Your Brain Is a Terrible Database. Here's the Operating System I Built to Replace It

AI killed the task layer — drafts, summaries, and code now take seconds. But the real bottleneck moved: it's carrying context between decisions without losing it. I built an EM Operating System using Obsidian (local markdown vault), Claude Code (AI that files and links your notes), and Google Drive (free sync via rclone). It runs on the PARA method — four folders optimised for action, not archiving — and a custom para-capture skill that auto-classifies rough text into the right folder, adds fron...