obsidian-claude-pkm/vault-template/.claude/skills/daily/SKILL.md

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name	description	allowed-tools	user-invocable
daily	Create daily notes and manage morning, midday, and evening routines. Structure daily planning, task review, and end-of-day reflection. Use for daily productivity routines or when asked to create today's note.	Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep	true

Daily Workflow Skill

Creates daily notes and provides structured workflows for morning planning, midday check-ins, and evening shutdowns.

Usage

Invoke with /daily or ask Claude to create today's note or help with daily routines.

Create Today's Note

/daily

Or simply ask:

• "Create today's daily note"
• "Start my morning routine"
• "Help me with evening shutdown"

Daily Note Creation

What Happens

1. Checks if today's note exists

   • If yes: Opens the existing note
   • If no: Creates new note from template

2. Template Processing

   • Replaces {{date}} with today's date
   • Replaces {{date:format}} with formatted dates
   • Handles date arithmetic (e.g., {{date-1}} for yesterday)

3. Automatic Organization

   • Places note in Daily Notes/ folder
   • Names file with today's date (YYYY-MM-DD.md)
   • Preserves template structure

Template Variables

Your daily template can use:

• {{date}} - Today's date in default format
• {{date:dddd}} - Day name (e.g., Monday)
• {{date:MMMM DD, YYYY}} - Formatted date
• {{date-1:YYYY-MM-DD}} - Yesterday's date
• {{date+1:YYYY-MM-DD}} - Tomorrow's date
• {{time}} - Current time

Morning Routine (5-10 minutes)

Automated Steps

1. Create today's daily note (if not exists)
2. Pull incomplete tasks from yesterday
3. Review weekly goals for today's priority
4. Surface any calendar events or deadlines

Interactive Prompts

• "What's your ONE thing for today?"
• "What might get in the way?"
• "How do you want to feel at end of day?"

Morning Checklist

• Daily note created
• Yesterday's incomplete tasks reviewed
• ONE priority identified
• Time blocks set
• Potential obstacles identified

Midday Check-in (2-3 minutes)

Quick Review

1. Check morning task completion
2. Compare actual vs planned time use
3. Assess energy level
4. Identify afternoon priorities

Adjustments

• Reschedule incomplete morning tasks
• Add urgent items that emerged
• Reorder by current energy level
• Note any blockers

Midday Questions

• "How's your energy right now?"
• "What's the most important thing for this afternoon?"
• "What can you let go of today?"

Evening Shutdown (5 minutes)

Capture

1. Mark completed tasks with [x]
2. Add notes and learnings
3. Log energy levels (1-10)
4. Record gratitude items

Reflect

• What went well today?
• What could be better?
• What did I learn?
• What am I grateful for?

Prepare

1. Identify tomorrow's priority (preview)
2. Move incomplete tasks to tomorrow or delete
3. Commit changes to git (/push)

Shutdown Checklist

• All tasks updated (done/moved/deleted)
• Reflection completed
• Tomorrow's priority identified
• Changes committed

Daily Note Structure

Standard daily note template:

# {{date}}

## Focus
> What's the ONE thing that would make today successful?

## Time Blocks
- Morning (9-12):
- Afternoon (12-5):
- Evening (5+):

## Tasks
### Must Do Today
- [ ]

### Work
- [ ]

### Personal
- [ ]

## Notes
[Capture thoughts, meeting notes, ideas]

## Reflection
- **Wins:**
- **Challenges:**
- **Learned:**
- **Grateful for:**
- **Energy:** /10
- **Tomorrow's priority:**

Time Block Strategies

Energy-Based

• High energy tasks in morning
• Administrative work after lunch
• Creative work when naturally alert

Context-Based

• Batch similar tasks together
• Minimize context switching
• Protect deep work blocks

Configuration

Customize paths to match your vault:

• Daily notes folder: Daily Notes/
• Template location: Templates/Daily Template.md
• Date format: YYYY-MM-DD

Different Date Formats

• YYYY-MM-DD - Standard ISO format (recommended)
• MM-DD-YYYY - US format
• DD-MM-YYYY - European format
• YYYY-MM-DD-ddd - Include day abbreviation

Folder Organization by Month

Organize daily notes by month/year:

Daily Notes/2024/01/2024-01-15.md

Integration

Works with:

• /push - Commit end-of-day changes
• /weekly - Weekly planning uses daily notes
• /onboard - Load context before planning
• Goal tracking skill - Align daily tasks to goals
• Productivity Coach - Accountability for daily routines