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Obsidian Daily Note

Script for Obsidian Daily Note Obsidian Daily Note Video Reflection

Titles

How I Use Obsidian Daily Notes as a Bullet Journal (Template/Workflow for Tasks, Planner, Schedule)

The ULTIMATE Daily Note Template for Obsidian Bullet Journalling (Workflow for Tasks, Planner, Schedule)

Description

Planning

What

How would you describe this project?

• A tutorial/showcase of how I use obsidian as my daily planner

Who

Is there a target audience? Why will the audience watch the video?

• People who want to use obsidian as an all-in-one tool

When

Timeline and Important Dates/Steps

• n/a

Where

Where will footage and production be done?

• At home on my computer :)

Why

Why are you doing this project?

• Share my productive workflow
  • Obsidian is a good tool for helping automating and making the process more efficient

What ideas/messages do I want to focus on in the video?

• Benefits of weekly reviews
• My workflow

How

What skills and knowledge will you need to complete this project?

What will my script include?

• My personal workflow
• The benefits
• Who this is for

What will my video include?

• An overview of my workflow, an example of a day using the template, and some benefits/downsides I have noticed

What materials, resources, etc. will you need to complete your project?

References:

Created:: 2021-05-30 23:11 PM

Brainstorming

Benefits

• Automated and paper-free
  • Can set it to create and open upon opening obsidian
  • Templates and online babyy
• Fully customizable
• Helps you incorporate healthy habits
  • Gratitude journal
  • daily reminders
• Scheduling and task board
  • Not the most efficient but works surprisingly well despite it not being the app’s main purpose
    • Plugins save the day
• Acts as a journal to see what you did on a day
  • Useful for weekly reviews, reminiscing of the past, and judging your productivity
  • Helps you be more mindful of what you’re doing
• Helps you reflect on the day and prepare for the next day
  • What went good? bad? plan for tomorrow?

Process

Setup

• Create a template for a daily note
• Think of the purpose of your daily note
  • Don’t be afraid to modify the template until you find something suitable for your own needs
  • Switch up headers, writing prompts, add emojis, try to make it your own
• Download and enable any complementary plugins
  • Calendar
    • Simple GUI that makes accessing daily notes super easy
    • Nice touch to the GUI
  • Day Planner
    • Helps me visualize the day and see how I allocated my time
  • Templater
    • Helps set up the automatic links to other daily notes
    • Embed templates or parts of other notes
    • Conditional flow

Features

Reminders

Reminders

• I have a link to some daily reminders I want to acknowledge when starting off the day
  • Can be affirmations, advice, your weekly review, whatever
• Kind of like sticky notes in your mirror
• In my case, I also have yesterday’s previous improvement
• Today’s big three
  • I like to write down 3 important tasks I want to complete during each day to set as a bare minimum on what to do

Journals

• Gratitude
  • Helps me appreciate the previous day thinking of three things I’m grateful for about the world, and three things about myself
  • Start my day off with a positive mindset
• Stock
  • Of course, not everyone is into investing, so feel free to substitute it for whatever hobbies you’re passionate about
  • In my stock journal, I just have some prompts I reflect and respond to so I can be more mindful of the stock market and my portfolio
• Schedule
  • Acts as my daily schedule and daily journal
  • I currently incorporate my dailies notes that has all the things I want to do everyday
    • Depending on whether you like scheduling your day, you can also schedule other tasks like the big three or any errands on your to-do list
  • Before I would plan my whole day, but since I’m using the 52/17 rule, I now just log when I start my different time sessions
    • I use these time logs as a journal as I write down thoughts, emotions, status updates for projects
    • I don’t personally use it, but there’s a community plugin called Rollover Daily Todos that takes unfinished todos and moves them into your next daily note
      • Just be sure to select the appropriate header
  • Helps you record and reflect the day’s events

Reflection

• Feelings
  • Venting
• Thoughts
  • For more in-depth and random thoughts I like to put them here
  • These thoughts can then be turned into further notes, or just left there to vent
• Book Implementation
  • Every week I choose a book to include in my daily note to help take action on the things I learn and read about. In this week’s chosen book, “Why we Sleep”, I have some prompts questioning my sleep quality and hygeine the day prior.
• Productivity
  • This section just helps me think about the day’s productivity as a whole, noting both the good and bad
  • I also think of improvement measures for the next day, and use the first prompt to think it through

Throughout the day

• As soon as I open my PC
• After my morning routine and before starting my day
  • Reminders, gratitude journal, plan tasks
• Have it loaded as a work space but there’s also a thing to open today’s daily note on the side bar

Conclusion

• Obsidian may not be the most effective tool for daily notes/planners, but I just prefer the convenience of having everything in one place
• Day planners in general have been a super supportive in helping me prepare and cherish every single day
  • Keeps me focused and motivated
    • Nice to see the progress made in a single week
  • Gets me critically thinking through reflection
    • Helps me improve and find out topics of discussion for weekly reviews