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Organize your notes. Learn from what you keep.

Practical guides to organizing scattered notes, using AI with a Markdown notebook, teaching a concept back, and getting an AI key. Worked examples you can use with or without Graphite.

  1. 6 min read · Worked example

    How to organize notes without folders

    A worked example for organizing scattered notes around ideas, keeping one copy of each thought, and finding it again. Includes a reusable Markdown example.

  2. 5 min read · Worked example

    AI for Obsidian notes while keeping your Markdown files

    Compare ways to use AI with an Obsidian vault, then test a three-note example for citations, missing answers, file changes, and provider access.

  3. 5 min read · Worked example

    The Feynman technique with AI, using your own notes

    Practice explaining from memory with AI as a curious listener. A complete teach-back example, source-checking checklist, and reusable note template.

  4. 10 min read · Worked example

    How to get an AI API key for Graphite

    What an AI API key is, which provider to choose, and how to make one at Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Gemini, xAI, Mistral, DeepSeek, Groq, OpenRouter or the Vercel AI Gateway, with what light use costs, free tiers, spending limits and how to revoke a key.