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- Figure out what you are going to use Obsidian for. And you can only do that by using throwaway vaults. (it is what it is)
- Be inspired by different PKM systems and see their pro's and con's and how they relate to what you want to focus on with your PKM system defined at point 1
- Don't spend loads of time with it. Scripting is not that useful as you may think. If you want to see how Templater works, just copy some YouTuber's script. Nick Milo and Danny Hatcher have good content about Obsidian.