC) approach to organization
- Connecting ideas across projects and topics
- Establishing sustainable daily and weekly note workflows
Folder structure
- + (Home & entry points)
- Atlas/ (MOCs and evergreen notes)
- Calendar/ (daily and periodic notes)
- Efforts/ (active projects and areas)
- x/ (system and template files)
Included templates
- Home note
- MOC template
- Daily note
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Ideaverse good for beginners?
Yes — it is designed to onboard new PKM users. It includes guided notes that teach the LYT method as you explore the vault.
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