@liztai Over the past six months Obsidian has become almost an OS for thought for me. It started with just how right it gets the basics and things like really easy hyperlinking and link tracking. But I gradually (and begrudgingly) started adding plugins while trying to keep things simple.

Most of my writing is analytical in nature. Sometimes that just means connecting notes. Sometimes it means diagrams, math, and tables of data. Quite by accident and with the help of a handful of plugins, it has turned into a modern-day literate HyperCard when I need it to be, but also just a simple notepad when I don't.

I've started simple task lists that have morphed themselves into fully functional, bespoke mini applications without my intending it to happen. It just kind of gradually reveals itself as needed—boring by default, with nothing really tugging your attention away. And if you have an idea of something more you want to do, the capability is almost certainly there, quietly waiting, to reliably and easily do what you want.

It's uncommon for an application to strike this balance.