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An Obsidian vault containing my vault structure, as well as my templates and settings.
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## See also
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- My theme: [Minimal](https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-minimal), more at [minimal.guide](https://minimal.guide)
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- My [web clipper](https://stephango.com/obsidian-web-clipper) for saving articles and pages on the web
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## Plugins
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Some of my templates depend on plugins I use:
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- [Dataview](https://github.com/blacksmithgu/obsidian-dataview) for many database views
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- [Periodic notes](https://github.com/liamcain/obsidian-periodic-notes) for my daily notes
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- [Leaflet](https://github.com/javalent/obsidian-leaflet) for maps
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## Folder structure
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I use very few folders. My personal notes such as journal entries are primarily in the root of the directory. Folders are for everything else. These are the folders I use:
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- **Attachments** for images, PDFs, etc
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- **Clippings** for articles and other pages captured with my [web clipper](https://stephango.com/obsidian-web-clipper)
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- **Daily** for my daily notes, all in `YYYY-MM-DD.md` format
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- **References** for anything that refers to something that exists outside of my vault, e.g. books, movies, places, people, podcasts, etc.
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- **Templates** for templates. This is actually nested under "Meta" in my personal vault, but I've moved it to the top-level for clarity. Meta also contains my personal style guide and other random things that are about the vault.
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## Templates and metadata
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The `.obsidian/types.json` file shows which properties are assigned to which types.
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- Most of my properties try to be useful and reusable across categories
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- Many properties have short names e.g. `start` instead of `startdate`
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- 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
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## Categories and tagging
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I primarily use the category property, e.g. `category: [[Movies]]` to organize and navigate my vault. Some rules I personally follow:
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- Always pluralize categories and tags
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- Use `YYYY-MM-DD` everywhere
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- Never use folders for organization
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- Single vault for everything
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- Avoid non-standard Markdown
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## Rating system
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Anything with a `rating` uses an integer from 1 to 7
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- 7 — **Perfect**, must try, life-changing, go out of your way to seek this out
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- 6 — **Excellent**, worth repeating
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- 5 — **Good**, don't go out of your way, but enjoyable
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- 4 — **Passable**, works in a pinch
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- 3 — **Bad**, don't do this if you can
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- 2 — **Atrocious**, actively avoid, repulsive
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- 1 — **Evil**, life-changing in a bad way
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Why this scale? I like the 7 scale better than 4 or 5 stars because I need more granularity at the top, for the good experiences, and 10 is too many. |