How to Build a Second Brain for Your Life - Enkamind workshop, Chennai
Sat 25 Jul 2026 · Chennai

Build a second brain that thinks with you.

In three hours you go from scattered notes, tabs, and Slack threads to a local Obsidian vault that Claude Code reads, links, and queries on command. You leave with a working knowledge system on your own laptop, not a to-do list of things to set up later.

🗓 Sat 25 Jul 2026 🕘 3 hours · 10 AM - 1 PM 📍 Chennai · in-person 💺 10 seats ₹1,999 · one-time
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▎ What you'll build

You leave with the real thing - not notes.

A local Obsidian vault in plain Markdown, structured with a minimal PARA + Zettelkasten hybrid
Claude Code wired to that vault so it can read, write, and rewrite notes from your terminal
A capture-to-link flow - drop a raw note or URL, Claude files it, adds wiki-links, and tags it
A retrieval workflow - ask plain-English questions, get answers synthesized across your vault with links back to sources
A reusable daily-note and weekly-review routine you can re-run
▎ The 3 hours, block by block

Hands-on the whole way.

Block 1

Vault and structure setup

  • Install Obsidian and create the vault
  • Lay down a deliberately minimal PARA + Zettelkasten hybrid
  • Migrate one real project's notes in
Block 2

Connect Claude Code to the vault

  • Install and authenticate Claude Code, then point it at the vault
  • Connect via filesystem or an MCP server - pick one live and note the tradeoffs
  • First automations - file a raw note, add wiki-links, generate a daily note
Block 3

Linking, retrieval, and routines

  • Ask questions across the vault and get cited, synthesized answers
  • Build a repeatable capture-and-link command and a weekly-review prompt
  • Honest limits - hallucination, bad links, cost, and what to keep manual

Who it's for

  • Software engineers who live in the terminal and want their notes as queryable as their codebase
  • Founders drowning in decisions and meeting notes who need fast retrieval
  • Anyone who bounced off manual note upkeep and wants AI to carry the maintenance

What to bring

  • A laptop with admin rights and Node.js installed - Claude Code is an npm CLI
  • Obsidian installed with a fresh empty vault created beforehand
  • A Claude plan that includes Claude Code - Pro at $20/month is enough; an Anthropic API key with credits also works
  • Optional - a small folder of your own real notes to migrate in
▎ By the end

What's true when you walk out.

You walk out with a populated Obsidian vault that Claude Code can read and write, not a blank template
You can capture a raw note and have Claude file, link, and tag it, then ask a question and get a source-linked answer
You have daily-note and weekly-review routines you can re-run, plus a clear sense of what to keep manual
▎ Tools you'll touch
ObsidianClaude Code (CLI)Node.js/npmModel Context Protocol (MCP)MarkdownGit (optional)
▎ Who teaches
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Your instructor

Workshop instructor

I've spent 22+ years building software for enterprises - full-stack apps, backend systems, and lately RAG pipelines and agentic AI solutions. I've shipped the hard stuff for big companies. These workshops are that experience, distilled into one hands-on room so you can ship your own.

▎ Questions

Before you sign up.

Do I need to know how to code?

No. The terminal commands are copy-paste and we walk through each one, though comfort with a command line helps you move faster.

Does my data stay private?

Your vault is plain Markdown stored locally on your disk. Claude Code sends note contents to the model only when you ask it to act, so be deliberate about what is in the vault.

What does it cost to keep running?

Obsidian is free and the vault is yours. The recurring cost is your Claude plan - $20/month Pro covers typical personal use.

How to Build a Second Brain for Your Life

Sat 25 Jul 2026 · 3 hours · 10 AM - 1 PM · Chennai · 10 seats. Drop your email and we'll tell you the moment booking opens.