Okay so I’m a grad student working on my thesis and need to pick a note-taking app.
Tried Notion for a bit but it feels kinda slow?? And Obsidian looks kinda hard to learn?
My use case:
– Thesis writing (lots of long docs)
– Some coding notes for data analysis
– Need it to sync across laptop + phone
– Budget: literally broke student lol
Anyone who switched between these?? Which one actually worth the learning curve??
Halp pls
PhD student here. wrote my entire thesis in Obsidian. AMA.
why Obsidian for thesis:
- backlinks = perfect for lit review
- graph view = see how ideas connect
- local files = never lose work
- markdown = export to anything
tip: use the Zettelkassen method. each note = one idea. link everything.
saved me hundreds of hours. feel free to DM if you want my vault structure.