r/PersonalKnowledgeMgmt is a subreddit with 3k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and ideas, and the community frequently discusses obsidian, knowledge, notes, newsletter, and management.
A space dedicated to the exploration of knowledge, sense-making, learning, writing, taking smart notes and thinking on a whole new level.
A place where lifelong learners can share ideas, workflows, tools, interesting articles, tips, tricks about personal knowledge management and building a second brain
Popular Themes in r/PersonalKnowledgeMgmt
#1
Advice Requests
: "Obsidian Helped Me Get my Master's Degree"
22 posts
#2
Ideas
: "Bring back the FUN in your reading practice"
18 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "Obsidian Starter Kit v3 is Live 🎉"
14 posts
#4
News
: "DeveloPassion's Newsletter #194"
10 posts
#5
Solution Requests
: "Best Sources to Learn about Zettelkasten???"
7 posts
#6
Pain & Anger
: "DeveloPassion's Newsletter #171 - Not the future you want"
5 posts
Popular Topics in r/PersonalKnowledgeMgmt
#1
Obsidian
: "How I manage books and summaries in Obsidian"
124 posts
#2
Knowledge
: "Personal Knowledge Management Anti-Patterns"
86 posts
#3
Notes
: "Analog Reading, Digital Knowledge: The Full Pipeline From Paper Notes to AI Skills"
69 posts
#4
Newsletter
: "DeveloPassion's Newsletter #194"
51 posts
#5
Management
: "The Past, Present and Future of Digital Knowledge Management: From Paper to AI-Enhanced Systems"
49 posts
#6
Pkm
: "The Gradual Return On Investment of Pkm"
38 posts
#7
System
: "How One System Feeds Everything I Do"
34 posts
#8
Zettelkasten
: "Best Sources to Learn about Zettelkasten???"
29 posts
#9
Ai
: "Zettelkasten and Ai"
19 posts
#10
Note Taking
: "Beyond Note-Taking - Creating a Playground for Your Mind"
18 posts
Member Growth in r/PersonalKnowledgeMgmt
Yearly
+279 members(10.5%)
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Last updated: September 7, 2026