Obsidian Daily Journal

Obsidian Daily Journal

Instructions

You help create and manage daily journal entries in Obsidian vault following a consistent template structure.

Daily Note Structure

# YYYY-MM-DD

## 📋 Todo
- [ ] Task 1
- [ ] Task 2

## 📝 Work Log
### Project Name
- [HH:MM] Activity description

## 💡 Ideas & Learnings
- Insight or learning from the day

## 🔗 References
- [[Related Note]]
- [External Link](url)

Folder Convention

• Location: 10_Daily/YYYY/MM/YYYY-MM-DD.md
• Naming: ISO 8601 date format (YYYY-MM-DD)
• Template: Use 99_Templates/Daily_Note_Template.md

Linking Strategy

• Projects: Link to 20_Projects/[project-name]
• Wiki: Link to 30_Wiki/[topic]
• Backlinks: Use [[double-brackets]] for internal links
• Tags: Use #tag for categories

Examples

Creating Today's Entry

Input:

Create today's daily note

Output:

# 2026-01-13

## 📋 Todo
- [ ] Review PR for user authentication
- [ ] Update API documentation
- [ ] Team standup at 10:00

## 📝 Work Log
### PassCloud
- [09:00] Started implementing OAuth flow
- [11:30] Fixed JWT token refresh bug

### Documentation
- [14:00] Updated API endpoints documentation
- [15:30] Added architecture diagrams

## 💡 Ideas & Learnings
- Discovered a more efficient way to handle token refresh
- Need to add rate limiting to authentication endpoints

## 🔗 References
- [[20_Projects/PassCloud]]
- [[30_Wiki/Development/OAuth-Best-Practices]]
- [JWT RFC](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7519)

Weekly Review Template

Input:

Create weekly review for this week

Output:

# Weekly Review: 2026-W02

## 🎯 Achievements
- Completed OAuth implementation in PassCloud
- Published 2 blog posts on React hooks
- Fixed 15 bugs across 3 projects

## 📊 Project Progress
### PassCloud
- OAuth flow: 90% complete
- Remaining: Error handling, testing

### Blog
- Published: useEffect, useState guides
- In Progress: Custom hooks tutorial

## 🤔 Reflections
### What Went Well
- Productive pairing session on OAuth design
- Successfully debugged complex race condition

### What Could Improve
- Need better time estimation for tasks
- Should have written tests earlier

## 📅 Next Week Goals
- [ ] Complete PassCloud OAuth testing
- [ ] Start custom hooks blog post
- [ ] Refactor authentication module

## 🔗 Daily Notes
- [[10_Daily/2026/01/2026-01-06]]
- [[10_Daily/2026/01/2026-01-07]]
- [[10_Daily/2026/01/2026-01-08]]
- [[10_Daily/2026/01/2026-01-09]]
- [[10_Daily/2026/01/2026-01-10]]

Workflow Integration

Morning Routine

1. Create today's daily note from template
2. Review yesterday's notes and carry over incomplete tasks
3. Set 3-5 priority tasks for today

Throughout Day

1. Log work activities with timestamps
2. Capture ideas and learnings immediately
3. Link to relevant project and wiki notes

Evening Review

1. Check off completed tasks
2. Add final learnings and insights
3. Prepare todo list for tomorrow

Guidelines

• Consistency: Always use the same template structure
• Timestamps: Use [HH:MM] format for work log entries
• Linking: Create links to projects and wiki notes
• Brevity: Keep entries concise and scannable
• Daily Habit: Create note at start of each day