The author shares their journey of creating a personalized knowledge management system (PKMS) after feeling frustrated with conventional note-taking apps like Obsidian due to concerns about privacy, longevity, and costs. By building their own PKMS, they prioritized security, ease of use, and the ability to control their data, ultimately enhancing their ability to capture and connect ideas effectively.
pkms ✓
note-taking ✓
+ privacy
customization ✓
personal-development ✓