How often do you create a separate vault for new projects?

For about two years, I practiced storing all my notes in one place: daily notes, lecture, meetings. Even content for my hobby sites. It was convenient for me when I had a couple of thousand notes stored in one vault, strictly organized into folders.

Now I have 8 separate #obsidian vaults, of which at least two are always open. The vaults have different themes, which serve as an indicator of what I should be focusing on at the moment.

@pink_doublethink what’s the biggest change you’ve realized from changing set-ups?

@georgedpr
Attempting to identify a single major advantage is always an oversimplification. It's like trying to pinpoint the ONE biggest advantage of Obsidian over Word.

But if one were to try, it would be the specialization of repositories. A big project in my life equates to a separate repository with its own logic.

Working on a specialized repository allows me to focus solely on those notes.

@pink_doublethink I would agree with you in part. I do feel like there can a single catalyst that makes you change though not always. Specialized repositories; different tools for different jobs. Do you theme the vaults differently so you tell by color and/or different plugins?

@georgedpr Yes, I use different themes. Some themes have various additional built-in features.

The storage systems also vary in their file storage structure. In some places, everything is in the root folder and linked by tags. Elsewhere, a deeply entrenched folder system has already taken root.

@pink_doublethink Interesting. Thanks. Happy organizing.