diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md index 2e9ddd1..b027d3e 100644 --- a/Readme.md +++ b/Readme.md @@ -1,80 +1,9 @@ -My personal [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/) vault template. A bottom-up approach to note-taking and organizing things I am interested in. This is not dogma, just my personal approach. Hopefully it can serve as inspiration, but do what works for you! +My personal [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/) vault template. A bottom-up approach to note-taking and organizing things I am interested in. It is in no way dogmatic, just one example of how you can use Obsidian. Take the parts you like and tailor them to your needs. -To learn more about how I use Obsidian, visit my website [stephango.com](https://stephango.com/topics/obsidian/). +See the article [How I use Obsidian](https://stephango.com/vault) on my site for a detailed explanation of this vault structure. ## Get started 1. [Download this vault](https://github.com/kepano/kepano-obsidian/archive/refs/heads/main.zip) 2. Unzip the .zip file to a folder of your choosing 3. Open Obsidian and create a new vault pointing to that folder - -## Vault structure - -### Theme and related tools - -- My theme: [Minimal](https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-minimal), more at [minimal.guide](https://minimal.guide) -- My [web clipper](https://stephango.com/obsidian-web-clipper) for saving articles and pages on the web - -### Plugins - -Some of my templates depend on plugins I use: - -- [Dataview](https://github.com/blacksmithgu/obsidian-dataview) for overviews -- [Leaflet](https://github.com/javalent/obsidian-leaflet) for maps - -### Folders - -I use very few folders. I avoid folders because many of my entries belong to more than one area of thought. My system is oriented towards speed and laziness. I don't want the overhead of having to consider where something should go. - -My personal notes are in the root of my vault. These are my [journal](/Categories/Journal.md) entries, [evergreen](/Categories/Evergreen.md) notes, and personal ideas. If a note is in the root I know it's something I came up with. I do not use the file explorer much for navigation, instead I navigate mostly using the quick switcher or clicking links. - -If you want to use this vault as a starting point the **Categories** and **Templates** folders contain everything you need. - -The folders I use: - -- **Attachments** for images, audio, videos, PDFs, etc. -- **Clippings** for articles and web pages captured with my [web clipper](https://stephango.com/obsidian-web-clipper) written by other people. -- **Daily** for my daily notes, all named `YYYY-MM-DD.md`. -- **References** for anything that refers to something that exists outside of my vault, e.g. books, movies, places, people, podcasts, etc. -- **Templates** for templates. In my real personal vault the "Templates" folder is nested under "Meta" which also contains my personal style guide and other random notes about the vault. - -The folders I don't use, but have created here for the sake of clarity. The notes in these folders would be in the root of my personal vault: - -- **Categories** contains top-level overviews of notes per category (e.g. books, movies, podcasts, etc). -- **Notes** contains example notes. - -## Style guide -### Templates and metadata - -I use templates very heavily, because they allow me to lazily insert most of the metadata I need about any kind of note. - -The `.obsidian/types.json` file shows which properties are assigned to which types. - -- Most of my properties attempt to be reusable across categories -- Many properties have short names e.g. `start` instead of `startdate` -- I use the `list` type more than the `text` type for many properties, because I find it useful to be able to enter multiple links - -### Categories and tagging - -My notes are primarily organized using the category property, e.g. `category: "[[Movies]]"`. These also function as links that help me navigate to the overview note for that category. Some rules I follow: - -- Always pluralize categories and tags -- Use `YYYY-MM-DD` everywhere -- Use a single vault for everything -- Avoid folders for organization -- Avoid non-standard Markdown - -Having a [consistent style](https://stephango.com/style) collapses hundreds of future decisions into one, and gives me focus. I always pluralize tags so I never have to wonder what to name new tags. Choose the rules that feel comfortable to you. -### Rating system - -Anything with a `rating` uses an integer from 1 to 7 - - - 7 — **Perfect**, must try, life-changing, go out of your way to seek this out - - 6 — **Excellent**, worth repeating - - 5 — **Good**, don't go out of your way, but enjoyable - - 4 — **Passable**, works in a pinch - - 3 — **Bad**, don't do this if you can - - 2 — **Atrocious**, actively avoid, repulsive - - 1 — **Evil**, life-changing in a bad way - -Why this scale? I like rating out of 7 better than 4 or 5 because I need more granularity at the top, for the good experiences, and 10 is too granular. \ No newline at end of file