# Project history and motivation
I first learned about the Zettelkasten method back in the summer of 2021. I
looked at a few programs for getting into it, and I settled on Obsidian MD. But
I didn't like the experience: I was an avid vim user, and the vim compatibility
mode wasn't usable in the least.
I had alreay written quite a few notes, and I didn't want to change them to make
the links and tags work with other programs.
So there, in early August, I had the idea of writing a CLI program that I could
easily use with vim, and at the same time use Obsidian-style links and tags.
Thus, `settle` was born: it combines maximum human readability with the
potential to be used with any text editor [that has plugin support.]
In the meantime, I've read Sonke Ahrens's *How to take smart notes* and have
added many features to `settle`, such as [projects](./projects.md).