Vault Configuration
Obsidian vault path: "~/Documents/nls" Daily notes location: "00 Journals/Daily/YYYY-MM-DD.md"
Quick Start
- •Determine today's date
- •Determine which Area we are working on (Upsun, Side Projects, Personal)
- •Find or create daily note at
{vault}/00 Journals/Daily/YYYY-MM-DD.md - •Summarize session activity
- •Append task to the right Area
- •Create a short summary of the changes in the Notes section
Base Daily Template
markdown
--- Mood: Productivity: Physical: Food: --- # Activities ## Upsun - [ ] ## Side projects - [ ] ## Personal - [ ] --- # Notes # Retrospection
Process
Step 1: Locate the daily note
- •Get current date from system
- •Build path:
{vault}/00 Journals/Daily/YYYY-MM-DD.md - •If file doesn't exist, create with frontmatter
Step 2: Analyze session for loggable content
Identify:
- •Decisions made
- •Tasks completed or created
- •Project progressed
- •Strategic insights
- •Next steps identified
Step 3: Structure the update
- •Add a new task (short text) in the task list in the related Area: Upsun, Side Projects or Personal. The user will specify this.
- •Add new sections for distinct topics in the Notes section. Add a paragraph with a summary of the changes and actions.
- •Update existing sections if adding to prior content
Step 4: Append to daily note
- •Preserve all existing content
- •Add new sections in logical order
- •Use consistent markdown formatting
Formatting Guidelines
Section headers: Use ### Section Name for main topics
Success Criteria
- • Daily note exists at correct path
- • All significant session activity captured
- • Content organized into logical sections