Your Second Brain in 10 Minutes: A Free Obsidian Starter Vault
Many people start with Obsidian and give up after the first week — the empty vault is overwhelming, and designing your own system feels like a project of its own. That is why the Second Brain Mini-Vault exists: a ready-made, small Obsidian vault that is up and running in about ten minutes. It works the same in English and German — every template ships in both languages.
What is inside:
- 3 folders:
00_Inbox,06_Daily,07_Templates - 6 templates (3 EN + 3 DE): Daily-Note, Project-Note, Permanent-Note / Tagesnote, Projektnote, Permanentnote (with YAML frontmatter)
- A one-page guide: 3 rules + a 17-minute daily routine
- Minimal CSS for light & dark — no plugins required
The method in one sentence: everything lands in the inbox first. In the evening you process it — one idea per note, link it, file it. Done.
Download the free Mini-Vault (ZIP)See it in action: Live preview
Question, feedback or an idea? Write to geld.hamster@gmx.net — every mail is read.