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"
12 posts
#2
Ideas
: "How One System Feeds Everything I Do"
11 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "Obsidian Starter Kit v3 is Live 🎉"
11 posts
#4
News
: "Obsidian 1.10 for desktop and mobile — with faster loading on mobile, List view, Map view, groups, summaries, table shortcuts and more!"
6 posts
#5
Solution Requests
: "How I manage tasks with Obsidian and the TaskNotes plugin"
2 posts
#6
Pain & Anger
: "The Reasons I'll Never Switch from Obsidian to Tana"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/PersonalKnowledgeMgmt
#1
Obsidian
: "Obsidian Helped Me Get my Master's Degree"
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 #212 - Obsidian Starter Kit v4 Is Live"
51 posts
#5
Management
: "The Past, Present and Future of Digital Knowledge Management: From Paper to AI-Enhanced Systems"
49 posts
#6
Pkm
: "Who has had a Pkm system used for 3+ years that they can truly say is working for them?"
38 posts
#7
System
: "How One System Feeds Everything I Do"
34 posts
#8
Zettelkasten
29 posts
#9
Ai
: "Where Your Ai Prompts Really Go: A Practical Guide to Ai Privacy"
19 posts
#10
Note Taking
18 posts
Member Growth in r/PersonalKnowledgeMgmt
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+290 members(10.9%)
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Last updated: September 30, 2026