pooriaarab Personal Brain
Sets up ~/Documents/pooriaarab/brain/ as an Obsidian vault with PARA-inspired structure, git-tracked to pooriaarab/brain (private), with Apple Notes as iPhone capture inbox.
What It Creates
~/Documents/pooriaarab/brain/
├── inbox/ ← everything lands here (Apple Notes sync + manual)
├── journal/ ← daily notes (YYYY-MM-DD.md)
├── meetings/ ← AI necklace transcripts → processed notes
├── ideas/ ← atomic idea notes with [[wiki-links]]
├── learnings/ ← things learned from content, experiences
├── content/ ← saved articles, videos, tweets
├── people/ ← relationship notes (one file per person)
├── projects/ ← active project context notes
├── areas/ ← ongoing area notes (health, finance, career)
├── goals/ ← short/long-term goals
├── MOCs/ ← Maps of Content hub notes
├── about/ ← pooria-arab.md context file
└── templates/ ← note templates for Obsidian Templater
Capture Workflow
| Source | Method |
|---|---|
| iPhone idea | Apple Notes → "Inbox" folder → auto-synced nightly |
| Mac idea | Obsidian quick capture → new note in inbox/ |
| Article/link | Obsidian Web Clipper browser extension |
| Meeting/convo | AI necklace transcript → drop in meetings/ |
Setup Steps
- Run the personal-os implementation plan:
docs/plans/2026-05-07-personal-os.md(Tasks 1–2) - Install Obsidian → open
~/Documents/pooriaarab/brain/as vault - Install community plugins: Templater, Obsidian Git, Dataview
- Set default new note location to
inbox/ - Create "Inbox" folder in Apple Notes app
Weekly Review (10 min)
Run inbox-triage to route notes, then update relevant MOCs.
Obsidian Git Config
Settings → Community plugins → Obsidian Git:
- Auto-push: on
- Commit message:
vault backup: {{date}} - Auto-pull interval: 10 min