PTPL 227 · How I stopped Obsidian's daily notes from messing with my head Simple or not, what works for others might be a distraction in disguise 4 minute read Preview: I started playing with separa
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I started playing with separate daily notes again, and found that so many moving parts weren't a good fit for my brain. Going back to one big text file for capturing daily thoughts feels much better. One of the four lessons I learned from the exercise: Daily notes aren't the problem, and one big text file is not the solution. You have to tailor things to suit yourself, not me or anybody else.
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Tasks are like steps in a recipe, categories are like menu plans, and events tell you when to get the dish out of the oven. Keeping individual tasks in your calendar is a sure path to overwhelm. You want your calendar to tell you when it’s dinner time, not how hot the oven should be.
This week I made a plain text calendar that is providing a supplementary, intentional, optional layer that is bringing my plans into sharper focus. The Obsidian plugin Simple Checklist is a nice way to view just the days I want to see.
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