Should you use multiple vaults in Obsidian?

The more notes you have, the more you might wonder if you should have multiple vaults in Obsidian. There is no definitive answer, but in this video, I talk about reasons you should have only one vault as well as good reasons to have several vaults, based on my own experience. Like with anything I say, take what's useful and do what makes sense! // TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:39 Why keep just one vault 01:23 1. Linking across vaults 03:06 2. Searching across vaults 03:25 3. Serendipity from one vault 04:22 Why have multiple vaults 04:54 1. Distinguishing between private and public 06:06 2. Security and plugins 07:02 3. Development and testing 07:36 4. Keeping assets minimal 08:14 5. Reference vaults 09:17 How to create multiple vaults If you want to learn more about Obsidian, check out my course for beginners, Obsidian for Everyone: https://courses.nicolevanderhoeven.co... --- // ABOUT ME Site: https://nicolevanderhoeven.com Mastodon: https://pkm.social/@nicole My work at Grafana Labs:    • My work at Grafana Labs   // APPS I USE Obsidian: https://obsidian.md Readwise: https://readwise.io/nicole Shortform: https://shortform.com/nicole Reclaim: https://go.reclaim.ai/eg0tgbamp7cb Snipd: https://link.snipd.com/Cx7S/nicole Napkin: https://napkin.one/?via=nicole // GEAR https://nicolevanderhoeven.com/gear/ // WANT TO SUPPORT ME? ❤️ Join my Patreon and get my sample vault with templates:   / nicolevdh   ☕ Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/nicolevdh ⭐ Buy Obsidian for Everyone, my beginner course on Obsidian: https://courses.nicolevanderhoeven.co... Note: Some of the links above are affiliate links, which means I may get a small percentage when you sign up using those links. To see how I decide what to promote in this way, check out my Ethics Statement: https://nicolevanderhoeven.com/ethics/