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title: README
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date created: Friday, December 9th 2022, 12:24:59 pm
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date modified: Saturday, December 17th 2022, 6:15:46 pm
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Welcome to **Bramses' Highly Opinionated Vault 2023**! Thanks for checking it out.
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What you'll see in this repo is a **highly opinionated, unapologetic** way to use Obsidian. Note that this is not the *only* way to use Obsidian, nor is it the *correct* way. But it is a way that works well, especially once you understand the [philosophies](#Philosophies) behind it.
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What you'll see in this repo is a **highly opinionated, unapologetic** way to use Obsidian. Note that this is not the *only* way to use Obsidian, nor is it the *correct* way. But it is a way that **works well**, especially once you understand the [philosophies](#Philosophies) behind it.
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Some of these techniques may be familiar to you, others may be novel due to the *idiosyncracies about how my own mind works*. I'll do my best to explain all of my philosophies and lived experience in the creation of this vault. Some techniques, processes and plugins are built into the platform. Other techniques leverage powerful external softwares to greatly enhance the Obsidian experience. I'll argue for those as they come as well as provide potential alternatives.
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By following this guide and leveraging this template, I can promise that you'll be able to evolve from possibly never having used Obsidian to **being up to date with the way I think about using this phenomenal software**. I hope you enjoy and have fun!!
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**Bramses' Highly Opinionated Vault 2023** is a **fully working vault template** that you'll be able to [run on your own](#installation) by using the "Use this Template" button in the top right corner.
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By following this guide and leveraging this template, I can promise that you'll be able to evolve from possibly never having used Obsidian to **being up to date with the way I think about using this phenomenal software**. If you are a current Obsidian user, I promise you'll come away with a few new tricks and theories to integrate into your own vault, or perhaps help you full pivot into this strategy. I hope you enjoy and have fun!!
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*NB: This guide is **really** long, so don't be afraid to use the [Table of Contents feature in the top left corner of the README](https://github.blog/changelog/2021-04-13-table-of-contents-support-in-markdown-files/).
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### Deep Work
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To do *deep work* is to be able to focus on a significant problem for an uninterrupted block of time. As a software engineer and writer, I am dependant on the flow state to create my best work and cut through the noise of digital and physical distraction.
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To do *deep work* is to be able to focus on a significant problem for an uninterrupted block of time. As a software engineer and writer, I am dependent on the flow state to create my best work and cut through the noise of digital and physical distraction.
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To enhance the likliehood of entering the flow state, and enhancing the quality of the flow state while it's engaged, this vault has tools to help you cut through the mud and focus on what needs to get done.
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To increase the likelihood of entering the flow state, and enhancing the quality of the flow state while it's engaged, BHOV-2023 has tools to help you cut through the noise and focus on what needs to get done.
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Processes:
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*Time Block Planning* is the intentional process of giving every hour a "job". This intentional workflow allows for the creator to get a bird's eye view of their active commitments. This methodology bubbles up from daily commitments to a **weekly view** and a **quarterly view**. These views allow for enough space for projects to finish, while being short enough to see realistic change.
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In BHOV-2023, I don't functionally time block that much. This is because I usually get a late start to the day (more on this later), and I don't like using calendars that much. I've found writing the time next to notes in my daily page works just fine, e.g.:
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In BHOV-2023, I don't functionally time block that much. This is because I usually get a late start to the day, and I don't like using calendars that much. I've found writing the time next to notes in my daily page works just fine, e.g.:
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```
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1-3p coding
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If you *are* planning on using a daily calendar, I'd recommend the [Full Calendar plugin](obsidian://show-plugin?id=obsidian-full-calendar). I hear good things!
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The Time Block Planning is great for weekly planning and quarterly planning as well. **The goal is to use the weekly plan to inform the daily plan and the quarterly plan to inform the weekly plan.** When combined with Templater (plugin) and Periodic Notes (plugin), Time Block Planning gives a great weekly review to look forward to.
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Time Block Planning is great for weekly planning and quarterly planning as well. **The weekly plan informs the actions taken in the daily plan and the quarterly plan informs the actions taken in the weekly plan.** When combined with Templater (plugin) and Periodic Notes (plugin), Time Block Planning gives a great weekly review to look forward to.
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Plugins:
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### PARA
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The *PARA framework* is a structure that usues cross app folders with the same names (**P**rojects, **A**reas, **R**esources, **A**rchives) as buckets to capture different projects. The main value to this vault is the `Project` and `Archive` folders. These two folders alone do a ton of work and allow resources to "live" inside their parent project folder. This makes organization **much** easier, as well as the retrieval of resources used to create old projects.
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The *PARA framework* is a structure that utilizes cross app folders with the same names (**P**rojects, **A**reas, **R**esources, **A**rchives) act as buckets to capture different bits of information. The main value of PARA to this vault is the `Project` and `Archive` folders. These two folders alone do a ton of work and allow resources to "live" inside their parent project folder. This makes organization **much** easier, as well as the retrieval of resources used to create old projects.
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If you look in the PARA directory (`/_PARA`), you'll notice a distinct lack of and Areas and Resources folder. That is because in BHOV-2023, I've offloaded a lot of the value those folders provide to other tools and techniques that will be discussed later. If you have well defined areas in your life and prefer to keep non-project related resources in a centralized place, feel free to recreate the folders!
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If you look in the PARA directory (`/_PARA`), you'll notice a distinct lack of and *Areas* and *Resources* folder. That is because in BHOV-2023, I've offloaded a lot of the value those folders provide to other tools and techniques that will be discussed later. If you have well defined areas in your life and prefer to keep non-project related resources in a centralized place, feel free to recreate the folders!
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Scripts:
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### CODE
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CODE by Tiago Forte tands for **Capture**, **Organize**, **Distill** and **Express**. Fast capture with minimal friction is a priority goal of BHOV-2023, because you never know when and where inspiration will strike.
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*CODE* by Tiago Forte stands for **Capture**, **Organize**, **Distill** and **Express**. Fast capture with minimal friction is a priority goal of BHOV-2023, because you never know when and where inspiration will strike.
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To do quick **capture** on my computer, I leverage Shimmering Obsidian and custom written shortcuts. This plugin is powerful because Alfred can be evoked anywhere on your Mac (while watching a video, browsing the web, etc.). This helps avoid the [Doorway effect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doorway_effect#:~:text=The%20doorway%20effect%20is%20a,remained%20in%20the%20same%20place.). The plugin then puts the thought in our `Inbox/` for future processing. The important part is that we can **trust that our ideas will land in a place where we can process them later**. A similar process is done on my mobile device leveraging iOS shortcuts and Obsidian Sync.
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To do quick **capture** on my computer, I leverage Shimmering Obsidian (powerful plugin in Alfred that can be evoked anywhere on your Mac (while watching a video, browsing the web, etc.)) and custom written iOS shortcuts.
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The point of Capture shortcuts is to avoid the [Doorway effect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doorway_effect#:~:text=The%20doorway%20effect%20is%20a,remained%20in%20the%20same%20place.). The shortcuts put raw thoughts in our `Inbox/` for future processing. The important part is that we can **trust that our ideas will land in a place where we can process them later**.
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*A similar process is done on my mobile device leveraging iOS shortcuts and Obsidian Sync.*
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These apps and plugins serve as scouts, running the long distance of time and space to place ideas in your trusted vault from anywhere in the world.
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heading includes todo/mobile
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```
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This is a great way to de-stress about open tasks getting buried in some previous
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This is a great way to de-stress about open tasks getting buried in some previous note, never to be seen again.
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**Distill** will be discussed in the Progressive Summarization section, and **Express** in the Digital Garden and CMS sections.
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>
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> …
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Second pass:
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Second pass (*notice the bolded text*):
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> …
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Third pass:
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Third pass (*my own words of the passage above*):
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The first marathon was run not for fun or to push one's body for exercise, but for duty. The messenger Pheidippides made the 25 mile trek on foot to pronounce victory (Niki!) to the Athenian citizens. He then promptly died.
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### Zettelkasten
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*Zettelkasten*, German for slip box, is the metaphorical glue that holds ideas together. Zettelkasten is a loose but exteremely powerful structure, and a system with few [hard and fast rules that can scale magnificently](https://zettelkasten.de/introduction/).
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*Zettelkasten*, German for slip box, is the metaphorical glue that holds ideas together that don't belong to a particular [PARA](#para) project. Zettelkasten is a loose but extremely powerful structure, and a system with few [hard and fast rules that can scale magnificently](https://zettelkasten.de/introduction/).
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These rules are:
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1. Unique Identifier as filenames
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2. Atomic content -- one note roughly equals one coherent thought
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3. Links, tags, and citations > including the knowledge in the note itself
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3. Links, tags, and citations are more important than including the knowledge in the note itself
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Fortunately for us, Zettelkasten is a core feature of the Obsidian workflow. The core plugin Unique Note Creator will take care of creating IDs. Plugins like Footnote Shortcut and Zotero Plugin make citing external resources breeze. This allows you as the author to focus on two things:
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1. Is this note atomic?
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2. What will I link it to?
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In BHOV-2023, Zettlekasten is responsible for ideas and notes that don't fit cleanly into the `Projects` or `Archive` folders of [PARA](#para). In other words, evergreen knowledge that forms your lattice of thinking, but doesn't have specific utility. In BHOV-2023, the goal of the Zettelkasten is to serve as puzzle pieces to help us Express (the E in [CODE](#code)) ourselves.
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In BHOV-2023, Zettlekasten is responsible for ideas and notes that don't fit cleanly into the `Projects` or `Archive` folders of [PARA](#para).
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Notes like [[202212090137]] and [[202212090136]] live in the root directory, but have tags that serve as "buckets". The page preview plugin allows us to hover over the notes and see what's inside (if you're reading this in Obsidian, go ahead and give it a try!). **Make sure to give context to links when you link them for future reference.**
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In other words, Zettelkasten notes are evergreen knowledge that form your lattice of thinking, but don't have specific utility. In BHOV-2023, the goal of the Zettelkasten is to serve as puzzle pieces to help us Express (the E in [CODE](#code)) ourselves.
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When creating a new file in BHOV-2023, by default it will automatically create it to the Zettelkasten spec. A single Zettelkasten is referred to as a Zettel, so each note is tagged with #zettel by default in BHOV-2023.
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Notes like [[202212090137]] and [[202212090136]] live in the root directory, but have tags that serve as "buckets". The page preview plugin allows us to hover over the notes and see what's inside (if you're reading this in Obsidian, go ahead and give it a try!).
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**Make sure to give context to links when you link them for future reference.**
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When creating a new file in BHOV-2023, by default it will automatically create it to the Zettelkasten spec. A single Zettelkasten is referred to as a Zettel, so each note is tagged with \#zettel by default in BHOV-2023.
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New file (`ctrl-n`) automatically creates a Zettelkasten note to spec, you just need to replace the Lorem Ipsum.
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New file (`ctrl-n`) automatically creates a Zettelkasten note to spec, you just need to enter a title as specified by Templater.
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If you have content you want to extract from an existing note into a Zettel, you can highlight the text you want to convert, copy it to clipboard, and then create a new note with `ctrl-n`
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### Digital Gardening
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If Zettelkasten is the planting of the seed of a single idea, *Digital Gardening* is the maintnence of the whole. It is the work of groundskeeping the entire vault, and finding utility in the edges.
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If Zettelkasten is the planting of the seed of a single idea, *Digital Gardening* is the maintenance of the whole. It is the work of groundskeeping the entire vault, and finding utility in the edges.
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We can ease the "writers' block" of deciding which notes to upkeep by leveraging **Random Note Review**, which will surface three notes to review in our Daily Note.
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The side benfit of all this work is that it publishable! Since a garden is a collection of linked and curated thoughts, a published garden serves as a public utility similar to maintained gardens in the real world. Visitors can meander around your thought garden, stopping to marvel at the hydraengeas, or beelining straight for the mini pagoda and water feature in the corner.
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The side benefit of all this work is that it publishable! Since a garden is a collection of linked and curated thoughts, a published garden serves as a public utility similar to maintained gardens in the real world.
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Later, we'll address how to seperate private and public, but for now, assume any note that you do the work to Zettelkasten-ize, will eventually have some sort of public value.
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Visitors can meander around [your thought garden](https://publish.obsidian.md/bram), stopping to marvel at the hydrangeas, or beelining straight for the mini pagoda and water feature in the corner.
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Later, we'll address how to separate private and public, but for now, assume any note that you do the work to Zettelkasten-ize, will eventually have some sort of public value.
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### An Unexamined Life is Not Worth Living
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**Daily journaling** is a *meta habit*, a habit that anyone can apply to their existing life at any point for an improved experience.
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*Daily journaling* is a *meta habit*, a habit that anyone can apply to their existing life at any point for an improved experience.
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Journaling allows for reflection and revisitation of past thoughts and events, planning and decomposing future desires into attainable goals, and most importantly, journaling serves as a conduit for thought in the present.
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In BHOV-2023, **the dashboard is the daily note**. The daily note is the reflection of the driver, a trusted sidekick in the goings on of the day. In addition, thanks to Time Block Planning, BHOV-2023 has weekly and Quarterly notes as well, which are linked to the evolving daily note.
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Leveleraging Templater and Periodic Notes, BHOV-2023 creates a flexible daily note template that can easily adapt to the owner's life.
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Leveraging Templater and Periodic Notes, BHOV-2023 creates a flexible daily note template that can easily adapt to the owner's life.
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### Jamming
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In music production, **jamming** is getting together with some like minded individuals to create a creative output. The goal is to have fun and find a riff that everyone can groove to, and bring out the best in their instrument.
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In music production, *jamming* is getting together with some like minded individuals to create a creative output. The goal is to have fun and find a riff that everyone can groove to, and bring out the best in their instrument.
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Obsidian is first and foremost a single player experience. There are ways to engage publicly, but many of these techniques are readonly.
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Indeed, the best jamming sessions in Obsidian come from the notes that already exist in the vault. We can use random notes to surface and inspire thought, to break exisiting thought patterns and introduce new concepts into our line of thinking.
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Indeed, the best jamming sessions in Obsidian come from the notes that already exist in the vault. We can use random notes to surface and inspire thought, to break existing thought patterns and introduce new concepts into our line of thinking.
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The **goal of jamming** is to have no goal. The idea is to have fun, to explore the vault for interesting ideas or concepts to snowball off of later.
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The **goal of jamming is to have no goal**. The idea is to *have fun, to explore the vault for interesting ideas or concepts to snowball off of later*.
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In technology, **AGILE** is the process of splitting software development work into two week sprints.
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The AGILE methodology pairs well with PARA and Time Block Planning because it forces us to prioritize elements of a project that can be delivered in two weeks.
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The AGILE methodology pairs well with [PARA](#para) and Time Block Planning because it forces us to prioritize elements of a project that can be delivered in two weeks.
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In BHOV-2023, Weekly Notes highlight active projects, as well as when they were started to give a high level grasp of management. In the projects themselves, there is a `QuickAdd: Add to Project Kanban` option, allowing you to quickly add new to-do items to the project.
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In BHOV-2023, Weekly Notes (`/Calendar/Weekly`) highlight active projects, as well as when they were started to give a high level grasp of management. In the projects themselves, there is a `QuickAdd: Add to Project Kanban` option, allowing you to quickly add new to-do items to the project.
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Quarterly notes track the opposite. The quarterly note tracks **how much was achieved in the quarter**.
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Quarterly notes (`/Calendar/Quarterly`) track the opposite. The quarterly note tracks **how much was achieved in the quarter**. This is good for feeling accomplished. The Quarterly note also [stores projects you want to accomplish, but don't have time for right now](#someday/maybe-tasks-(GTD)).
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### Metcalfe's Law
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**Metcalfe's Law** is a concept that says that the value of a network is the square of the number of nodes in the network. In the parlance of Zettelkasten, the more connected notes you have, the higher the value of the overall system.
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**Metcalfe's Law** is a concept that says that the value of a network is the square of the number of nodes in the network.
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Processing notes from Readwise and Daily Notes will automatically put you into Metcalfe Law category, over a long period of time. The goal is to keep showing up, and to keep expanding your network whenever possible.
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In the parlance of Zettelkasten, **the more connected notes you have, the higher the value of the overall system.**
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Processing notes from Readwise and Daily Notes will automatically put you into Metcalfe Law category, over a long period of time. **The goal is to keep showing up, and to keep expanding your network whenever possible.**
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Related Philosophies:
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### Atticus Finch is the Same in the House as He is on the Public Streets
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Obsidian also has tools for publishing public notes that we saw in the Digital Garden section above, namely the Publish plugin.
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BHOV-2023 acknowledges the need to keep certain things private and has a Private folder that uses Supercharged Links and Style Settings to visually warn you if you are linking to a private note in your shared section. In addition, in `.gitignore` there are a selection of files you may want to consider keeping Private and not committing to version control software (discussed later)
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BHOV-2023 acknowledges the need to keep certain things private and has a **Private folder that uses Supercharged Links and Style Settings to visually warn you if you are linking to a private note in your shared section**. In addition, in `.gitignore` there are a selection of files you may want to consider keeping Private and not committing to version control software (discussed later).
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[How and why this works is beyond the scope of this README](https://dugas.ch/artificial_curiosity/GPT_architecture.html), but know that we can use LLMs to our benefit.
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Thanks to Zettelkasten, we have perfectly cordoned off atomic thoughts that can be embedded for semantic search. Semantic search is a powerful type of search that indexes across meaning instead of full text searching. For example, I might be able to search singer and retireve "Taylor Swift", but if I were using full text search, singer and Taylor Swift have no letters in common so I would return zero results.
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Thanks to Zettelkasten, we have perfectly cordoned off atomic thoughts that can be embedded for semantic search.
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Semantic search is a powerful type of search that indexes across meaning instead of full text searching. For example, I might be able to search singer and retrieve "Taylor Swift", but if I were using full text search, singer and Taylor Swift have no letters in common so I would return zero results. This is not relevant for BHOV-2023, but I'm actively working in this area, so hope for good news on this front soon!
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### Automation and Scripting
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**Automation** is useful because it prevents the creative from having to do repeat work. By abstracting away a problem, we can simply press a button that will fire a bunch of processes in the background to do work.
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**Automation** is useful because it prevents the creative, energy-requiring human from having to do repeat, boring work. By abstracting away a problem, we can simply press a button that will fire a bunch of processes in the background to do work for us.
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Automation provides **leverage**, which is desperately needed if one is to get serious work done. In BHOV-2023, automation can be found everywhere, from the templates to the commands, each automation is meant to save you time and to allow you to put your energy where it really matters.
|
||||
Automation provides **leverage**, which is desperately needed if one wants to get serious work done. In BHOV-2023, automation can be found everywhere, from the templates to the commands in the [ribbon](#ribbon-commands); each automation is meant to save you time and to allow you to put your energy where it really matters, forming new ideas and finishing quality projects.
|
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|
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Plugins:
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -391,7 +411,9 @@ Plugins:
|
||||
|
||||
### Content Management Systems
|
||||
|
||||
Posting content on the internet has become a very normalized thing to do -- whether you post on your own domain or a large website like Twitter. Sharing coherent and well structured thought is becoming a necessary skill. Fortunately for us, we have a whole databank of really good thoughts to pull from! With structured data sourcing from PARA and "unstructured" data emerging from our Zettelkasten, creating long form content is more about stitching together existing raw material than creating from scratch.
|
||||
Posting content on the internet has become a very normalized thing to do -- whether you post on your own domain or a large website like Twitter. Sharing coherent and well structured thought is rapidly becoming a necessary skill to survive in the 21st century.
|
||||
|
||||
Fortunately for us, we have a whole databank of really good thoughts to pull from! With structured data sourcing from PARA and "unstructured" data emerging from our Zettelkasten, creating long form content is more about stitching together existing raw material than creating from scratch.
|
||||
|
||||
A **content management system** makes the process of posting easier taking care of boilerplate, formatting, serving to readers, etc. The most popular example is Wordpress, though many tools like Ghost/Substack serve similar roles these days.
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -412,11 +434,14 @@ Related philosophies:
|
||||
|
||||
*Antifragility* is a concept by Nassim Taleb that states that certain systems can get **stronger** in response to minor crises. Antifragile systems don't just recover or rebound from stressors, they thrive. Examples of antifragile systems include animal muscles that get stronger when put under stress. The immune system is another example of an Antifragile system.
|
||||
|
||||
In BHOV-2023, Antifragility means that as your vault evolves you shouldn't feel ashamed or embarassed if a project fails, or an experiment with a new structure backfires. One of the top priorites of BHOV-2023 is to be flexible and adapt to **your system**. Remember, many/all of the items I'm suggesting are optional, but the stress of trying to make them adapt into your world view wiill make you and BHOV-2023 a stronger system. Fight what you see, be skeptical, make it better!
|
||||
In BHOV-2023, Antifragility means that as your vault evolves you shouldn't feel ashamed or embarassed if a project fails, or an experiment with a new structure backfires. One of the top priorites of BHOV-2023 is to be flexible and adapt to **your system**. Remember, *many/all of the items I'm suggesting are optional*, but the stress of trying to make them adapt into your world view will make you and BHOV-2023 a stronger system. Fight what you see, be skeptical, make it better!
|
||||
|
||||
> **Absorb what is useful, reject what is useless, add what is essentially your own**
|
||||
> - Bruce Lee
|
||||
|
||||
Related philosophies:
|
||||
- Zettelkasten
|
||||
- An Unexamined Life is not Worth Living
|
||||
|
||||
### Version Control Systems
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -436,11 +461,19 @@ External Software:
|
||||
|
||||
- GitHub
|
||||
|
||||
Related philosophies:
|
||||
- Digital Garden
|
||||
- Content Management Systems
|
||||
|
||||
### Causa Sui
|
||||
|
||||
In the Denial of Death, philosopher Ernest Becker discusses the idea that we all knowingly or unknowingly undergo *Causa Sui projects*, or immortality projects. An immortality project is the desire for one to create meaning past their own life span, using their work, genetic progeny, or cultural beliefs of an afterlife.
|
||||
In the Denial of Death, philosopher Ernest Becker discusses the idea that we all knowingly or unknowingly undergo *Causa Sui projects*, or immortality projects.
|
||||
|
||||
As a daily journal system as well as a project managment system, BHOV-2023 atttempts to help spark and foster creativity, allowing the Causa Sui project to emerge organically through your thoughts, daily goings on, and work.
|
||||
An *immortality project* is the desire for one to create meaning past their own life span, using their work, genetic progeny, or cultural beliefs of an afterlife.
|
||||
|
||||
As a daily journal system as well as a project management system, BHOV-2023 attempts to help spark and foster creativity, allowing the Causa Sui project to emerge organically through your thoughts, daily goings on, and work.
|
||||
|
||||
In addition, publishing Zettelkasten notes **allows you to be highly productive, without doing extra work**.
|
||||
|
||||
Related Philosophies:
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -450,7 +483,7 @@ Related Philosophies:
|
||||
|
||||
**Linking your Thinking** by Nick Milo is the concept of using emergence to discover relationships between your notes.
|
||||
|
||||
I think of MoCs as directionally flexible Table of Contents. You can gather togther a case from across your notes and link them in one space.
|
||||
I think of MoCs as directionally flexible Table of Contents. You can gather together a case from across your notes and link them in one space.
|
||||
|
||||
Automatically, Folder Notes include the Waypoint plugin which will keep a live version of all children in a folder. This is great for Parent level folders like `Projects` and `Archive`.
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -471,11 +504,13 @@ Most interactions with BHOV fall under three categories: project related work, d
|
||||
|
||||
#### From Capture To Complete Thought (Zettelkasten)
|
||||
|
||||
There are numerous ways that new information comes into the vault. This could be through the lumberjack plug-in read wise or any other variety of shortcuts. Since obsidian is folder backed, anything that can insert a file to this folder will show up in your vault. If a note has the \#to-process tag, it will show up in computed/To Process.
|
||||
There are numerous ways that new information comes into the BHOV-2023 vault. As long as we can trust that items will enter our vault, we can deal with them whenever. Since obsidian is folder backed, anything that can insert a file into BHOV-2023 will show up in your vault. If a note has the \#to-process tag, it will show up in `Computed/To Process`.
|
||||
|
||||
From there take a second to think about the note that you are looking at. Is it missing information or contacts that you can provide? Is it too long and needs to be shortened down to something more pithy? In the two processes know right out what you wanted to see if it was a standalone note that you wouldn't mind putting in a letter and sealing up in an envelope.
|
||||
When you open a note that needs processing, take a second to think about the note that you are looking at. Is it missing information or context that you can provide? Is it too long? Can it be shortened down to something more pithy?
|
||||
|
||||
Finally highlight the text that you just created and copy it to clipboard. Once in the clipboard hit control in to make a new note, in template it will automatically create a Zettelkasten note
|
||||
To me, a note is "Zettelkastened" once it: conforms to the [Zettelkasten](#zettelkasten) format and you wouldn't mind putting in a letter and sealing up in an envelope (atomic).
|
||||
|
||||
Finally highlight the text that you just created and cut/copy it to clipboard. Once in the clipboard hit `ctrl-n` to make a new note, and templater it will automatically create a Zettelkasten note. Make sure to go back to the note you created and link the newly processed note!
|
||||
|
||||
#### Project Management Like a Pro (Projects)
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -485,7 +520,7 @@ A project you are currently working on will go under the `_PARA/Projects` folder
|
||||
|
||||
When a project is finished, the folder is moved to the `_PARA/Archive` folder. For future projects if there was a particularly helpful resource, you can "summon" it by looking in the Resources of your Archived project.
|
||||
|
||||
Publishing the WIP resources is a great way to show your work!
|
||||
Publishing the WIP resources is a great way to show your work, without having to stress about making a brand new format!
|
||||
|
||||
> Once a day, after you’ve done your day’s work, go back to your documentation and find one little piece of your process that you can share. Where you are in your process will determine what that piece is. If you’re in the very early stages, share your influences and what’s inspiring you. If you’re in the middle of executing a project, write about your methods or share works in progress. If you’ve just completed a project, show the final product, share scraps from the cutting-room floor, or write about what you learned. If you have lots of projects out into the world, you can report on how they’re doing—you can tell stories about how people are interacting with your work. ([Location 211](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00GU2RGGI&location=211))
|
||||
>
|
||||
@@ -502,8 +537,8 @@ The following is the folder structure used by BHOV-2023, along with short descri
|
||||
- \_PARA
|
||||
- Projects (*active projects*)
|
||||
- Test Project
|
||||
- Kanban (*project board*)
|
||||
- Scratchpad (*back of the napkin thoughts to a specific project*)
|
||||
- Kanban (*project board for a specific project*)
|
||||
- Scratchpad (*back of the napkin thoughts for a specific project*)
|
||||
- Test Project (*every folder has a file of the same name -- this is looked for by Dataview and in Waypoint*)
|
||||
- Archive (*finished projects*)
|
||||
- \_scripts (*a collection of JS scripts that power BHOV-2023*)
|
||||
@@ -526,7 +561,7 @@ The following is the folder structure used by BHOV-2023, along with short descri
|
||||
- Private
|
||||
- CRM (*a database of people, including support for social media handles*)
|
||||
- Attachments (*images will automatically be placed into this folder*)
|
||||
- Readwise-Example
|
||||
- Readwise-Example (*an example folder to show the integration between BHOV-2023 and Readwise*)
|
||||
- Articles Test
|
||||
- The Ancient Japanese Technique That Produces Lumber Without Cutting Trees (*an example of how a readwise article is lined to a project and put into To Process for summarization*)
|
||||
- Templates (*templater uses these to populate files*)
|
||||
@@ -542,15 +577,15 @@ The following is the folder structure used by BHOV-2023, along with short descri
|
||||
|
||||
#### Footers
|
||||
|
||||
Footers serve two very important roles: citation and non destructive updates. Citation is used in the [Zettelkasten](#Zettelkasten), to help link a note to its source material.
|
||||
*Footers* serve two very important roles: citation and non destructive updates. Citation is used in the [Zettelkasten](#Zettelkasten), to help link a note to its source material.
|
||||
|
||||
Footers also make for great **non destructive updates** to notes. This means you can revisit an old note, and instead of altering it directly, you can append a footnote to the end of a thought, without changing the structural meaning of the original file. Think of it as sedimentary rock, or a really lightweight [VCS](#version-control-system).
|
||||
|
||||
Footnote Shortcut combined with Natural Landguage Dates allows for super easy non destructive updates that serve as asides, knowledge from a wiser and smarter future you.[^1]
|
||||
Footnote Shortcut combined with Natural Language Dates allows for super easy non destructive updates that serve as asides, knowledge from a wiser and smarter future you.[^1]
|
||||
|
||||
#### YAML
|
||||
|
||||
YAML, or frontmatter, serves as a way to get computed values or track over time. For example, if you are looking to establish a daily reading habit, you may desire to put that habit in a YAML and then track it.
|
||||
*YAML*, or frontmatter, serves as a way to get computed values or track over time. For example, if you are looking to establish a daily reading habit, you may desire to put that habit in a YAML and then track it.
|
||||
|
||||
```
|
||||
// /Daily/2023-01-01
|
||||
@@ -575,15 +610,15 @@ month:
|
||||
|
||||
#### Tags
|
||||
|
||||
Tags are great for searching and grouping. Try and choose memorable tags that will stick out, and to group similar tags togeter using a plugin like Tag Wrangler.
|
||||
Tags are great for searching and grouping. Try and choose memorable tags that will stick out, and to group similar tags together using a plugin like Tag Wrangler.
|
||||
|
||||
### Tests
|
||||
|
||||
the test folder allows you to check if the plug-ins are performing as normal. Since obsidian can't run test like you might in code you have to be a little bit more cheeky about running tests and really talk them out step-by-step as you might in writing
|
||||
The test folder allows you to check if the plug-ins are performing as normal. Since obsidian can't run test like you might in code you have to be a little bit more cheeky about running tests and really talk them out step-by-step as you might in writing unit tests for a programming language.
|
||||
|
||||
### CRM
|
||||
|
||||
Another private but universal trait of humans is our relationships to others. Knowing this BHOV-2023 includes a private CRM (`Private/CRM/CRM`) that can help keep track of the important people in your life.
|
||||
Another private but universal trait of humans is our relationships to others. Knowing this BHOV-2023 includes a private CRM (`Private/CRM`) that can help keep track of the important people in your life, as well as a smart computed view in `Computed/CRM`.
|
||||
|
||||
I use my CRM to keep track of important days like birthdays as well as items discussed (adult relationships can go months without speaking).
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -641,13 +676,15 @@ The query step is more out of your hands but you can do things to improve your e
|
||||
|
||||
### Readwise
|
||||
|
||||
read wise as a very powerful software that syncs with multiple form of inputs whether that be Twitter or reading books. The read wise integration automatically sinks into obsidian once you set it up with your account. If you'd like to copy my settings you can go into tests/external/readwise to see the export settings that I've used.
|
||||
Readwise is a very powerful software that syncs with multiple form of inputs whether that be Twitter or books. The Readwise Official integration automatically syncs into Obsidian once you set it up with your account.
|
||||
|
||||
If you'd like to copy my settings you can go into `tests/external/readwise` to see the export settings that I've used.
|
||||
|
||||
### Alfred
|
||||
|
||||
*Mac only*
|
||||
|
||||
Alfred is a global Mac search app that replaces spotlight. Alfred Maine claim to fame is this program ability allowing you to add multiple workflows that you can trigger with a hot key like "sc" or "run", etc.
|
||||
Alfred is a global Mac search app that replaces Spotlight. Alfred's main claim to fame is this program ability allowing you to add multiple workflows that you can trigger with a hot key like "sc" or "run", etc.
|
||||
|
||||
### Zotero
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -655,36 +692,40 @@ Zotero is an app that can help you with footnotes in citations in your Zettelkas
|
||||
|
||||
### GitHub
|
||||
|
||||
GitHub is a hosting service for code, in BHOV-2023 we can use it to store snapshots of our vault, as well as make public changes that others can comment on.
|
||||
GitHub is a hosting service for code, in BHOV-2023 we use it to store snapshots of our vault, as well as make public changes that others can comment on.
|
||||
|
||||
### Sync
|
||||
|
||||
Sync is an obsidian official paid service that allows you to sync your obsidian vault between devices. Each vault has a 10 GB limit, so be careful with what you do with images PDFs movie files etc.
|
||||
[Sync](https://obsidian.md/sync) is an Obsidian official paid service that allows you to sync your obsidian vault between devices. Each vault has a 10 GB limit, so be careful with what you do with images, PDFs, movie files etc.
|
||||
|
||||
### Publish
|
||||
|
||||
Publish is another official obsidian paid service that allows you to share your vault on a public URL. Users will be able to come see what you've written and you can easily upload and download files from said vault
|
||||
[Publish](https://obsidian.md/publish) is another official Obsidian paid service that allows you to share your vault on a [public URL](https://publish.obsidian.md/bram).
|
||||
|
||||
### Shortcuts
|
||||
|
||||
*IOS only*
|
||||
|
||||
shortcuts are small bits of code that run on your phone. The small workflows allow for macro style functionality. In the near future I will publish the shortcuts that I use daily in a sister repo.
|
||||
Shortcuts are small bits of code that run on your phone. These small workflows allow for macro style functionality.
|
||||
|
||||
In the near future I will publish the shortcuts that I use daily in a sister repo to BHOV-2023.
|
||||
|
||||
## A Day in the Life - Real World Use
|
||||
|
||||
BHOV-2023 is only helpful if you can use it day in/day out as a tool to help you in life. Here's how I would use it in any random day (let's say Tuesday, perhaps):
|
||||
|
||||
**Morning** - refer to my weekly note to see what tasks I have open there -prepare the resources I need to do my best work
|
||||
**Afternoon** - do deep work on my open projects as well as taken care of any commitments, Capture any to do that come up from my phone or my computer whatever's closest
|
||||
**Evening** - review the notes in Computed/To Process and see what I've read yesterday. Process these notes into Zettelkasten notes.
|
||||
**Night** - read new content in the reader app (blogs, youtube videos) or my kindle and highlight the things that I like
|
||||
**Morning** - refer to my weekly note to see what tasks I have open there -prepare the resources I need to do my best work, move tasks into my daily note and put commitments in my calendar
|
||||
**Afternoon** - do deep work on my open projects as well as taken care of any commitments, Capture any to-dos that come up from my phone or my computer without context switching
|
||||
**Evening** - review the notes in `Computed/To Process`. Process these notes into Zettelkasten notes.
|
||||
**Night** - read new content in the reader app (blogs, youtube videos, podcasts) or my kindle and highlight the things that I like
|
||||
|
||||
### Special Case: Saturday or Sunday
|
||||
|
||||
Reflection is a critical component to the value of this vault, and so one day a week **must** be carved out to do reflection. This shouldn't take more than thirty minutes or so, but it does need to happen once a week, so choose what works best for you.
|
||||
|
||||
Reflection is an extension on what happens on a normal evening where I spend more time processing notes and try to do deeper work in consolidating the thought processes that I've had over the week. In BHOV-2023 it's easy to traverse through a whole week and just click between the notes to see what you thought during the different days
|
||||
Reflection is an extension on what happens on a normal evening where I spend more time processing notes and try to do deeper work in consolidating the thought processes that I've had over the week.
|
||||
|
||||
In BHOV-2023 it's easy to traverse through a whole week and just click between the notes to see what you thought during the different days, and use that as firepower to create new notes and ideas.
|
||||
|
||||
## Mobile Integration (General)
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -706,16 +747,16 @@ I'm hoping to refine BHOV-2023 for mobile over the course of 2023, and have some
|
||||
Great! Now that that's out of the way, we can finally get to running the vault, *phew*!
|
||||
|
||||
1. Select `Use this Template` **or** `git clone https://github.com/bramses/bramses-highly-opinionated-vault-2023.git`. This will create a separate GitHub repo for you that will allow you to diverge and add your own flavor to BHOV-2023.
|
||||
2. Download into your local machine using git clone or download zip.
|
||||
2. Download into your local machine using `git clone` or `download zip`.
|
||||
3. Open the vault and rename it to whatever you want and open it in Obsidian
|
||||
4. Before you commit anything to GitHub, make sure you edit `.gitignore` to match what you want to publish. Doing this early will save you headaches down the road if you decide to publish (*part*) of your vault. To do this run the command: `Obsidian Git: edit .gitignore`. You'll already see some commented out options that you might choose to hide from uploading to get hub whether it's private or public.
|
||||
5. Select "Trust Author ad enable plugins" to get the community plugins in BHOV-2023 (see picture below)
|
||||
4. Select "Trust Author ad enable plugins" to get the community plugins in BHOV-2023 (see picture below)
|
||||
1. 
|
||||
6. Depending on when you clone this repo, you may want to check plugins for updates. In the bottom right corner, the plugin Plugin Update Tracker will alert you if any plugins in BHOV-2023 need to be updated. If the little plug icon has a red X next to it see what plug-ins need to be updated
|
||||
5. Before you commit anything to GitHub, make sure you edit `.gitignore` to match what you want to publish. Doing this early will save you headaches down the road if you decide to publish (*part*) of your vault. To do this run the command: `Obsidian Git: edit .gitignore`. You'll already see some commented out options that you might choose to hide from uploading to get hub whether it's private or public.
|
||||
6. Depending on when you clone this repo, you may want to check plugins for updates. In the bottom right corner, the plugin Plugin Update Tracker will alert you if any plugins in BHOV-2023 need to be updated. If the little plug icon has a red X next to it see what plug-ins need to be updated, and update them.
|
||||
7. Open this file (README) and pin it with `ctrl-.`
|
||||
8. From there explore the vault a bit. I would first recommend visiting the starred notes in the bottom left corner.
|
||||
9. Then I recommend opening the PARA folder, looking at the projects in the files within.
|
||||
1. Try adding to a project scratch pad by using the quick add add to project scratchpad command
|
||||
1. Try adding to the Test Project scratch pad by using the `Quick add: add to project scratchpad` command
|
||||
2. Do the same with the project kanban command
|
||||
10. Hit the open today button in the left and ribbon to create a new daily note
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -730,15 +771,15 @@ The following is a list of these plugins as well as a one sentence blurb of how
|
||||
- [Calendar](obsidian://show-plugin?id=calendar)
|
||||
- a calendar in the bottom right of the workspace[^2] -- easily jump to a daily note by clicking the day
|
||||
- [Commander](obsidian://show-plugin?id=cmdr)
|
||||
- add custom commands to Obsidian ribbon bar for easy clicking
|
||||
- add custom [commands to Obsidian ribbon bar](#ribbon-commands) for easy clicking
|
||||
- [Dataview](obsidian://show-plugin?id=dataview)
|
||||
- used in the /computed folder to surface notes from all across the vault, as well as using Yaml for some special features
|
||||
- used in the `/Computed` folder to surface notes from all across the vault, as well as using Yaml for some special features
|
||||
- [Folder Note](obsidian://show-plugin?id=folder-note-plugin)
|
||||
- creates a readme type file at any directory
|
||||
- creates a "readme" type file at any directory
|
||||
- [Footnote Shortcut](obsidian://show-plugin?id=obsidian-footnotes)
|
||||
- easily insert foot notes great for Zettelkasten
|
||||
- easily insert foot notes. Great for Zettelkasten!
|
||||
- [Kanban](obsidian://show-plugin?id=obsidian-kanban)
|
||||
- puts a Kanban board into Obsidian. A simple and powerful extension of the plain to do system, that allows us to make use of multiple columns, and here to the tenants of time block planning as well as AGILE
|
||||
- puts a Kanban board into Obsidian. A simple and powerful extension of the plain to do system, that allows us to make use of multiple columns, and adhere to the tenants of time block planning as well as AGILE
|
||||
- [Luhmann](obsidian://show-plugin?id=luhman)
|
||||
- lowers the learning curve greatly for dealing with Zettelkasten notes. Searches by H1 in notes, and allows for easy insertion of Zettelkasten notes from other contexts (check out the chain link in the in the ribbon to the left or press alt shift Z to search your current Zettelkasten notes)
|
||||
- [Natural Language Dates](obsidian://show-plugin?id=nldates-obsidian)
|
||||
@@ -757,15 +798,15 @@ The following is a list of these plugins as well as a one sentence blurb of how
|
||||
- [Readwise](obsidian://show-plugin?id=readwise-official)
|
||||
- *look -- I really hate to put a paid subscription plugin on the "required" list, but this app is **so** good, it's really revolutionized my reading experience across Twitter/Kindle/blogs/podcasts. Plus their new [Reader](https://readwise.io/read) app is straight up awesome. A lot of the ease of this vault, both philosophically and day to day lived experience derives from Readwise, so don't use it at your own risk*
|
||||
- [Recent Files](obsidian://show-plugin?id=recent-files-obsidian)
|
||||
- recent files is a simple but powerful plug-in that shows you the recently open files which is useful when you don't want to re-search for certain file
|
||||
- a simple but powerful plug-in that shows you the recently open files which is useful when you don't want to re-search for certain file
|
||||
- [Style Settings](obsidian://show-plugin?id=obsidian-style-settings)
|
||||
- style settings works together with supercharged links to provide the emoji in front of the private note section
|
||||
- [Supercharged Links](obsidian://show-plugin?id=supercharged-links-obsidian)
|
||||
- see above
|
||||
- [Templater](obsidian://show-plugin?id=templater-obsidian)
|
||||
- template or is a powerful plug-in that allows us to create templates for any type of note including YAML, capturing user highlighted text, creating titles on the fly, etc.
|
||||
- templater is a powerful plug-in that allows us to create templates for any type of note including YAML, capturing user highlighted text, creating titles on the fly, etc.
|
||||
- [Waypoint](obsidian://show-plugin?id=waypoint)
|
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- waypoint is an auto generated folder representation in a note. BHOV-2023 uses this as a automated map of content. Pairs very well with folder note
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- waypoint is an auto generated folder representation in a note. BHOV-2023 uses this as a automated map of content. Pairs very well with the Folder Note plugin
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### Optional Plugins
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@@ -777,17 +818,17 @@ The following is a list of these plugins as well as a one sentence blurb of how
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- [Open Vault in VSCode](obsidian://show-plugin?id=open-vscode)
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- Visual studio code has very powerful support for multiple cursors. These cursors allow for simultaneous editing. This plug-in opens visual studio code to the current note that you were are on in obsidian. Also allows for editing of `.js` files found in the `/scripts` directory
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- [Map View](obsidian://show-plugin?id=obsidian-map-view)
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- if you put the location tag in your why AML and include latitude and longitude you can see that note on a map view of the entire planet. This gives a new dimension to notetaking allowing you to see the location of where your notes were taken.
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- if you put the location tag in your YAML and include latitude and longitude you can see that note on a map view of the entire planet. This gives a new dimension to notetaking allowing you to see the location of where your notes were taken.
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- [Excalidraw](obsidian://show-plugin?id=obsidian-excalidraw-plugin)
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- Excalidraw is a very powerful drawing tool that allows you to condense thought into visual images. Excalidraw is great for both drawing and visual storytelling
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- [Shimmering Obsidian](https://github.com/chrisgrieser/shimmering-obsidian) (Alfred plugin)
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- shimmering obsidian is how BHOV captures screen shots into the vault as well as capturing to do's. Shimmering obsidian is an Alfred plug-in and therefore is Mac only
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- shimmering obsidian is how BHOV captures screen shots into the vault as well as capturing to-do's. Shimmering obsidian is an Alfred plug-in and therefore is Mac only
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- [Full Calendar](obsidian://show-plugin?id=obsidian-full-calendar)
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- Full calendar is a full calendar in obsidian. Full calendar allows you to connect notes to independent meetings and events in your schedule
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- Full calendar is a calendar in obsidian. Full calendar allows you to connect notes to independent meetings and events in your schedule
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||||
- [New Tab Default Page](obsidian://show-plugin?id=new-tab-default-page)
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||||
- new tab default page is what happens when you hit the plus button on the tab bar you can choose to open a random note a daily note or anything in between
|
||||
- [Lumberjack](obsidian://show-plugin?id=lumberjack-obsidian)
|
||||
- lumber jack is a plug-in that allows you to log to your daily note a pending after the journal header or use the timber obsidian URL to append an out directly to your inbox
|
||||
- lumber jack is a plug-in that allows you to log to your daily note a pending after the journal heading or use the timber obsidian URL to append an out directly to your inbox
|
||||
- [Plugin Update Tracker](obsidian://show-plugin?id=obsidian-plugin-update-tracker)
|
||||
- plug-in update tracker keeps track of plug-ins that you've installed and let you know when they need updating it also tells you what is in there Changelog so you can see the code that changed
|
||||
- [GPT-3 Summarizer](https://github.com/bramses/summarize-with-gpt3-obsidian)
|
||||
@@ -797,23 +838,23 @@ The following is a list of these plugins as well as a one sentence blurb of how
|
||||
- [Simple Embeds](obsidian://show-plugin?id=simple-embeds)
|
||||
- simple embeds allows you to view tweets and YouTube videos directly inside of your obsidian
|
||||
- [Settings Search](obsidian://show-plugin?id=settings-search)
|
||||
- Setting search as a search bar to the settings window allowing you to move quickly through the settings in obsidian
|
||||
- Setting search adds a search bar to the settings window allowing you to move quickly through the settings in obsidian
|
||||
- [Tag Wrangler](obsidian://show-plugin?id=tag-wrangler)
|
||||
- tag wrangler allows for editing and renaming tags all across the vault, as well as batching tags together
|
||||
- [Zotero Integration](obsidian://show-plugin?id=obsidian-zotero-desktop-connector) (requires [Better BibTeX for Zotero addon](https://github.com/retorquere/zotero-better-bibtex))
|
||||
- Zotero is an external app that allows us to do citations. The Zotaro integration allows us to bring those citations into obsidian
|
||||
- [Tracker](obsidian://show-plugin?id=obsidian-tracker)
|
||||
- tracker gives us visualizations of things that we might want to track overtime it's really good for habit tracker and you can do bar charts line charts any type of graph that you can imagine basically
|
||||
- tracker gives us visualizations of things that we might want to track over time. It's really good for habit trackers and you can do bar charts, line charts, etc. -- any type of graph that you can imagine basically
|
||||
- [Timestamper](obsidian://show-plugin?id=obsidian-timestamper)
|
||||
- timestamp or is an easy way to get a Zettelkasten ID without having to manually type it yourself
|
||||
- timestamper is an easy way to get a Zettelkasten ID without having to manually type it yourself
|
||||
- [Admonition](obsidian://show-plugin?id=obsidian-admonition)
|
||||
- Customizable callouts, that use the code bloc (\`\`\`) format instead of the blockquote (>) format
|
||||
- Customizable callouts, that use the code block (\`\`\`) format instead of the blockquote (>) format
|
||||
- [Gallery](obsidian://show-plugin?id=obsidian-gallery)
|
||||
- Display images in your vault in a searchable, mood board like format
|
||||
- [Projects](obsidian://show-plugin?id=obsidian-projects)
|
||||
- Notion style project management in Obsidian
|
||||
- [Text Snippets](obsidian://show-plugin?id=text-snippets-obsidian)
|
||||
- expand text shortcuts into full sentences like qbfjlzd -> "the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog"
|
||||
- expand text shortcuts into full sentences like "qbfjlzd" -> "the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog"
|
||||
- [Advanced Tables](obsidian://show-plugin?id=table-editor-obsidian)
|
||||
- An improvement to built in MD tables, allows for row editing similar to Google Sheets
|
||||
- [Wikipedia](obsidian://show-plugin?id=obsidian-wikipedia)
|
||||
@@ -823,7 +864,8 @@ The following is a list of these plugins as well as a one sentence blurb of how
|
||||
- [Auto Note Mover](obsidian://show-plugin?id=auto-note-mover)
|
||||
- automatically move notes to another folder using a tag
|
||||
- Minimal Theme Settings
|
||||
- Note Refactor
|
||||
- [Note Refactor](obsidian://show-plugin?id=note-refactor-obsidian)
|
||||
- Refactor notes by headings -- helpful if you want to partition a note by headings
|
||||
- [Frontmatter Links](obsidian://show-plugin?id=frontmatter-links)
|
||||
- If you have URLs in your frontmatter/sources, this plugin is for you. Gives the ability to click links in YAML and open in the browser
|
||||
- [WikiLinks to MDLinks](obsidian://show-plugin?id=wikilinks-to-mdlinks-obsidian)
|
||||
@@ -836,7 +878,7 @@ In the creation of BHOV-2023, the author was in the middle of his own migration
|
||||
|
||||
First, the the questions you should ask yourself is: what about your current vault is necessary, what you'd like to change, and where you ideally want to be after migrating. Keep in mind, many of the tricks and strategies used in BHOV-2023 can be inserted into existing vaults, so you might not even need to make a full move! If you're interested in a particular philosophy you can look at the plug-in section under it and just try and integrate those plug-ins into your vault.
|
||||
|
||||
After following the traditional [installation section above](#installation), the first thing you're probably going to want to do is start migrating a few notes you already have in your old vault into the correct buckets. Once you get a feel for that manually, try to move your outside vault workflows (Alfred, Readwise, etc) to point to BHOV-2023. This will help facilitate the transition without a drastic switch over as new notes will be placed into BHOV-2023 and your existing workflows will be maintained in your old vault.
|
||||
After following the traditional [installation section](#installation), the first thing you're probably going to want to do is start migrating a few notes you already have in your old vault into the correct buckets. Once you get a feel for that manually, try to move your outside vault workflows (Alfred, Readwise, etc) to point to BHOV-2023. This will help facilitate the transition without a drastic switch over as new notes will be placed into BHOV-2023 and your existing workflows will be maintained in your old vault.
|
||||
|
||||
### Settings
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -860,6 +902,38 @@ After getting your sea legs for a few days (perhaps a week!) and you feel comfor
|
||||
- \_PARA/Projects/Test Project 2 (*!Note: do not delete the Projects folder itself, just the example folder*)
|
||||
- /Computed/Trackers (if you're not using the Tracker Plugin)
|
||||
|
||||
### Troubleshooting
|
||||
|
||||
Obsidian is a software with many winding roads. Due to the complexity of community plugins being largely driven by independent developers that work for free, some plugins don't always function as they should. Here's a few things to look out for:
|
||||
|
||||
##### Sometimes Commander (plugin) moves things on the ribbon by themselves or items disappear
|
||||
|
||||
Try `View > Force Reload
|
||||
|
||||
#### Sync is acting weird
|
||||
|
||||
Make sure that you are syncing to this vault and not another one in your sync settings
|
||||
|
||||
#### Templater isn't completing templates correctly
|
||||
|
||||
This one's tricky, but try and find out the error from `View > Toggle Developer Tools`. If that doesn't work try to delete the offending line or the template all together.
|
||||
|
||||
#### Dataview isn't querying correctly
|
||||
|
||||
Make sure the query is syntactically correct. Look into the *tag* or *path* that it is pulling from, do they exist?
|
||||
|
||||
#### A script isn't working and I don't know which one
|
||||
|
||||
Check the `_scripts` folder. You can't see/edit JS in Obsidian, so you'll need to edit it in another software like VSCode
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
#### Should I fork or "Use this Template" for BHOV-2023?
|
||||
|
||||
[This Stack Overflow answer should help](https://stackoverflow.com/a/68737256/3952024)
|
||||
|
||||
#### BHOV-2023 Template was updated and I want the updates!
|
||||
|
||||
This is a bit tricky since any template children off of BHOV-2023 have entirely separate histories. [But it it is technically possible](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/56577184/github-pull-changes-from-a-template-repository).
|
||||
|
||||
## Videos
|
||||
|
||||
@@ -869,14 +943,18 @@ Over the year of 2023, I'll be deep diving into different components of BHOV-202
|
||||
|
||||
## Final Word
|
||||
|
||||
BHOV-2023 would not be possible without the amazing team and community that make Obsidian what it is. This vault works because the technology is built by an amazing team and an amazing community, and all thanks goes to all of the fantastic developers.
|
||||
BHOV-2023 would not be possible without **the amazing team and community that make Obsidian what it is**. This vault works because the technology is built by an amazing team and an amazing community, and all thanks goes to all of the fantastic developers that keep the lights on.
|
||||
|
||||
I really do love this software -- it's had such a major impact on my life, it's hard to accurately quantify. I jokingly tell my friends that I've had two pivotal moments in my life where I've noticed a stepwise improvement in my intelligence. The first was when I started reading as an adult as a past-time instead of as a chore. The second is when I first manually linked two discrete ideas in Obsidian and saw them connected real space. The edge between the notes felt like a formalization of a new thought -- something new that I could grasp tangibly.
|
||||
I really do love this software -- it's had such a major impact on my life, it's hard to accurately quantify. It truly is a life-changing piece of technology. I jokingly tell my friends that I've had two pivotal moments in my life where I've noticed a stepwise improvement in my intelligence. The first was when I started reading as an adult as a past-time instead of as a chore. The second is when I first manually linked two discrete ideas in Obsidian and saw them connected real space. The edge between the notes felt like a formalization of a new thought -- *something new that I could grasp tangibly*.
|
||||
|
||||
If you liked what you read here, please go ahead and give this repo a star. Better yet if you feel so inclined hit the donate button ;). As I come across new and better paradigms I'm planning on keeping BHOV updated, perhaps even doing a yearly release with major updates. In the interim I will be updating this read me and tests as I go along the year, as well as participating in any discussions above in the discussions tab.
|
||||
If you liked what you read here, please go ahead and give this repo a star. Better yet if you feel so inclined hit the donate button ;). As I come across new and better paradigms I'm planning on keeping BHOV-2023 updated, perhaps even doing a yearly release with major updates. In the interim I will be updating this README as I go along the year, as well as participating in any discussions above in the [discussions](https://github.com/bramses/bramses-highly-opinionated-vault-2023/discussions) tab.
|
||||
|
||||
*Note: If you use BHOV-2023 on Android or Windows, please let me know what replacements you use for the iOS/Mac apps. I'd really appreciate it!*
|
||||
|
||||
There is an a lot of knowledge that got lost during the set up of this vault but I tried to be as explicit as possible with every step. As time goes on I will try and update this vault to match the parity of starting from scratch and getting new users going as fast as possible.
|
||||
|
||||
Thank you for reading!
|
||||
|
||||
[^1]: hello from the future!
|
||||
|
||||
[^2]: [calendar example](https://github.com/bramses/bramses-highly-opinionated-vault-2023/blob/main/_tutorial/Attachments/calendar.png)
|
||||
|
||||
Reference in New Issue
Block a user