Practically Paperless with Obsidian, Episode 15: Daily Notes as an Index to My Life
Jamie Todd Rubin, January 25, 2022
Abstract
Keeping daily notes in a single text file provides a chronological index to activities and related documents. Separate daily files made it cumbersome to review adjacent days and cluttered Obsidian’s link graph. A continuous file instead groups bullet points under date headings, records location using a consistent notation, and links entries to more detailed notes. Standard wording for reading, writing, meetings, subscriptions, and other activities makes those records searchable; tags identify possible actions or categorize entries. Each day begins with calendar events and ends with a review of the accumulated notes, sometimes including reminders for tomorrow. Useful handwritten observations are transferred into the file with context. This account describes an ongoing personal experiment rather than a fixed system. – AI-generated abstract.
