Obsidian + Claude just killed my $200/month productivity stack
- Notion - dead
- Readwise - folded into the vault
- X bookmarks - replaced by a Telegram bot
- Browser bookmarks - gone
- ChatGPT for quick analysis - Claude does it now against my actual notes
5 tools. 5 locked rooms with no master key.
One vault. One model. One brain.
KJRainey shipped the cleanest walkthrough I’ve seen.
Here’s the kill-list + the rebuild 👇
What to delete this weekend?
> Notion → replace with Obsidian + 9 type-based folders
> Readwise → keep account, install the Obsidian Official plugin, kill the separate app
> X bookmarks → Telegram bot + Make dot com pushes every forward into 00 - CAPTURE/
> Browser bookmarks → forward the URL to the same bot, never lose a tab again
> ChatGPT for analysis → Claude Desktop + Filesystem MCP reads your vault directly
What to build instead?
> CLAUDE.md in 07 - SYSTEM/ - your model’s operating manual
> 9 folders by note type, not by topic (the one decision that breaks vaults)
> N8N on a $5 droplet → schedules the 2am process + 6am brief
> Daily brief: 3 things to know + 1 connection that would surprise you
> Weekly synthesis: 30 days of notes, only non-obvious connections
After it works, tune:
> capture friction - if it’s above 7 seconds, kill it
> CLAUDE.md priorities + rules of thumb
> daily brief length (under 400 words)
> the “surprise me” connection prompt
> weekly synthesis depth (7 days vs 30)
> output preferences (tone, format, what NOT to do)
The numbers:
→ 5 subscriptions cancelled
→ $200/month back in your pocket
→ 8 minutes/day of capture instead of 5 apps to babysit
→ Day 30 first surprise. Day 180 uncopyable.
The mistake everyone made for 3 years:
buying more tools to manage information
The unlock in 2026:
one place for everything + a model that reasons across all of it
Reply “OBSIDIAN” + RT and I’ll send you the migration checklist (Notion → Obsidian, Readwise → plugin, X → Telegram bot) + my CLAUDE.md template
A leaked House Budget Committee document reveals that Republicans will pursue massive Medicaid cuts.
Why?
To help finance another round of tax cuts for the wealthy and large corporations.
Another reminder that we have socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for the rest.